At our friends' house, I slipped the cake onto the table where all the other cakes waited.

WSJ: The Cake That Steals the Party

Smith says he became "obsessed" with marmalade during twice-yearly visits to a friend's house in Majorca, and the cake, embellished with homemade caramel ice cream, is indeed delicious.

WSJ: Going Modern, Staying Grand

The collateral damage from the housing market is already baked in the cake: Expect a continued slump in residential construction activity and employment, lower house prices that will force more subprime lenders to the wall and put strains on the most leveraged parts of the financial system and a slowdown in consumption expenditures.

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Among the many legendary rules associated with Saint Basil's Cake, the most important is that it should be made by the mistress of the house and no other, and she should wear her very best clothes and jewels while putting it together.

CNN: Saint Basil's Cake

With a parting gift of a large, spherical rice cake to allow each child to grow a year older in peace, the Toshidon walk backwards out of the house and proceed to the next family.

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