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Photo by Matt Roth
Special to the New York Times
Friday March 21, 2008
Smith Island, Maryland
Assignment ID: 30058840A

Eight pans of thin, freshly baked cake are meticulously stacked along Mary Ada Marshall's counter. She demonstrates her Smith Island cake baking routine for the reporter and photographer at her home, Frday March 23, 2008.
In an effort to help boost the diminishing economy along the Chesapeake Bay, the Maryland State Legislature is considering naming the multi-layered Smith Island Cake the State Desert.

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Photo by Matt Roth<br />
Special to the New York Times<br />
Friday March 21, 2008<br />
Smith Island, Maryland<br />
Assignment ID: 30058840A<br />
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Eight pans of thin, freshly baked cake are meticulously stacked along Mary Ada Marshall's counter. She demonstrates her Smith Island cake baking routine for the reporter and photographer at her home, Frday March 23, 2008. <br />
In an effort to help boost the diminishing economy along the Chesapeake Bay, the Maryland State Legislature is considering naming the multi-layered Smith Island Cake the State Desert.