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election cake

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Definition of election cake

: a fruitcake usually made of bread dough, raisins, figs, sugar, egg, and butter and baked in a bread pan

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“Election cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/election%20cake. Accessed 27 May. 2022.

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