Originally Posted by ausf

My first job was in a bakery back in the 70s that did Cartoon cakes. The were famous for them, doing portraits of presidents, etc, even did the wedding cake for "The Godfather". They put almost anything on cakes, except Disney, because they were constantly warned about infringement. Even as a dopey teen, I understood all that did was hurt their brand, since all the kiddie's cakes just got covered with their competitor's characters. Hanna Barbera threatened them too.