SEATTLE — Every Friday and Sunday, a line forms along this sidewalk in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. Everyone waiting with one goal: “I'm here for cake,” said a man in line. ”I'm here ...

Butter Half Cakes, a Ballard-based microbakery, offers cake slices through a self-serve vending machine called the "Cake Coop," allowing smartphone purchases and quickly becoming a local hit.

Well, anyone at all can do this until the ATM/coop/vending machine runs out of cake, which tends to be early in the day — the fridge only opens for business 11 a.m. on Fridays and weekends.

The first vending machine selling the Johor Bahru-famous Hiap Joo Bakery banana cake appeared in Bukit Panjang over the weekend and attracted a crowd. So much so that the cakes are sold out within an ...

Say hello to the world’s first Hiap Joo-branded vending machine dispensing the heritage JB bakery’s famous wood fire-baked ...

Say hello to the world’s first Hiap Joo-branded vending machine dispensing the heritage JB bakery’s famous wood fire-baked ...

as all of these locations are perfect spots to install snack and soda vending machines. The snack vending business is a multibillion dollar industry in North America, and continues to grow each year.

Just head to Senja Hawker Centre in Bukit Panjang from May 17 for your cake fix, with a touch of a button from a vending machine. Each box – priced at $8.60 – contains 10 pieces of banana cake.