A Delectable Roundup Of 17 Sweet And Tempting Stories About Cake!

Roundups | Right | December 8, 2023

Dear readers,

Some of our roundups are about special holidays that bring people together. Some are about particularly frustrating kinds of customers or the places that seem to attract them. And some of our roundups are about food. We’ve covered all sorts of tasty treats in our roundups: hamburgers, cheese, chicken, French fries, garlic, soup, and more — even margaritas!

Today, we are digging into our archives with a fork and coming up covered in frosting. That’s right, people — it’s time for a cake roundup! Please enjoy these 17 delicious stories about cake!

Editor’s related sidebar: I just saw a post floating around the interwebs of a recipe where the author avoided using the word “moist” by describing their cake as “damp”. I can’t even. It’s just… SO much worse. Right?

Mammary Fallacy – They must’ve missed that day in elementary school when they learned about mammals versus reptiles.

Enabling A Generation – That’s what grandparents are for, right?

You Can’t Have Your Cake And Believe It Too – You could make an argument that cheesecake is really a pie, but it’s not this ambiguous!

A Rude Retorte – Luckily, kiddo’s not going to remember if his first birthday cake was a day or two late!

Piece Of Cake – If “it can’t be that hard”, then surely you could just do it yourself.

The French Confection – I don’t speak French, but even I know what gâteau is!

Coffee Shop Customer Found Poked To Death – Hits from the comments: “You perforate it, you buy it.” (Credit: JB)

Wants To Have Her Cake And Eat It – This mom was either trying to scam free cake or really wants to argue with her seven-year-old. Either way, ick.

Congra-duh-lations – Hits from the comments: “Clearly, it was supposed to be Congradulations. Cause, you know, it’s rad.” (Credit: Kitty)

The Cake Was Not A Lie – If it’s any comfort, it all ends up as some kind of waste in the end…

Sweetness Is Infectious – Weird health arguments aside… he jingled his keys to get attention? Did he think the place was staffed by infants?!

I Love Vegans But This Takes The Cake – People like this give vegans a bad name.

Mommy Is Feeling Crumby – Hits from the comments: “…well, I guess that makes sense, what with the saying of pregnancy being a bun in the oven.” (Credit: Kitty. Thanks again!)

The Cake Is A Lie, Part 8 – Hits from the comments: “Hi, I have a medical condition, could you please just understand it so I don’t have to?” (Credit: Raida)

Can’t Do Anything To Sweeten This Up – Cake is an art, and art takes time!

Smile And Say Cheese(cake)! – The only thing sweeter than cake is malicious compliance.

Hoping They Were Born Yesterday – Look, lady, we all want free cake, but this is not the way.

We hope you enjoyed this roundup about tasty, enticing cake! Want to send in your own story? Submit your story here!

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