Out Back Question of the Week

I was going to ask, where do our three Lowell State Reps stand on the death penalty, but then came across a better question, with a little geography thrown in.

An intrepid reporter currently traveling through a certain war-torn nation said:

This cake will not be baked in 10 years.

Of what nation was he speaking and what did he mean?

I don't think you will find this by using a web crawler—at least I didn't just now.

Regards  —  Cliff

PS:  For the death penalty are Rep David Nangle and Rep Tim Golden.  Against is Kevin Murphy.