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.

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.

Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery and such, Goldman replied with a slice of respect:

Jack Pointer

Jack contributes to WTOP.com when he's not working as the afternoon/evening radio writer.

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