Why Star Cakes Wait — Behind the parade tent, where drums went bum-bum and frosting smelled like vanilla, Eli set himself a secret challenge. Read the full story →
Behind the parade tent, where drums went bum-bum and frosting smelled like vanilla, Eli set himself a secret challenge. He would not place the biggest sugar star on the USA cake until the very last trumpet note. Not one second early.
The cake stand wobbled. The little stars leaned. “Now?” whispered his friend Kit. Eli held the star in both hands and listened. Boom, toot, rat-a-tat… then one long shiny note sailed through the tent. Eli set the star on top, and the whole cake seemed to stand taller. Ever since, star cakes wait for the final note before their tallest star goes on. If you peek at the top, can you spot the patient star?
