Fruitcake is both lauded as a holiday gift-giving tradition and loathed as the butt of jokes and as a synonym for "crazy." What is a fruitcake? It is a very heavy spice cake filled with candied or dried and sugared fruits and nuts. Some recipes also contain alcohol. Fruitcake is known for lasting many years due to the preserving qualities of the sugar and alcohol... Read more
Cotton candy, also called candy floss or fairy floss is a favorite at fairs, carnivals, festivals, and circuses around the world. It is so named because of its resemblance to the seed-encasing cotton fibers. Cotton candy consists of spun sugar, flavoring, and food coloring. Hot, liquefied sugar is forced through small holes in the spinning machine, allowing it to solidify into minute strands... Read more
By the 1400s, bakers were shaping gingerbread into lifelike figurines. These were given as gifts on special events, such as weddings or religious holidays... Read more
Popsicles, also called ice pops, freezer pops, or ice lollies, are frozen snacks on a stick for... Read more
The piñata often serves as a symbol of Mexico. These colorful, candy-filled stars, animals, or cartoon characters are regular features at parties, called... Read more
The word cookie comes from a Dutch word meaning "little cake." Cookies are generally flat sweet pastries. Outside of North America, cookies are often called... Read more
Candy, sometimes called confectionary or confections, can refer to any sweet edible treat. People have been making candies for a long time. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics show that candy was being made... Read more
Ice cream, a frozen confection made from sweetened milk, is popular around the world. Its origins are ancient; snow mixed with... Read more
Donuts, also spelled doughnuts, are a fried dessert bread. Its shape, round with a hole in the middle, is called a... Read more
Gingerbread is a type of spiced flat biscuit or cookie. The recipe dates back to Medieval times, or according to some sources, ancient Greece... Read more
Candy canes - peppermint flavored red and white candy sticks - are common sights during the holiday season. How did this candy come... Read more
A pie is a dessert or entree created by lining a baking dish with pastry and filling it with fruits, custards, or meats and vegetables. Across cultures... Read more
Cupcakes, often called fairy cakes or patty cakes in Britain or Australia, are small, sweet cakes designed to be eaten by just one person... Read more
Would you like to learn how to draw an easy cartoon cake? This food-themed drawing tutorial is here to help you master the easy cartoon cake outline... Read more