# Is the flavor of a cake determined by the bread part or the icing?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 27, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-flavor-of-a-cake-determined-by-the-bread-part-or-the-icing/713740 "2015-02-27T01:32:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Corner\_Case](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/corner_case/32/234_2.png) [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-flavor-of-a-cake-determined-by-the-bread-part-or-the-icing/713740/81 "2015-03-16T21:42:27Z")

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Screw the bread part. Just put Butter Cream Frosting on it and all’s well.

Well, I guess, don’t screw it. That would introduce Filling, and this is all getting too complicated as it is.

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-flavor-of-a-cake-determined-by-the-bread-part-or-the-icing/713740/82 "2015-03-16T21:43:49Z")

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We used to make icing with no cake. The Peanuts Gang called it “Goop”

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