Baking

The first cake taken from the oven should not be cut but broken: otherwise, all subsequent cakes baked on the same day will be soggy. Among the North Carolina legends baking a cake while menstruating will cause it to turn out ill. Cake baking should occur while the sun is going up. It is bad luck to throw away eggshells until after the cake is baked. It is bad luck to walk across the floor while the cake is baking. It is good luck to stop the clock during the process.