10 Interesting Facts About Loaf Cake

1. Celebrate National Cake Day on November 26th with sweetness galore!

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2. Ancient belief: Pillow cake brings luck in finding handsome husband.

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3. Chicago's Patrick Bertoletti devours 72 cupcakes in record-breaking 6 minutes.

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4. Earliest cake: Grain discs compacted for ancient culinary delight.

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5. Chocolate reigns as top birthday cake flavor, followed by vanilla.

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6. Legendary German chocolate cake tied to Samuel German's 1852 creation.

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7. Monumental wedding cake in 2004: 15,032 pounds of culinary marvel.

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8. "Royal icing" coined due to Queen Victoria's pioneering white wedding cake.

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9. Symbolic origin: Round cakes mirrored sun and moon's life cycles.

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10. Stacked wedding cakes: Each layer reflects couple's popularity, tradition speaks.

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