English TV presenter, baker, chef, and food writer Dame Mary Berry is a proponent of cake, even if it is ‘just one slice’. But like American leadership coach and author Terrence E. Deal said, ‘Celebrations infuse life with passion and purpose’, and there’s...
Although controversial, Marie Antoinette was undoubtedly onto something when she decreed ‘Let them eat cake!’ From US president Harry S. Truman (‘There’s nothing better than cake, but more cake’) to kitchen doyen Julia Child (‘A party without cake is...
It’s that time of the year again when ‘you can have your cake and eat it, too’ – unlike the admonishment that Thomas, Duke of Norfolk gave to Thomas Cromwell back in 1538. After its inaugural success last year, the second Cake Week is scheduled to take...
Renowned TV chef Julia Child couldn’t have penned the world’s passion for the soft, sweet, indulgent treat more aptly. BakeryandSnacks celebrates Cake Week (August 31-September 6) by examining what consumers really want when it comes to their favourite...
