Godmother cake
A godmother cake is a traditional baked good from rural Haiti, usually sweet with a fruit topping. New parents would provide the cake to an unsuspecting woman and once she had consumed it the parents would declare that as payment the victim would be made the child's godmother. In reality that never happens and the recipient of the cake is fully aware of being chosen as the godmother and the cake is the centerpiece of a small celebration.
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