\n\tFor years, Cruise has been known to gift an elegantly decorated bundt cake with cream cheese frosting to a very elite list of celebrities. \u201cI like to send people cakes,\u201d Cruise explained of the tradition during a 2018 appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden<\/a>. \u201cI love sugar but I can\u2019t eat it because I\u2019m training so I send it to everybody,\u201d he added, \u201cAnd I wait for the calls.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tStill, there\u2019s a lot of lore when it comes to this particular sweet treat, and Cruise\u2019s ex-wife, Katie Holmes<\/a>, as well as Keaton, who passed away on October 11, are involved.<\/p>\n \t\tThe Story Behind The Tom Cruise Cake\t<\/p>\n \n\tCruise\u2019s famous coconut cake gift began back in 2008 when his then-wife Katie Holmes was filming the movie, Mad Money, with Diane Keaton<\/a> in Shreveport, Louisiana.<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to Entertainment Tonight<\/a>, the two actresses challenged each other to find the best cake they\u2019ve ever tasted<\/a> with Cruise being the ultimate judge. Keaton flew in the White Chocolate Coconut Cake<\/a> from Doan\u2019s Bakery in Woodland Hills, California \u2014 and that\u2019s how a star was born. Cruise picked the coconut cake as the winner.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \tRelated story<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tAngela Bassett, Kirsten Dunst, & More Celebrities Who Recieve Tom Cruise\u2019s Famous Coconut Cake\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tDiane Keaton at arrivals for BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER Premiere, AMC Lincoln Square 13, New York, NY May 8, 2023. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKristin Callahan\/Everett Collection.<\/p>\n \n\tEric Dean, who co-owns the bakery with his mother, Karen, confirmed that story to Yahoo Entertainment <\/a>in 2020. \u201cThe funny thing is, we\u2019ve been doing that cake for a quarter of a century,\u201d he said. \u201cDiane had been a fan of that cake for quite a while.\u201d Still, it was Cruise who made the cake a legend. His annual order even \u201ckept [the bakery] in business\u201d during the pandemic.<\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s so popular that Glen Powell even throws a \u201cCruise Cake Party\u201d when the delectable treat<\/a> arrives each holiday season. \u201cMy friends who have tried it, they love it so much that they hit me up right around December 1,\u201d Powell told<\/a> Jennifer Hudson on her talk show in November 2022. \u201c\u2018Hey, has it arrived yet?\u2019 So now I have a party at my house where I\u2019ll have the Cruise cake. It\u2019s my \u2018Cruise Cake Party.\u2019 And I\u2019ll invite people over to try a bite or two \u2026 [they] can\u2019t get greedy. I really have to limit people. I can\u2019t let them come back for seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThere are some downsides, though. Brooke Shields revealed in 2023 that a spot on the list isn\u2019t a guarantee that you will get a cake forever. She explained to People<\/a>, \u201cI was on the list for a while \u2013 I had a good 10-year run, and I got the coconut cake every year. I want to get back on that cake list. It\u2019s the best cake. Tom, I need to be back on the cake list.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe average person can get their hands on the cake and have it shipped to them via GoldBelly.com. It is expensive at $129.95, but it\u2019s definitely a bucket list item<\/a>. For LA locals, you can save lots of money just by walking into the bakery and purchasing a large cake for $55. It\u2019s a sweet treat that is worth the trip \u2014 and you have Holmes and Keaton to thank for the Cruise cake lore.<\/p>\n Before you go, click here<\/a> to see all the celebrities who have been accused of rude behavior by restaurant staff. <\/p>\n![\"Tom](\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-sheknows-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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