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This cake is fit for The King - and we're not talking about the Burger King. We're talking about Elvis, who was known for his love of fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches. Since it was a Southern boy, we can safely assume that he wouldn't have turned down a decadent chocolate cake with lots of whipped cream, either. This Elvis Devil's Food Cake was baked by Alice Q. Foodie.

The devil's food cake layers are very easy to make and provide a base that could be used for many different cakes. The two layers can be made in advance, but the rest of this cake must be finished right before serving. For assembly, heavy cream is whipped to peaks and sweetened, then spread on top of the base layer. The whipped cream is then topped with a layer of sliced banana and little dollops of peanut butter, before the top layer is laid into place and finished with more whipped cream. AQF decorated the finished product with more banana slices and peanut butter, making sure each slice of the 9-inch cake would have one.

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Since it is Friday the 13th, it seems an appropriate day to look at food superstitions. Every culture has many of them, some stretching back hundreds of years. What are yours? Did you twist an apple stem to determine the first name of the person you were destined to marry? Were you expected to set the salt shaker down instead of handing it directly to someone? There are so many food myths and legends, I won't pretend that this is the ultimate list; it is just a starting point. These are simply 5 famous food superstitions:

• Throwing rice at weddings ensures fertility
• Throwing spilled salt over your shoulder keeps the devil away
• Garlic keeps evil away
• Push a spoon through the bottom of a boiled egg to “let the witches/devil out”
• Eating specific foods on the New Year will bring good luck