Supposedly dubbed by Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution. When citizens complained to her that the peasants were starving and that she should give them bread, she replied, " Let them eat cake !"It is now used as a nickname for all people who live in Edina , MN. Although meant to be an insult (for the dominantely white, rich, and stuck-up high school), many students from Edina now take pride in it. Example: An Edina sports shirt that read, "Cake: Breakfast of Champions"This term is most well known by its reference to Edina native Adam Banks in "The Mighty Ducks."