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A local teacher saws away at this year's stollen.
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Every Year, Dresden Kickstarts the Christmas Season With a Four-Ton Cake

Sixty-three bakeries pitched in to build a mega-stollen.
Sam O'Brien December 17, 2019
This contemporary yet classic strawberry shortcake from convenience store chain Lawson costs 2,980 to 4,600 yen (US$27-$46), depending on the size.
food

Every December, Japan Is Awash in Elegant Christmas Cakes

Romance, magazines, and technology made delicate confections a must-have.
Makiko Itoh December 11, 2019
This tin contains the wedding cake of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the last in a line of royal wedding fruitcakes.
food

You Can Still Buy the Actual Fruitcakes Served at British Royal Weddings

The often-insulted confection was once featured at weddings as well as Christmas.
Anne Ewbank December 9, 2019
New York, New York

Norwegian Seamen's Church

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.
Gastro Obscura

Pumpple Cake

Called the turducken of desserts, this multilayered cake hides two pies inside.
Gastro Obscura

Trappist Mango Treats

At the only Trappist monastery in the Philippines, monks turn local fruit into sinfully delicious goodies.
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Gata

Outside chapels carved from cliffs and caves, elderly women sell sweet, beautiful breads rooted in Armenia’s Christian traditions.
Feast your eyes.
architecture

See the Winning Cakes From Melbourne's Architectural Baking Contest

The city's iconic buildings inspired some monumental desserts.
Matthew Taub September 4, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Southern Jutland Coffee Table

These cake-laden tables fueled community meetings that helped bring Southern Jutland back into Denmark.
Fruitcake—something everyone gives, and no one wants.
prisons

The Fruitcake Prison Break That Reshaped Irish History

You'll never guess this dessert's key ingredient.
Luke Fater August 1, 2019
Handmade vínarterta at the Hnausa General Store in New Iceland, Cnada.
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Vínarterta

Elusive in its country of origin, this multilayer cake has found a home in Manitoba's “New Iceland” region.
A book-and-skull, <em>memento-mori</em> cake.
victorian

These Made-to-Order Cakes Look Like Beautiful Nightmares

Meet English baker 'Annabel Lecter.'
Eric J. Wallace July 9, 2019
Simon's cakes evoke the baroque still-lifes of Dutch Masters such as Ambrosius Bosschaert.
art

This Cake Artist Makes Confectionery Look Like Classical Paintings

Julie Simon’s sugar flowers are edible horticultural wonders.
Rohini Chaki May 28, 2019
An illustration of the famous Pie-Girl Dinner from <em>The New York World</em>.
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The Girl Who Jumped Out of a Pie and Into a Gilded Age Morality Tale

Susie Johnson sparked America's obsession with erotic cake dancing.
Reina Gattuso April 25, 2019
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Hiyoko

These bird-shaped cakes once fueled miners in Japan's Fukuoka region.
Gastro Obscura

Emily Dickinson's Black Cake

This brandy-spiked recipe reveals the reclusive poet was actually a well-known baker.
While most frozen Charlottes were fairly small, some were more than a foot long.
food

The Haunting History of 'Frozen Charlotte' Dolls

They were baked into cakes and dropped into baths.
Anne Ewbank March 4, 2019
Researchers attempt to grow wild orchids in greenhouses.
food

In Zambia, a Craze for a Traditional Treat Is Endangering Wild Orchids

Researchers are teaming up to save chikanda.
Reina Gattuso March 1, 2019