# Connecticut bakers are bringing joy back to election day, one cake at a time

- Source: NPR Politics
- Published: 2026-11-03T22:28:33+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.npr.org/2026/11/03/nx-s1-6026494/election-cake-bake-off-hartford-connecticut
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/connecticut-bakers-are-bringing-joy-back-to-election-day-one-cake-at-a-5eb442/

Nicole Sousa from the Old Statehouse in Hartford, CT, discusses the history of election cakes, a sweet civic tradition dating back to 1771.

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