Cake "Box with oranges"

New Year is always accompanied by the aroma of citrus fruits. Most people cannot imagine New Years and Christmas without these fragrant fruits. But where did this tradition come from? According to one version, this tradition came to us from ancient Europe. The father of three daughters could not collect a dowry for them, so he decided to extract income from their beauty, and this would have happened if it were not for Saint Nicholas. Being humble, he discreetly threw a bag of gold into their house through the chimney. According to legend, the gold got into the stockings hung in front of the hearth to dry, where it was found in the morning. The delighted father gave his daughters in marriage, and people developed a tradition of hanging stockings for gifts and putting golden oranges or tangerines in them as a symbol of the gold donated by Saint Nicholas. According to another version, the tradition of celebrating the New Year with tangerines and oranges came from China more than 1000 years ago. There, the guest, congratulating the hosts on the New Year, presented a couple of tangerines, among other gifts. And the hosts, in turn, presented the guest with a pair of golden citrus fruits. Thus, people exchanged wishes for monetary luck and prosperity in the coming year. After all, tangerines in Chinese are very consonant with the word "gold". This is how the Chinese attracted wealth to their homes. And the tangerine is truly "golden", not only in its appearance, but also as a symbol of wealth. But be that as it may, we, too, will not break the tradition. I suppose that such a cake will pleasantly surprise guests and relatives!