Cake is a form of sweet food made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients, that is usually baked. In their oldest forms, cakes were modifications of bread, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elaborate, and that share features with other desserts such as pastries, meringues, custards, and pies. The most commonly used cake ingredients include flour, sugar, eggs, butter or oil or margarine, a liquid, and a leavening agent, such as baking soda or baking powder. Common additional ingredients and flavourings include dried, candied, or fresh fruit, nuts, cocoa, and extracts such as vanilla, with numerous substitutions for the primary ingredients. Cakes can also be filled with fruit preserves, nuts or dessert sauces (like pastry cream), iced with buttercream or other icings, and decorated with marzipan, piped borders, or candied fruit. Cake is often served as a celebratory dish on ceremonial occasions, such as
El pastel es una forma de comida dulce hecha de harina, azúcar y otros ingredientes, que suele ser cocinada. En sus formas más antiguas, las tortas eran modificaciones del pan, pero las tortas ahora cubren una amplia gama de preparaciones que pueden ser simples o elaboradas, y que comparten características con otros postres como pasteles, merengues, custardas y pasteles. Los ingredientes de pastel más comúnmente utilizados incluyen harina, azúcar, huevos, mantequilla o aceite o margarina, un líquido, y un agente levadizo, como soda de pan o polvo de pan. Ingredientes y aromas adicionales comunes incluyen frutas secas, candy o frutas frescas, nueces, cacao, y extractos como la vainilla, con numerosas sustituciones para los ingredientes principales.