National Devil’s Food Cake Day
Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars list National Devil’s Food Cake Day on 19 May.
Date and recurrence
19 May
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Informal food-calendar usage documented by Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter material. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
National Devil’s Food Cake Day, National Devil's Food Cake Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- ANFP Wyoming chapter — May food calendar (2017)Professional Foodservice Association
- ANFP Wyoming chapter — May food calendar (2019)Professional Foodservice Association
Frequently asked questions
When is National Devil’s Food Cake Day?
19 May The stored recurrence guidance is: 19 May each year..
Does National Devil’s Food Cake Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is National Devil’s Food Cake Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Informal food-calendar usage documented by Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter material. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Devil’s Food Cake Day?
The stored designation basis is: Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars list National Devil’s Food Cake Day on 19 May.. Supporting provenance includes ANFP Wyoming chapter — May food calendar (2017). The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Devil’s Food Cake Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Informal food-calendar usage documented by Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter material. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-10.
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