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In Chinese families (or at least all the Chinese families I know of, relatives or not), birthdays are usually (in my case, -always- thanks to my parents) celebrated with a Chinese fruit cake instead of those overly sweet American cakes. The fruit cake consists of 1-3 layers of sponge cake usually with fresh fruits (almost always honey dew, melon, strawberry, mango, kiwi, and pineapple… depending on the season or even just chestnut filling) sandwiched between them. As far as I can tell, the cake is always custom ordered by the family at a Chinese bakery, with choices like canned/fresh fruit, top exterior design, and the writing on the cake. As far as I can remember, I don’t think I ever had the same designed cake twice in my life. The cake is light and the cream is just whipped cream so it is not as sweet or heavy. While it is nice to have “fresh” cake for your birthday, the downside is that it goes stale in a matter of 2-3 days.

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