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Cake

Frog Cakes

The adorable amphibian treats are South Australian icons.

No pig pickin' is complete without a pig pickin' cake.

Pig Pickin' Cake

The Southern barbecue staple offers a sweet, tropical chaser to the main course.

Young women, with blinis, and Lady Maslenitsa burning in the background.

Maslenitsa

Russian Mardi Gras features blinis, fistfights, and burning effigies.

The muffin that started it all.

Driving a Muffin Car Is Fun (and Slightly Dangerous)

For 14 years, "Muffineers" have built movable treats.

Anne Ewbank June 1, 2018

The life-sized Jesus cake in Los Angeles.

How a Jesus-Shaped Cake Incurred the Wrath of Argentina

The dessert, which was part of an art exhibit, caused an uproar when a politician had a slice.

Paula Mejia May 31, 2018

Taiyaki

This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.

Hevva Cake

The simple sweets welcomed Cornish fishermen after they returned with their catch.

Eccles Cake

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

Saint Agatha's Breasts

This ricotta and marzipan pastry honors the Sicilian saint's most noteworthy body part.

A 16th-century painting shows a family enjoying pancakes and waffles.

Remembering the Tansy, the Forgotten Easter Pancake of Centuries Past

Green, herbal, and slightly toxic.

Natasha Frost March 30, 2018

Cassata Siciliana

The seductively delicious Easter cake once made an entire convent neglect its prayers.

Chimney Cake

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.

Lapis Legit

This Dutch-Indonesian cake contains up to 30 layers.

Gooey Butter Cake

Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.

Permanently Closed

Load up a tray.

Mexico City, Mexico

The Cake Room at Pastelería Ideal

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

Poke Cake

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.

Smith Island Cake

This dessert island is known for its refined layer cakes.

King Cake, replete with a baby in the middle. (Usually, the baby is inside the cake, though.)

Once a Year, a Nightmarish King Cake Baby Roams New Orleans

The Mardi Gras mascot incites more jitters than good fortune.

Paula Mejia February 14, 2018