Write a story where a chocolate cake plays a significant role.

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“Unreplicatable Cake” by V.B. Crossett

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Never before, in all her long years, had Millie craved something this bad. And, this craving had to be satisfied. “Cale,” She said, “Do your grandmother a favor and fetch a slice of chocolate cake, will you?” She watched as her grandson rose and made his way to the alcove. He leaned in to speak to the food synthesizer, much like he would to her, with a loud voice and clear annunciation. “Chocolate cake.” The wall-mounted machine beeped and began to hum. The tray began to glow. And, after a moment or two, there was a perfect piece of chocolat...

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“New Year's Resolutions” by Geny Heywood

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New Year's Resolutions===========Midnight is approaching, today is the very last day of December .For the last seventy years of my busy and eventful life, I have made the very same resolution, year after year...I started that routine when WW2 was over, it was over for me, anyway, not for many other young girls in other countries. This was a time when finally life appeared to become more manageable for most young people of my generation. I was eighteen. Since that time, every year I go through the very same system of rules while my fellow hum...

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“Chocolate-Raspberry Blues” by Bianca Favors

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Last night, I wished death upon myself. Apparently, God ignored my request and decided to wake me up by pouring sunshine in my bedroom like coffee in a cup. Its blazing rays stung my swollen eyes, forcing me to open them to receive the new day. I didn’t ask to be here. I asked for a forever goodbye. Perhaps God saw a bigger purpose for me. As I lay still in my bed, I could feel the cold moisture from the tears I released throughout the night. My body was numb with no desire to ...

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“Birthday Surprise” by Leslie Arambula

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As we walked down our street, I couldn’t help but feel a tinge of irritation. All night, Jeff had been on and off his phone. Even when we had gone out to one of the nicer restaurants in the neighborhood. Even when I had tried to touch his arm and speak in his ear. And even when I’d had three margaritas just to send the type of message that I wanted him to pick up on. And still. Nothing. Nothing but text messages and a phone call that he’d had to take half way through the appetizer. But I knew why. I knew the surprise he had been working...

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“The memories” by Brooklyn Ratta

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It feels like it was just yesterday, my mother, father, and my brothers sat around the table. We devoured the chocolate cake while my brothers and I watched as our presents glistened under the sparkling Christmas tree. This was my tenth Christmas, our tradition was to eat chocolate cake before we opened our presents. My mother’s smiling face glistened by the faint candle light. The cake was devoured within minute. Our family of five never gotten such a treat like chocolate cake, with war on the horizon, money was tight. After we ate the cake...

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“Schokoladenkuchen” by Catherine Kennedy

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Both of my grandparents were German immigrants who fled Europe just before WW1. Although they’d come from the same large town in Germany, they met in Louisville’s “German Town.” My Grandpa and his brother made shoes until the economy and a rising tide of anti-German sentiment led them to close their shop.After that, my grandpa got a factory job. Not just any factory job, he got a job at a chocolate factory. No really, it’s true! His job was making “Schokoladensterne” chocolate stars. By the time I was born, my mo...

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“Nothing Beats Chocolate Cake” by Jennifer Miller

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"I have to win this contest." The seventeen-year old rummaged through a pile of well-worn cookbooks, frantically searching for a cake recipe to help her win next weeks’ cake baking contest at Cal Expo. Charity Bowman had been dreaming of becoming a pastry chef since she was young but didn’t have the means to pay for culinary school. She lived with her grandma, who was a woman of humble means and Charity knew she would need more than the measly savings from her after-school bakery job to fulfill her dream. The contest paid $25,000 to the winn...

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“The Last Candle ~ Abby C. ” by Abby C.

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I flickered my eyes open, and found myself in an unfamiliar room. I saw a bunch of other kids in the room, lying on the ground with me. "What is this?" I thought, feeling my head throbbing. One by one the kids started waking up and seemed to be just as confused as I was."Where are we?" one of them asked, trembling as she looked at her surroundings. Everyone shrugged and we all shuddered at the creepy room we were all sitting in."HEY KIDSSS!" a voice exclaimed. I looked up and saw an overhead speaker hovering over us. "So glad you could join ...

