The Second Celebratory Cake: The Trend of "Half Cakes" from Korea is on the Rise
2021.08.31 published
Cute ♡ Healing Cake ♡
Do you know about "Half Cake"?
(This is a Half Cake ♡)
As the name suggests, a Half Cake is a cake cut in half (half), utilizing the shape of the semicircle for decoration.
In South Korea, it has been gradually gaining attention for about a year, and in the past month, it has suddenly become recognized in Japan.
(The dog and cat cakes introduced on marry in November 2020 did not have the term "Half Cake" reach Japan at that time...!)
Now it is being referred to as the "second birthday cake," gaining a sense of acceptance.
There are so many ideas for Half Cakes!
Let's take a look at some Half Cake decoration ideas found on SNS ♩
✅ Miffy and the Bear ♡
✅ Cherries 🍒
✅ Ears as Cookies with the White Bear ♡
✅ Teddy Bear with Chocolate Cream 🧸
✅ Face ♡
✅ It's amazing that you can write the age or a message on the side!
✅ Flat Bear
✅ Charlie Brown
✅ Pokémon's Ditto
✅ Jacky and David from the Bear School
✅ Pokémon's Eevee
✅ Dog like a Mop
✅ Mofu Mofu Friends' Dog ♡
Just like stuffed animals ♡
Already Available at Cafés!
I'm surprised to hear that even though this cake has only started to be recognized in the world for about a month, there are already cafés offering it.
It seems that a café called allcscafe (All Seasons Café) in Koenji, Tokyo has been serving this cake since April ♡
The basic one is a polar bear, but they can change the colors or create other animals and characters upon request! ♡
It's 1,100 yen per cake, and you can enjoy it not only inside the café but also take it out ♩
Let’s enjoy this new type of cake by making it at home or sharing it with friends ♡
On the cake.jp website, you can also order cute Half Cakes online ♡
➡ You can order from here*