Read the paragraph. did you know that making a cake is as easy as 1-2-3-4? before there were cake mixes, people baked their cakes from scratch. they often followed a simple recipe for a cake called the 1-2-3-4 cake. the name of the recipe people remember how much of each ingredient to use. which sentence is the lead? did you know that making a cake is as easy as 1-2-3-4? before there were cake mixes, people baked their cakes from scratch. the name of the recipe people remember how much of each ingredient to use. they often followed a simple recipe for a cake called the 1-2-3-4 cake.