When it comes to cakes, if there is anything which can give a tough competition to a chocolate cake it can only be a fruit cake. This has been a holiday favourite cake of most people, and it is also the most widely delivered cakes. But while you relish on the fruit cake, which melts on your tongue and just does not seem to give you enough of it, you would be surprised to know a few amazing facts about them, which will blow your mind. From having travelled to space to being a career for an aged woman, read the most amazing fun facts right here.

The fruit cake goes back to the ages old Roman Times- If history is to be believed, Romans mixed barley mash, pine nuts, pomegranate seeds, honeyed wine and raisins and together shape all of it into a round cake, which was known as satura. Aptly, the word satire, which is a literary device that was invented by the Romans, is derived from this cake, which is a mix of lots of ingredients both sweet and sour. This was what the New York Times said.

The rate at which sugar was priced was way too low – It was only in the 16^th century that this cake became extremely popular all over the world. Author Robert Sietsema in his article named the ‘the history of fruitcake’ put the blame on fruitcake plague for the inexpensive sugar, which was imported to Europe from British in the late 1600s. Then as per a discovery made by someone, fruit cake could be preserved for a long time by simply soaking it in large concentration of sugar, which has an intensifying flavour and colour. The abundance of so much sugar lacing engendered disposing it in some constructive way and that’s how came the fruit cake. Soon by the mid 19^thcentury, fruit cake initial recipe was quite heavy since it was stuffed with pineapples, citrus peel, dates, plums, cherries and pears.

The British royalty has always seen the fruitcake as a special occasion item – If we talk about the wedding fruitcake, it was a rage during the time of Queen Victoria. Also, on festivals like Christmas and other occasions, this cake was seen as a luxury treat. When Queen Victoria married Prince Albert, she served the guests fruit cake. Also, it is said that the Queen waited an entire long year to have a bite of her birthday plum cake to get some self control over her craze for fruit cakes.

It has a longevity – You can eat fruitcake even years after it was made. It is just that the cake must have the preservatives and stored in airtight container.

Travelled to space – And the best fact is that it was taken to a space expedition by astronaut Neil Armstrong but wasn’t consumed for reasons not known. It is now preserved in the space museum.

So, this season when you make cake delivery for someone, send them these royal fruit cakes.

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