# Cake vs. Pie comedy routine?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie-comedy-routine/974989>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 15, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie-comedy-routine/974989 "2022-11-15T23:18:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie-comedy-routine/974989/21 "2022-11-16T23:29:33Z")

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I think the point was using ingredients which come in a formulation made with sweeteners.

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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie-comedy-routine/974989/22 "2022-11-17T04:00:58Z")

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> [@Skywatcher](#):
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> You’ve never had my frosting made by mixing Cool Whip, milk, and instant pudding.

Err, we have different tastes. I can’t stand cool whip. It tastes like soap. Well, it also tastes of fat and sugar, but there’s a thread of soap running through it.

And i find artificial sweeteners disconcerting. They are too sweet, so the sweetness lingers is a weird aftertaste way.

On the other hand, i rather like unsweetened whipped cream. You can add a touch of vanilla in just cream is too bland. It’s rich and unctuous and doesn’t really need the sugar.

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**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie-comedy-routine/974989/23 "2022-11-19T06:54:18Z")

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> [@Dr\_Paprika](#):
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> Why are not frosted pies more popular?

well, the icing that goes on cakes (I’m from the UK, “frosting” is not a term I’m prepared to use) is just a sugar glaze.  
When I bake a dessert pie, e.g. apple. The last thing I do before popping it in the oven is to egg or milk wash the top and sprinkle sugar over it in order to create a crunchy, sweet sugar glaze. Not substantially different in purpose or composition from an iced cake.

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