Inaugural baker defuses ‘Ace of Cakes’ controversy

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. pic.twitter.com/qJXpCfPhii

— Duff Goldman (@Duff_Goldman) January 21, 2017

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.

Excited to share the cake we got to make for one of last night’s inaugural balls. While we most love creating original designs, when we are asked to replicate someone else’s work we are thrilled when it is a masterpiece like this one. @duff_goldman originally created this for Obama’s inauguration 4 years ago and this years committee commissioned us to re-create it. Best part is all the profits are being donated to @humanrightscampaign, one of our favorite charities who we have loved working with over the years. Because basic human rights are something every man, woman and child~ straight, gay or the rainbow in between~ deserve! A photo posted by Buttercream Bakeshop (@bttrcrmbakeshop) on Jan 21, 2017 at 7:35am PST

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 @POTUS Trump did a fantastic job. Group hug, y’all.

— Duff Goldman (@Duff_Goldman) January 21, 2017