A Piece of Cake

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Cakes in Language and Literature

In Dictionary of Proverbs [London: Brockhampton Press, 1995], one of the proverbs refers to cakes: "You can't have your cake and eat it," a saw that uses this food article to provide a broader lesson on life. Idioms referring to cake generally imply that cakes have a pleasant connotation (like other sweet things, as we have noted in previous articles). According to Betty Kirkpatrick's Book of Common Phrases (New Lanark, Scotland: Geddes and Grosstet, 2002), "a slice" or "share of the cake" means "a share of something desirable or valuable". Then, "cakes and ale" would signify a "pleasant or enjoyable activity," noting that this is from Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, Act 2, scene iii. The same reference notes that "a piece of cake" denotes "something easy to do."

Sugar-free Cakes

Just like other kinds of sweet food, there are also sugar-free versions of cakes. They were not first to become popular for this because commercially available cakes are geared to the majority of people, of whom diabetics are only a minority, and some sugar substitutes (among them aspartame) cannot be used for products that are subjected to prolonged heat (as in baking). An Internet survey discloses many sugar-free cakes, but most of these are not widely available, presumably because of the rather limited customer targets. But those products which I have come across will be included here.

Chocolat

From it's name, Chocolat specializes in chocolate-based products. Indeed, aside from cakes, it also sells tablea, cocoa "tablets" which are dissolved in hot water to produce a chocolate beverage (unfortunately, there is no sugar-free version of this). It carries several kinds of cakes, including several kinds of chocolate cake and others, such as Banana Walnut. The top of the line is Death by Tablea, although it has no sugar-free version. Their sugar-free cake is the Sugar-Free Chocolate Mousse, which can be bought either whole or in slices.

Goldilocks

This well-known bakery and restaurant chain, which also sells sugar-free mamon, as we have noted in a previous article, also has a sugar-free chocolate cake. This is sold in the form of slices, which are good for one serving.

Kooky Luscious

This bake shop has several cakes, including the Sugarfree Chocolate Dementia. This is available in several sizes, from the single-serving small version to larger versions.