WASHINGTON — Amid a hostile political landscape, it was (sorry) the metaphorical icing on the cake.
It all began Friday night, when TV’s “Ace of Cakes,” Duff Goldman, tweeted side-by-side images of President Donald Trump’s inaugural cake alongside the cake his Baltimore-based Charm City Cakes made for Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013.
The cake on the left is the one I made for President Obama’s inauguration 4 years ago. The one on the right is Trumps. I didn’t make it.
— Duff Goldman (@Duff_Goldman)
Cue the Twitter outrage: Retweets, thumb-typed allegations of baked-goods plagiarism, etc.
But then the Trump cake maker — D.C. Buttercream Bakeshop — assured everyone Saturday morning (via Instagram, see below) that the replication was intentional. And the sweet end to this tale: The bakery will donate all profits from the inaugural confection to the Human Rights Campaign.
A photo posted by Buttercream Bakeshop (@bttrcrmbakeshop) on
Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery and such, Goldman replied with a slice of respect:
Remembering a fantastic cake I made is awesome and the chef that re-created it for Trump did a fantastic job. Group hug, y’all.
— Duff Goldman (@Duff_Goldman)
