World● Low1h ago · Nov 3, 2026, 10:28 PM
Connecticut bakers are bringing joy back to election day, one cake at a time
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Nicole Sousa from the Old Statehouse in Hartford, CT, discusses the history of election cakes, a sweet civic tradition dating back to 1771.
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