Eli’s Cheesecake, Chicago’s favorite dessert and one of Illinois’ most famous foods, had the honor to create a giant 500-pound inauguration cheesecake, bringing a taste of the Obama’s hometown to the Commander in Chief’s Ball on Tuesday, January 20th at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. 

The cake was a combination of Original Plain Cheesecake and Apple Cheesecake paying homage to Abraham Lincoln’s love of apples and highlighting the strong Lincoln references throughout the campaign, transition and Inaugural festivities. The cake will be patriotically decorated in red, white and blue with the official Inaugural seal and the five seals representing the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard.  The base of the cheesecake was covered with royal blue fondant and decorated with a wave of red and white stripes, and white and gold stars.