{"id":11107,"date":"2021-12-01T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devokids.com\/?p=11107"},"modified":"2022-01-25T10:34:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T15:34:19","slug":"happy-birthday-jesus-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devokids.com\/happy-birthday-jesus-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday, Jesus Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Sandra Merville Hart<\/p>\n<p>The tradition of birthday cakes for Jesus began over 500 years ago when desserts were a rare treat.<\/p>\n<p>Children looked forward to baking a cake to celebrate Jesus\u2019s birthday. Moms often hid little gifts inside the batter. Children found tiny toys like marbles or even a coin in their servings.<\/p>\n<p>The cake itself contains special meaning. White cake symbolizes the sinless life of Jesus. The cake rises while in the oven to represent His resurrection.<\/p>\n<p>Red icing reminds folks that Jesus died to save us from our sins.<\/p>\n<p>The light of a single candle reminds us of the star the Wise Men followed to Bethlehem. Candlelight also means that Jesus is the light of the world.<\/p>\n<p>I wrote \u201cHappy Birthday, Jesus\u201d on my frosted cake. Ask your mom for red and green M&amp;M\u2019s or other festive candies to decorate your own piece.<\/p>\n<p>Merry Christmas!<\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/devokids.com\/bubble-solution-recipe\/sandy-kcp06-small\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11094\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-11094\" src=\"https:\/\/devokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sandy-KCP06-small-150x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sandy KCP06 small\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sandy-KCP06-small-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/devokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sandy-KCP06-small.jpg 408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>About Sandra Merville Hart<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Award-winning author Sandra Merville Hart loves to uncover fascinating historical facts for her novels and stories. She was an editor and writer for DevoKids for several years and is now Executive Editor. 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