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Cakes Quotes

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These cakes quotes range from fish cakes as an everyday British staple to the surprising process of watching rice cakes pop like popcorn during production. Read more in Cake quotes.

Fish cakes are perceived as being quite British, and they're always a bit brown and a little dull.

Quotes by Yotam Ottolenghi

My father was often away with the army, or in London, but mum did a lot of the cooking. She never liked cakes - not baking. Meat. Fish. That's what she did.

Quotes by Tom Parker Bowles

Disappointing cakes have often been sitting out too long. They should last just long enough to have the last pieces the next morning with coffee - who doesn't love cake with coffee?

Quotes by Tom Douglas

When I celebrated my bar mitzvah, there was no cake. Today, there is no such thing as a bar mitzvah in the United States without a special cake. It can be even more complicated and expensive than a wedding cake,...

Quotes by Ron Ben-Israel

Baking Quotes

I have a crusade against fondant, also shortening. There's no reason why wedding cakes can't taste good if you know what you're doing.

Quotes by Ron Ben-Israel

I like crazy, childlike, candy bar-filled cakes with gooey caramel, chocolate-covered nuts, marshmallows, and the like.

Quotes by Ron Ben-Israel

I have a showroom where we experiment with twelve cakes. We develop sketches and ideas for cakes for the next season. We work with the top fashion designers to see what type of lace they are using or work with...

Quotes by Ron Ben-Israel

Martha Stewart convinced me to have a business. She sometimes takes a very personal interest, and she kept saying, 'You have to open your own business,' and gave me chances. She took my cakes on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show.' I...

Quotes by Ron Ben-Israel

I love baking cakes and slices and biscuits, but I will only make them if I'm going somewhere with lots of people so I can share them around. I've got a sweet tooth, and I'm not good with discipline, so...

Quotes by Rebecca Breeds

Best Quotes

I do not know how I developed the interest for baking. If I am not shooting, I head back home and start baking my favourite cakes and cookies.

Quotes by Radhika Pandit

I've baked more cakes since I've been on 'Bake Off' than I have in my life.

Quotes by Prue Leith

The sugar tax is fine. I agree with that. But I think it probably doesn't go too far. But then, I work on 'The Great British Bake Off.' We make cakes with sugar and butter. I can't be too critical....

Quotes by Paul Hollywood

I'm a big potato chip girl. I don't like chocolate and cakes and all that, but I have to have my potato chips. I've got bags in the back of my car right now! But I never beat myself up...

Quotes by NeNe Leakes

All my grandchildren bake. On a Saturday, Annabel's boys, Louis and Toby, always bake. Louis makes a chocolate cake, Toby makes banana or lemon drizzle. They're 12 and 10, and they can do it totally on their own. My son's...

Quotes by Mary Berry

Cake Quotes

All the information you could want is constantly streaming at you like a runaway truck - books, newspaper stories, Web sites, apps, how-to videos, this article you're reading, even entire magazines devoted to single subjects like charcuterie or wedding cakes...

Quotes by Mario Batali

Rice cakes and peanut butter is my favorite snack in the whole wide world.

Quotes by Maggie Lawson

When it comes to cakes and puddings, savouries, bread and tea cakes, the English cannot be surpassed.

Quotes by Laurie Colwin

If I made a musical in the beginning of my career, it would have been crane shots and tracking shots and people coming out of cakes and whatever, but these techniques are something that I've left behind me.

Quotes by Lars von Trier

When I went to visit this rice cake plant, I hadn't realized how the rice cakes were made. As soon as I saw the molds of rice and how the heat pops it like popcorn, the light bulb went off....

Quotes by Keith Belling

Fish Quotes

When I got to France I realized I didn't know very much about food at all. I'd never had a real cake. I'd had those cakes from cake mixes or the ones that have a lot of baking powder in...

Quotes by Julia Child

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of cakes do these quotes mention?
They mention fish cakes, rice cakes, and traditional baked cakes, covering both savory and sweet varieties.
Is there a quote about how rice cakes are made?
Yes, one describes visiting a rice cake plant and being surprised by how heat pops the rice like popcorn.
Do any quotes express a personal preference against cakes?
Yes, one speaker admits preferring potato chips over chocolate and cakes, though without any guilt about the choice.
Is there a quote about family cooking traditions and cakes?
Yes, one recalls a mother who focused on cooking meat and fish rather than baking cakes at home.
How does this topic connect to baking more broadly?
See Baking quotes for more reflections on kitchen traditions and homemade treats.

Others share personal taste, preferring salty snacks over sweets, or family kitchens where meat and fish took priority over baking. Browse Baking and Fish quotes for related themes.