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It’s a hot cake! NYC bakeries swamped with orders for trendy ‘burn away’ cakes

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It’s a hot cake! NYC bakeries swamped with orders for trendy ‘burn away’ cakes

They’re very hot cakes. Burn-away cakes — confections where the top layer is lit on fire and burns away to reveal a hidden message or picture — have been a viral sensation on social media, and now NYC bakeries are being inundated with orders for the trendy treat. “This one has been insane,” said Nerwan Khalife, … Read more

Burn-away cakes are hot on social media: what are they and how do they work?

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Burn-away cakes are hot on social media: what are they and how do they work?

As Taylor Swift might say, these cakes are as pretty as a “picture to burn.” There’s always a new food trend cooking on TikTok, and the latest to take over the feeds is the burn-away celebration cake. The desserts initially appear ordinary with edible photos printed over the frosted top — until a match is … Read more