Did you employee turn down a piece of birthday cake, even though it was his birthday?

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The deal, which includes several factories, caps Hostess's efforts to sell off popular cake and bread brands as it winds down operations this year.

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That is mostly because workers get such a small slice of the national cake: 53% in 2007, down from 61% in 1990 (and compared with about two-thirds in America).

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Finish with the third layer, cut side down, and frost the sides and top of the cake.

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Instructors from the Defence Food Services School at Worthy Down near Winchester spent the past six weeks crafting the 154lb (70kg) tiered cake.

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But as the participants walked down the hallway, there were refreshments available with a choice of a decadent chocolate cake, or a cup of fresh fruit.

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Hitting, standing, doubling-down, splitting and buying insurance all enter into it, but the learning curve is a piece of cake.

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