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==Special-purpose cakes==
Cakes may be classified according to the occasion for which they are intended. For example, [[wedding cake]]s, [[birthday cake]]s, cakes for [[first communion]], Christmas cakes, [[Halloween]] cakes, and [[Passover]] plava (a type of sponge cake sometimes made with [[matzo]] meal) are all identified primarily according to the celebration they are intended to accompany. The cutting of a wedding cake constitutes a social ceremony in some cultures. The Ancient Roman marriage ritual of
Particular types of cake may be associated with particular festivals, such as [[stollen]] or [[Bûche de Noël|chocolate log]] (at Christmas), [[babka (food)|babka]] and [[simnel cake]] (at Easter), or [[mooncake]]. There has been a long tradition of decorating an iced cake at Christmas time; other cakes associated with Christmas include chocolate log and [[mince pies]].
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