{"product_id":"9781861896483","title":"Cake: A Global History","description":"\u003cp\u003eBe it a birthday or a wedding—let them eat cake. Encased in icing, crowned with candles, emblazoned with congratulatory words—cake is the ultimate food of celebration in many cultures around the world. But how did cake come to be the essential food marker of a significant occasion? In \u003ci\u003eCake: A Global History\u003c\/i\u003e, Nicola Humble explores the meanings, legends, rituals, and symbolism attached to cake through the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e            Humble describes the many national differences in cake-making techniques, customs, and regional histories—from the French \u003ci\u003egâteau Paris-Brest\u003c\/i\u003e, named for a cycle race and designed to imitate the form of a bicycle wheel, to the American Lady Baltimore cake, likely named for a fictional cake in a 1906 novel by Owen Wister. She also details the role of cake in literature, art, and film—including Miss Havisham’s imperishable wedding cake in \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations \u003c\/i\u003eand Marcel Proust’s madeleine of memory—as well as the art and architecture of cake making itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a large selection of mouthwatering images, as well as many examples and recipes for some particularly unusual cakes, \u003ci\u003eCake\u003c\/i\u003e will provide many sweet reasons for celebration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059051938032,"sku":"9781861896483","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781861896483_p0.jpg?v=1763600944","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781861896483","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}