Cake is one of those words that has been used in several ways across time. Things that we would call breads, cookies, biscuits, scones, and buns have all been called cake. However, since you do have to keep the audience in mind and have something that makes sense to them, I'd go with something that looks like cake to most modern people, but give it a period twist by making it a more traditional 19th cent. British tea cake, say an 8 inch round cake that looks plain and rather hefty. So, if you look for recipes like Dundee Cake or Seed cake, you should find some good examples.
Sounds like fun! - Hope Ruth Anne Baumgartner wrote:
Getting ready to open The Importance of Being Earnest (I am director, costumer, and props person) and still have not settled on what Cecily cuts and serves a large piece of to Gwendolen during the tea scene:
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