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Old 07-01-2010, 06:44 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
I had to go and try it (although not with fruit cake). I'm afraid your solution doesn't work. Your pieces aren't equal. The bottom two pieces on the side you start the cut and the top two pieces on the side you end the cut are full height and equal, but they are bigger than the other four pieces which are only half the height of the original cake.
I realized that it wouldn't work shortly after posting but the correct solution looks like it would make a mess.
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