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In 46 BC, an alliance between the Egyptian queen Cleopatra (originally from Greece, as her ancestor Ptolemy was the General of Alexander the Great) and Julias Caesar would spark an alliance between the Hellenistic Greek world and Rome.

This alliance enabled many trade relationships between Greece and Rome. As these relationships grew, the recipe of Filo Baklava invented in Greece reached Rome. In Rome, the crispy Baklava was made softer and gained a fluffy texture.

In Rome, the Baklava was soaked in lots of honey to give it a sponge-like texture and was served along with dry fruits. When Baklavas were traded back to Greece by the Romans, the Roman version gained the name of Placenta cake.

Placenta cake was one of the first cakes to be baked in history. It also became the first version of Baklava cakes, a sticky sweet pastry made with dozens of layers of buttery Filo dough, chopped nuts, and honey.

The recipe of Baklava cake would later gain popularity through Persia (modern Iran) in the 12th century AD and in the Ottoman empire in modern Turkey in the 14th century AD.

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