Donald Trump's inauguration committee asked US bakery to copy Barack Obama's cake
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A US cake shop has admitted it was asked to replicate Barack Obama's inauguration cake for Donald Trump.
The man behind the original cake, Duff Goldman from TV show Ace of Cakes, yesterday pointed out that Mr Trump's inauguration cake looked a lot like the one he made for Mr Obama in 2009.
The cakes are nearly identical, right down to the presidential crest, banners and shooting stars.
Buttercream Bakery in Washington said this year's inauguration committee commissioned them to re-create Goldman's design.
"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," Buttercream Bakeshop said on Instagram.
They credited the design to Goldman in the post.
The bakery came under attack on social media for only "confessing after being called out" and for failing to ask Goldman if they could use his design.
Goldman later posted on Twitter to praise his fellow chef's "fantastic" work.
Topics: cakes, arts-and-entertainment, world-politics, united-states
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