| Title: | The World's Largest Birthday Cake, Food Circus, Seattle World's Fair |
| Description: | The cake was mixed and baked by Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakers, Seattle. Decorations by Edison Technical School. Souvenir mailaway boxed portions of the fruitcake are sold at the site and Clark's Restaurants, Seattle. |
| City/State: | Seattle,WA (Washington) |
| County: | King |
| Type/Era: | Postcard, Chrome |
| Postmark / Cancel: | 1962 Jul-19 Seattle WA |
| Stamp: | 3c |
| Publisher: | H.S. Crocker Co. Inc. |
| Size (approx.): | 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm) |
| Categories: | US State & Town Views/Washington/Seattle More Topics/Exposition/1962 Seattle World's Fair |
| Cardcow id: 701139, /images/set775/card00067 | |
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THE WORLD'S LARGEST
BIRTHDAY CAKE
25,000 POUNDS
FOOD CIRCUS
SEATTLE WORLD'S FAIR
1962
The cake was mixed and baked
by VAN DE KAMP'S HOLLAND
DUTCH BAKERS, SEATTLE.
Decorations by Edison Technical
School.
SOUVENIR mailaway boxed por-
tions of the fruit cake are sold
at the site and CLARK'S RES-
TAURANTS, Seattle.
STATISTICS:
Weight: 25,000 pounds, plus
decorations
Height: 23 feet
Icing: 4,000 pounds C and H
Cane Sugar
Circumference: 60 feet (6 sides)
RECIPE:
Raisins: 7,000 pounds
Eggs: 1,500 dozen
Pecans: 2,200 pounds
Flour: 10,500 pounds
Cane Sugar: 4,000 pounds
and a BUNYAN pinch of salt:
100 pounds "A SIGHT AND A TASTE TO REMEMBER"
The cake display, courtesy of CLARK'S RESTAURANT ENTER-
PRISES, INC., Seattle. Color photo by FORDE PHOTOG-
RAPHERS, Seattle. GEORGE MOLECEY, Production Director.
Cake Theme: PAUL BUNYAN'S 128th Birthday.
7/19
SE
Dear Ruth.
Your call scared
me that of toother or staw.
bu here United Fit. 757
27. 7/23 - arrival time not
given-but around 6. P.to so I'm
told. I've had too much working
legs pain so am staying in
Irenes today. Meet them for
dinner 6 Boty. They make plano,
Hope hes is out now. Kiss them all
THE WORLD'S LARGEST CAKE "COUNTS ON CANE."
MADE EXCLUSIVELY WITH CH PURE CANE SUGAR
ather
Love
MIRRO-KROME R CARD BY H. S. CROCKER CO., INC., SEATTLE, WASHING UN
TTLE
19
8 PM
6address
ASH
U.S. POSTAGE 34
SEATTLE
WE TRUST
AMERICA'S SPAC ACE
WORLD
Mrs. Lester A. Bugbee
1453 Church Ave.
San Leandro,
California
