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"Owned by Tom Rosa in Los Angeles, this custom cake shop has seen requests for explicit cakes increase at least 25% since before March 2020; viral posts on TikTok have led to a jump in orders and shipments around the world. The owner observes a shift toward hedonistic, bacchanalian commissions—customers who once wanted dog photos now request images of butts—and a move away from porny, male-gaze–dominated designs toward more varied, celebratory, and sex-positive creations." - Ella Quittner, Evan Angelastro