Today, November 26, 2014, is National Cake Day. Cake is a form of bread or bread-like food. In its modern forms, it is typically a sweet baked dessert. In its oldest forms, cakes were normally fried breads or cheesecakes, and normally had a disk shape. The term "cake" has a long history. The word cake is of Viking origin from the Old Norse word "kaka" “Cake in a box” has become a staple of supermarkets, and is complemented with frosting in a can.