# Cake vs. Pie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 17, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006 "2010-11-17T18:34:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/21 "2010-11-17T20:47:11Z")
Pie and oranges. When someone invents a key-lime cake, pecan cake or cheesecake cake (cheesecake is pie) that is as good as the pies then I might switch to cake. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/22 "2010-11-17T20:49:59Z")
Homemade pumpkin pie with fresh homemade whipped topping. No cake can compare. Pie it is. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/23 "2010-11-17T21:11:43Z")
If only we had some kind of chart to show the percentages of different preferences… ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/24 "2010-11-17T21:20:39Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > If only we had some kind of chart to show the percentages of different preferences… Might be worth starting. In my case, I’d go with 55% Pie to 45% Cake. It’s close! ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/25 "2010-11-17T21:21:58Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Cake or pie? Assume your favorite type of each (no caveats, e.g. “Cake, unless the pie is…”); doesn’t necessarily have to be sweet. You can only have one and must choose; no “neither” here. The one you don’t choose will cease to exist. > > What do you choose and why? Am I cooking it (as I cook for the sake of enjoyment) or eating it? If the former, pie; if the latter, cake. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/26 "2010-11-17T21:23:04Z")
Non-cup, non-ice cream cake is truly vile. There is no such thing as bad pie. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/27 "2010-11-17T21:26:13Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Non-cup, non-ice cream cake is truly vile. > > There is no such thing as bad pie. I’m going to take it that you haven’t met my sister and tasted her lemon meringue soup. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/28 "2010-11-17T21:50:49Z")
Pie definitely. Even if you just compare your generic fruit pie against generic cake, pie wins. But on top of that pie has the advantage of the wider range of cheesecakes, quiches, and meat pies. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/29 "2010-11-17T22:23:26Z")
Way more choice of pies than cakes, sweet or savory, rich and creamy or light and fruity, or heavy and savory. Favorite pies - pumpkin, apple, mincemeat [with meat not the vegan type] and those are the traditional ones that get made for thanksgiving and christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/30 "2010-11-17T22:45:46Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > I’m sorry. Cakes have icing. Cake wins. Blech. Most icing sucks. And pies can have meringue. I tried coming up with a top 5 for each category, and seeing which won out. I didn’t even bother with cake after looking at my pie list: 1. Lemon meringue 2. French silk 3. Derby pie 4. Cherry pie 5. Rhubarb pie That doesn’t even count key lime, cheesecakes, or even _apple_! ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/31 "2010-11-17T23:03:53Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I’m going to take it that you haven’t met my sister and tasted her lemon meringue soup. I should have specified ‘if made properly’. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/32 "2010-11-17T23:22:33Z")
I chose pie because Alton Brown says that cheesecake is pie. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/33 "2010-11-17T23:29:38Z")
Pie. Cheesecake is pie. Chocolate cream pie is pie. Either one tips the scales away from cake. Does anyone out there happen to know if the Youngstown OH airport still sells the best coconut cream pie in the world at it’s cafe counter? That was a happy surprise on an otherwise miserable trip. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/34 "2010-11-17T23:46:26Z")
I’ve never liked pies. Gimme cake!. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/35 "2010-11-17T23:49:09Z")
Pie. By a big margin. Rhubarb is my favorite. too much flour in cakes. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/36 "2010-11-17T23:54:23Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > I’m sorry. Cakes have icing. Cake wins. My sentiments exactly. Cake is a convenient surface to hold the frosting. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/37 "2010-11-17T23:58:56Z")
Cake. Like **Sattua** , I like the combo of cake and icing. Pie is good sometimes. If you’re in PA Dutch country, it can even be fantastic. Cheesecake rocks. But I still like cake better. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/38 "2010-11-18T00:03:27Z")
My problem with pies are that so many are ruined by bad crust. It is hard to make good crust, which to me, is almost a desert in of itself. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/39 "2010-11-18T00:07:13Z")
Ice cream cake! Ice cream cake! It’s mah favorite. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006/40 "2010-11-18T00:09:54Z")
A really good, fresh banana cream pie trumps everything. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie/561006.md?page=3)