0_Apprentice
I love decorating cakes. I love it so much that I turned it into a job!
1_Wizard
That great! Cakes are often decorated to mark a special event, like a birthday
0_Apprentice
Yes! That's how I first got interested in decorating cakes by making them for my family members' birthdays
1_Wizard
They must have loved that. They can also be used for holidays, or even used to promote commerical businesses
0_Apprentice
My family especially the kids love decorated cakes. Many holidays have specific types of cakes that are usually made for them. 
1_Wizard
cake decorating started as far back as 17th century europe
0_Apprentice
Wow! I didn't realize that. I wonder what decorated cakes looked like in 17th century europe
1_Wizard
It was said that a french baker in the 1840s wanted to increase the prices of his cakes, so he thought to decorate them