Trump’s inaugural cake was commissioned to look exactly like Obama’s, baker says

The following article by Amy Wang and Tim Carman was posted on the Washington Post website January 21, 2017:

 

Amid the glitz of President Trump’s inaugural festivities, one item stood out in particular late Friday night: a spectacular nine-tier cake that the new president and Vice President Pence cut into with a sword.

To pastry chef Duff Goldman, the cake seemed a little too familiar — because it looked almost exactly like one he had made years earlier for Barack Obama’s second inauguration as president. Continue reading “Trump’s inaugural cake was commissioned to look exactly like Obama’s, baker says”