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The great bank bake off

The great bank bake off
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Let’s celebrate with cake! HSBC likes a party and has hosted plenty of ceremonies over the years, often featuring our iconic brand symbols in amazingly crafted foods. From head office cakes to Hexagon ice carvings and even butter lions, we hope you enjoy this light-hearted look at some innovative creations from our archives.

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Photograph of John Saunders, Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, at a dinner in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (formerly Malaya) to celebrate the bank's centenary
Photograph of John Saunders, Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, at a dinner in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (formerly Malaya) to celebrate the bank's centenary
Photograph of a cake commemorating the anniversary of HSBC UK’s Windsor branch
Photograph of a cake commemorating the anniversary of HSBC UK’s Windsor branch
Cover of the July 1966 edition of the Marine Midland Grace Bulletin staff magazine featuring a cake-cutting ceremony
Cover of the July 1966 edition of the Marine Midland Grace Bulletin staff magazine featuring a cake-cutting ceremony
Photograph of Abdul Jalil Yousuf Darwish, HSBC Bank Middle East Executive Director and United Arab Emirates CEO (left), and John Bond, HSBC Group Chairman (centre), shaking hands at the opening of a new office in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Photograph of Abdul Jalil Yousuf Darwish, HSBC Bank Middle East Executive Director and United Arab Emirates CEO (left), and John Bond, HSBC Group Chairman (centre), shaking hands at the opening of a new office in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Extract from an internal magazine titled ‘Wayfoong’, Sep 1991 featuring photographs of HSBC staff enjoying celebratory cakes
Extract from an internal magazine titled ‘Wayfoong’, Sep 1991 featuring photographs of HSBC staff enjoying celebratory cakes
Photograph of a cake decorated to celebrate the 175th anniversary of HSBC UK’s branch in Birkenhead, UK
Photograph of a cake decorated to celebrate the 175th anniversary of HSBC UK’s branch in Birkenhead, UK
Print advert titled 'Something to Celebrate’ issued by Midland Bank
Print advert titled 'Something to Celebrate’ issued by Midland Bank
Photograph of guests at The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation centenary dinner celebration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (formerly Malaya)
Photograph of guests at The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation centenary dinner celebration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (formerly Malaya)
Photograph of the reception room for the festivities to mark HSBC's 125th anniversary in Japan
Photograph of the reception room for the festivities to mark HSBC's 125th anniversary in Japan
Extract from an internal magazine titled ‘Wayfoong’, featuring photographs of ice sculptures at the opening of the new global headquarters of HSBC Holdings plc at 8 Canada Square, London, UK
Extract from an internal magazine titled ‘Wayfoong’, featuring photographs of ice sculptures at the opening of the new global headquarters of HSBC Holdings plc at 8 Canada Square, London, UK
Extract from an internal magazine titled ‘Wayfoong’, celebrating the tenth anniversary of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation’s fourth-generation head office premises in Hong Kong
Extract from an internal magazine titled ‘Wayfoong’, celebrating the tenth anniversary of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation’s fourth-generation head office premises in Hong Kong
Photograph of a sculpture of a tall cake made of neon lights to celebrate the 160th anniversary of HSBC
Photograph of a sculpture of a tall cake made of neon lights to celebrate the 160th anniversary of HSBC