A Piece of Cake

A task that can be accomplished very easily.

The idea of cake being “easy” originated in the 1870’s when cakes were given out as prizes for winning competitions. In particular, there was a tradition in the US slavery states where slaves would circle around a cake at a gathering. The most “graceful” pair would win the cake the in middle. From this the term “cake walk”, “piece of cake” and “as easy as pie” came into being, all meaning that something was easy to accomplish. Ex: “That test was so easy, it was a piece of cake!” Spanish: Pan Comido German: ein Kinderspiel