by the way you people out there with mighty appetites (god bless your stomachs), here's a little post dedicated to... CAKES.
to start off this highly droolworthy topic, i shall talk about the history of cakes and cake-making throughout the ages.

(taken from http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/CakeHistory.htm )
The most primitive homo sapiens in the world began making cakes not long after they discovered flour. The earliest examples were found among the remains of Neolithic villages where archaeologists discovered simple cakes made from crushed grains, moistened, compacted and probably cooked on a hot stone. Today's version of this early cake would be oatcakes, though now we think of them more as a biscuit or cookie.

(from http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcakes.html )
According to the food historians, the precursors of modern cakes (round ones with icing) were first baked in Europe sometime in the mid-17th century. This is due to primarily to advances in technology (more reliable ovens, manufacture/availability of food molds) and ingredient availability (refined sugar).

well then, cakes were not only existent in ancient history (imagine a caveman baking, dinosaurs eating pandan cake?!) they actually had symbolic meaning!

(from http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcakes.html )
People have consumed cakes of all kinds throughout history and at all sorts of ceremonial occasions. In today's world, people traditionally serve cakes at holidays, birthdays, weddings, funerals, and baptisms--in short, at all significant times in the cycle of life. The tradition of eating cake on ceremonial occaisions has its basis in ancient ritual. Cakes, in the ancient world, had ties with the annual cycle, and people used them as offerings to the gods and spirits who exercised their powers at particular times of the year.

so wrapping up my short lecture which does the astounding history and evolution of the almighty Cake no justice, here are some pictures that you should print out and blow up to life-size for good measure.

Innovative cake designs:

ahhh rrrright, dammit, i cant load the pictures in. maybe another time then. tata.
bless your chops!