U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 inaugural cake appears to have taken more than a slice of inspiration from the cake former President Barack Obama cut into after his re-election four years ago.
Celebrity baker Duff Goldman, whose Baltimore cake emporium is the subject of the popular reality television show 鈥淎ce of Cakes,鈥� spotted hints of his handiwork and called attention to the alleged pastry plagiarism with a side-by-side photo Friday evening.
鈥淭he cake on the left is the one I made for President Obama鈥檚 inauguration 4 years ago,鈥� Goldman explained via Twitter. 鈥淭he one on the right is Trumps. I didn鈥檛 make it.鈥�
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. ��
鈥� Duff Goldman (@Duff_Goldman)
Both nine-tier confections take their design cues from the U.S. flag and feature the U.S. presidential seal, as well as additional stars bursting from the top.
On Saturday, Washington D.C.-based bakery Buttercream Bake Shop said their creation for the Trump inauguration was a tribute to Goldman鈥檚, and claimed they were asked to closely mimic the one presented to Obama.
鈥淲hile we most love creating original designs, when we are asked to replicate someone else鈥檚 work we are thrilled when it is a masterpiece like this one. @duff_goldman originally created this for Obama鈥檚 inauguration 4 years ago and this year鈥檚 committee commissioned us to re-create it,鈥� the bakery announced on Instagram.
鈥淏est part is all the profits are being donated to @humanrightscampaign, one of our favorite charities who we have loved working with over the years,鈥� the bakery continued. 鈥淏ecause basic human rights are something every man, woman and child~ straight, gay or the rainbow in between~ deserve!鈥�
