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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Aug 30, 2025
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“Fifty years!”

I shouted this to the baker as I stood across the glass display case, ordering the cake for my grandparents’ wedding anniversary. After flipping through several pages of possible cakes, we settled on a two-tiered white cake with yellow icing. The yellow looked slightly more edible than the gold leaf frosting that the baker suggested.

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