That's a commonly believed mythThe city was actually named after the cake, which was named after a Mr. Ernest Dundee, a baker from Nottingham. He moved north after a scandal involving Queen Victoria and an offer to taste his nuts. He chose what was at that time called 'Tayside Midden #1' because nobody of note ever went there. Eventually the people, most impressed by his baked goods, chose to rename the town in his honour.
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Sun 22 Feb 2015, 17:37,
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Ah, the same way Battenburg cake was named after Lord Mountbatten.
FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector.,
Sun 22 Feb 2015, 17:57,
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