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At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents.
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Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
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National Sponge Cake Day is celebrated in the United States. Bakers who love baking cakes also take part in celebrating the delicate dessert.
National Sponge Cake Day is celebrated by cake lovers and bakers who put their everything into perfecting their cake batter to give us the softest sponge cake.
To make National Sponge Cake Day more fun, bake with your friends.
There is no information as to when National Sponge Cake Day first started but August 23 of every year is celebrated as National Sponge Cake Day.
The founder of the day remains unknown.
No one is quite sure where the recipe for sponge cake originates from. Some say the history of sponge cake began when an Italian pastry chef baked this cake for the first time to please their Spanish lord while some claim sponge cake is a Caribbean dessert. What we know is this soft delicacy has been a household favorite since the 1600s.
The soft and light texture of sponge cakes complements everyone's favorite cream tea making it an inseparable part of afternoon tea. Here are some aspects related to its history over the years.
Sometimes people mistake sound cakes for sponge Cake. They may both appear similar however, there is a slight difference between the two sponge cake recipes. The traditional sponge cake batter is prepared without using baking powder. To make it soft, the air is beaten into the eggs making it light and then layered with the flour while the other cake depends upon baking agents for air leveling hence the recipe contains baking soda or baking powder and butter to achieve a fluffy texture.
People in the UK have a tradition of high tea and afternoon tea where they offer biscuits, slices of sponge cake, and pastries. Yule Log is a type of sponge cake that is presented during Christmas festivities. Sponge cakes are the first choice for a Passover feast as no leaving is done with yeast. Passover observes the migration of Jewish people from Egypt to escape the clutches of slavery as mentioned in the Old Testament.
What’s better than baking a sponge cake to celebrate National Sponge Cake Day. Invite your friends for a fancy Victorian theme tea party and enjoy the Queen’s favorite soft delicate sponge cake. Make baking fun and try making classic sponge cake in a traditional oven instead of a regular electric oven.
There is no such day. However, National Cake Day on November 26 is a celebration of cake.
It is unknown who started National Sponge Cake Day.
National Sponge Cake Day is celebrated on August 23, the year of the first celebration is not known.
Families celebrate National Sponge Cake Day as an excuse to eat meals and desserts together and bond over food.
Everyone likes celebrating this event as they get to throw classic tea parties and munch on yummy slices of sponge cake.
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| August 23, 2020 | Sunday |
| August 23, 2021 | Monday |
| August 23, 2022 | Tuesday |
| August 23, 2023 | Wednesday |
| August 23, 2024 | Friday |
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At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents.
We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family.
Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong.
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