where there is cake, there is hope. and there is always cake. —Dean Koontz
NEW EPISODES COMING! Someday. I hope.
The Cake Historian is a podcast exploring history, culture, and identity through the lens of cake. Much more than just the ingredients it is made from, cake is a symbol of celebration, a bringer of joy or pain. Cakes show up in literature, music, art, and on film. It is a food of love and loathing. And even, occasionally, a vehicle for murder.
This is not your usual food podcast.
Hosted by Jessica Reed, Cake Historian and author of The Baker’s Appendix