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Amon-Ra St. Brown Had Kind Gesture for Michigan Bakery That Made Life-Size Cake of Him

A life-size cake of St. Brown's upside down touchdown celebration popped up at a Detroit-area bakery last week

Blake Silverman

Detroit Lions wide receiver St. Brown and running back Gibbs sit court side during the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Golden State Warriors at Little Caesars Arena.
Detroit Lions wide receiver St. Brown and running back Gibbs sit court side during the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Golden State Warriors at Little Caesars Arena. / Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images
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Detroit Lions' star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown had a sweet gesture for the Michigan bakery that baked a life-size cake depicting his upside down celebration from earlier this season.

The Home Bakery in Rochester, Mich., made the ginormous display which they revealed this past week and plan to keep in their window throughout Detroit's playoff run.

On the St. Brown Podcast, which Amon-Ra hosts with his brother Equanimeous, the Lions' wideout announced that he is giving away two tickets to Detroit's divisional round game next weekend. Anyone who makes a purchase at the Home Bakery between Jan. 13 and Jan. 16 will be automatically entered for a chance to win the tickets.

St. Brown also mentioned he plans to go to the shop next week so he can see his likeness in cake. He said he eventually wants to give it a taste, too.

"I'm a bit speechless," Heather Tocco, the owner of Home Bakery, told Sports Illustrated over text about the support from St. Brown.

Tocco said that her and some of her team members would work on the Lions-themed display far into the night and into the early morning hours. All during their busiest time of the year: the holiday season.

The display has already become an attraction for locals to stop by to see the ginormous concoction and snag a picture. Now, if they head inside and buy a treat, they could find themselves at the Lions' first playoff game.

What a cool way for St. Brown to show support for the bakers who chronicled his famous celebration in cake-form.

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Blake Silverman is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball for numerous sites, including Winsidr, SB Nation's Detroit Bad Boys and A10Talk. He graduated from Michigan State University before receiving a master's in sports journalism from St. Bonaventure University. Outside of work, he's probably binging the latest Netflix documentary, at a yoga studio or enjoying everything Detroit sports. A lifelong Michigander, he lives in suburban Detroit with his wife, young son and their personal petting zoo of two cats and a dog.

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