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“Takes the Cake” by Rachel Autrey

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“Scrumdiddlyumptious.” I snarled at the lingering leftovers of what used to be chocolate cake. “Ha. As if. I don’t even like cake.” I scowled, attempting to console myself on a loss that would haunt me for days to come. The fact that I had been lured here by the promise of the most appetizing cake was enough to make anyone mad, but what’s worse is there were only three pieces to begin with and I had been promised one. Frowning, I turned slowly to leave the room when Janet caught my arm. &n...

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“A Confession” by Alan Jacob

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Heavenly.If I could think of one word to describe the feelings that well up within me whenever I see Caroline Summer, that would probably be it. I don't even know when my fascination of her turned into something deeper. Was it freshman year, when I first saw her in school? Or was it during sophomore, when I would frequently find her befriending the lonely kids, the ones written off as losers by the popular kids? Was I enchanted by her when I heard her singing in junior year? Maybe it's now, in senior year standing outside her shop, as I watc...

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“I'll Take That As A Maybe” by Aly Seeger

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The bell on the door rang loudly as Jack slammed the door shut behind him. He pulled his hood down and shook the water from his coat. Angie’s head snapped up and she stared at the shadowy figure in the doorway. Didn’t this guy realize that all of the chairs were on the tables, the lights were dimmed, and no one else was inside the diner? It was three in the morning, and she was ready to go home. Looking back down at the counter she was cleaning, Angie grunted, “We’re closed.” Jack stared at her, mesmerized. She had her strawberry blonde hair...

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“June's New Year” by Sarah Meade

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June awoke on January first with a goal. Today I will do three new things to change my life. The last year had been the worst of June’s life. She’d lost her husband, sister, and best friend within six months. It was unthinkable losing Charlie. Losing Charlotte? Tragedy doubled. When Suzy’s cancer came back with a vengeance and took her life within a few weeks, June was dumbfounded. Alone. June had fallen into a deep depression and hadn’t wanted to see anyone, even her children, Nick and Stephanie, or her grandchildren. She’...

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“Worth the cake ” by Karla Winick-ford

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I was beyond hungry. Cutting weight for wrestling is a terrible thing. I have this love/ hate relationship with food and the off season kills me. But, its September and it’s time to buckle down and dig in. It’s not that I don’t like meat and vegetables, its simply that carbs are delicious. Carbs are divine. No, strike that, reverse it- carbs are the devil. And Satan has a new name, and its covered in chocolate. Anything covered in chocolate would be fine, or rather not fine and avoidable. But I’d heard that chocolate was good for your heath....

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“Ingredients” by Hannah Fransen

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Chocolate cake from the box is easy. If you have a mom. Dad had already laid out the pan, the box laying on its side so that the instructions were visible. Add eggs and oil, grease the pan, put the cake in the oven at a moderate temperature for twenty minutes. Simple. I could hear my older brother and Dad in the living room, chatting merrily away. Daniel Apple owned his own bakery, “The Core”. Home of the town-famous Apple Cake. I ripped open the top of the box, pulling out the plastic bag of chocolate mi...

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“The Pride of Tastesville” by Jeanell McFarlane

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“Did you hear Margaret?”, Charlotte shouted as she burst through the screen door into the kitchen. “Oh, what Charlotte”, retorted Marge, “I’m on the phone!” Pipe down! Charlotte totally ignored Margaret’s response as she jumped from one foot to the other. “They’ve brought it, they’ve brought it, it’s here! Margaret froze in mid-sentence, dropped the phone and slowly turned towards Charlotte. “What!” “Are you sure!” Questions came spilling out of her mouth. “When!” “Where is it?!” “Oh, stop running-on”, chided Charlotte. “Put up that phone an...

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Write a story where a chocolate cake plays a significant role.

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✍️ 34 stories

“Unreplicatable Cake” by V.B. Crossett

“New Year's Resolutions” by Geny Heywood

“Chocolate-Raspberry Blues” by Bianca Favors

“Birthday Surprise” by Leslie Arambula

“The memories” by Brooklyn Ratta

“Schokoladenkuchen” by Catherine Kennedy

“Nothing Beats Chocolate Cake” by Jennifer Miller

“The Last Candle ~ Abby C. ” by Abby C.

“Takes the Cake” by Rachel Autrey

“A Confession” by Alan Jacob

“I'll Take That As A Maybe” by Aly Seeger

“June's New Year” by Sarah Meade

“Worth the cake ” by Karla Winick-ford

“Ingredients” by Hannah Fransen

“The Pride of Tastesville” by Jeanell McFarlane

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