Perhaps then Marie Antionette would realize that without PPACA, there truly is no cake.

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Finding an undeveloped lot in a neighborhood close to the city with good schools proved no piece of cake either.

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And training for Windows 8, even on touchscreen devices, is no piece of cake, says Stephen Landry, CIO of Seton Hall University.

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So the lesson is that when politicians promise chocolate cake with no calories, they should be shown the nearest door.

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And if you're looking to splurge at the end of the meal, look no farther than this Savannah cream cake.

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No matter the temperature, the cake is so pretty it should be cut at the table, so bring it out on a platter and cut it into generous wedges using a serrated knife and a sawing motion.

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As any frequent restaurant-goer knows, great dishes migrate from place to place. (Ever had a molten chocolate cake?) And that is because no one can own a recipe or monopolize a terrific dish.

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For some obscure reason no one is supposed to see the cutting of the cake, which is surreptitiously performed under a napkin.

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No, we don't think this Xbox 360 case mod oddity takes the cake, but it ranks fairly high up there in the long list of mods that are impressive from a technical standpoint, but next to useless from a practicality stance.

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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.

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