Just in case you haven’t had enough of cake in this site (and I never have enough cake, so the point is moot for me), I've compiled some famous quotes, movie lines and language translations regarding cake!  I’m waiting for Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughan, Jack Black, John Cusack or some of my other favorites to make a movie about cake, but I'll have to wait for the screenwriters to be inspired….maybe they’ll come to this site and get working!  I promise, I'll make them cake to keep the creative juices flowing!  Anyway…..

“If the people have no bread, let them eat cake.”  Attributed to Marie Antoinette
 
“My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.”   -Dave Berry
 
“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” -Jim Davis
 
“A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece”  -Ludwig Erhard
 
“A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.”  -Benjamin Franklin
 
“A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.” -Alfred Hitchcock
 
“You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.” -Bob Hope
 
“You know you're getting old when you get that one candle on the cake. It's like, "See if you can blow this out."  -Jerry Seinfeld
 
“Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?”  -William Shakespeare
 
“My cake is dough.”  -William Shakespeare
 
“A bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it.”  -Danielle Steele
 
“How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young?”  -Paul Sweeney
 
“You must love the crust of the earth on which you dwell more than the sweet crust of any bread or cake. You must be able to extract nutriment out of a sand-heap. You must have so good an appetite as this, else you will live in vain.”  -Henry David Thoreau
 
“Nothing seems to please a fly so much as to be taken for a currant, and if it can be baked in a cake and palmed off on the unwary, it dies happy.”  -Mark Twain

From  the movie The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of Desert:
Anthony to Bernadette:  Bernice has left her cake out in rain!

From the movie Office Space: 
Nina: Now Milton, don't be greedy, let's pass it along and make sure everyone gets a piece.
Milton Waddams: Yeah, but last time I didn't receive a piece. And I was told...
Nina: Just pass.
[while the cake passes Milton mutters - eventually everybody but Milton gets a piece]
Milton ams: [muttering] I could set the building on fire.

From Sex & the City series
Miranda: Your good friend has just taken a piece of cake out of the garbage and eaten it. You will probably need this information when you check me into the Betty Crocker Clinic.  

And now..."Cake" Translated!

English= Cake
Spanish= Bizcocho (without filling), tarta (with filling)
French= Gateau
German= Kuchen
Italian= Torta
Dutch= Cake
Portugese= Bolo
Russian= Пирог
Norwegian= Kake
Chinese= 蛋糕
Japanese= ケーキ

And don’t forget those well-known sayings in Cake Latin…..

Ok, here are Cake Quotes in Latin per Jenny…..I know, I know, now I’m just going off the deep end!  :)  I understood from several websites that Dulcia could be translated as either ‘cake’ or ‘sweet’ in Latin.  However, there are multiple other ideas, so if anyone knows for sure, please let me know and I’ll update this site!  I’m also trying to figure out how to properly conjugate Vini, Vidi, Vici (I came, I saw, I conquered!) to I came, I saw, I ate Cake, and Dum Vivimus, Vivamus (While we Live, Let us Live!) to While we Live, Let us eat Cake!. Any Latin scholars who could chime in?  Here is what I have so far though, assuming Dulcia can be used as Cake...

     Veritas Dulcia = Truth is cake
     Dulcia Curat = The cake cures
     Dulcia vos liberabit = The cake will set you free
     Viva Dulcia = Long live the cake
     Dulcia Rex= Cake is King
     Semper Dulcia= Always cake
     Dulcia infintum= Cake Forever

If there need to be corrections and you know Latin, please let me know and I’ll change this site & thank you profusely! I love Latin sayings, but certainly do not know my E Pluribus from my Unum!
 
And if you see something above that you like, go see if I made it into a T-Shirts or Apron in the Shop For It section (yes, I get a little carried away when it comes to cake!). 

Now, as much as I love cake for the fun of it, we cannot ignore the fact that there are serious questions we must address when talking of cake.  Like the forever debated question of correct Frosting to Cake Ratios-who is right, who is wrong, is there a clear winner?  Like the debate over the benefits of yellow cake with chocolate frosting vs. chocolate cake with vanilla frosting?  Those in the chocolate frosting camp are steadfast in their beliefs, but I believe discussion is the only way we can understand our differences.  So, here we go….. just answer the questions below and we’ll start tackling the hard-hitting cake issues!  Get your friends, family, kids and neighbors to answer as well, as the more people we have, the more statistically relevant our findings will be!  Once we have a base of answers, I'll start charting & graphing (see, that Market Research background is handy after all!) and hopefully we’ll get a national pole of opinion.  Watch out CNN….we’re tackling the cake issues that have gone unaddressed for far too long! 

This poll will only take 3 minutes & I would LOVE your responses...and your friends, family & children’s as well. Make it a family affair and let me have all your answers! Then come back and see how the charts come out!  Thank you!  And yes, I'm working on getting this into a web-survey form, so if your dying to answers, copy this into Word & send me your answers...I'll get compiling!  Thanks! :)

Eating Preferences:
1) How much cake do you eat per year?  __Never, ___1-2 times/year, ___For a few special occasions (3-5 times/yr), __All the time (6+ times per year).
2) For what special occasions do you eat cake (check all that apply)?   __Birthdays, __ Easter, __Christmas, __4th of July, __ Valentines Day, __Anniversary, ___Other_______.
3) What is your preferred cake to frosting ratio? __Lots of Cake/ Hint of Frosting, ___  Little Cake/Gobs of Frosting, ___Even-steven (cake=frosting).
4) What is your favorite flavor of cake? __yellow, ___chocolate, __other ______
5) What is your favorite flavor of frosting? __vanilla, ___chocolate, _ other_______
6) What is your favorite flavor combination? ___yellow cake/chocolate frosting, ___chocolate cake/vanilla frosting, ___yellow cake/vanilla frosting, ____chocolate cake/chocolate frosting, __other______
7) Do you like your cake covered in frosting or mostly in fondant? __Frosting, ___Fondant
8) Do you prefer your cakes in unique shapes (i.e. a favorite character) or traditional shapes (i.e. round)?___Shaped (& if so, ___3-D or __sheet-cake cut-out); ____Traditional (&if so, __round, ___sheet-cake rectangle), __No preference
9) Do you think cupcakes should be just for kids parties, or any parties?  __kids only, __adults love them too!
10) Does your family have the ‘second-day rule’ (where on the first day you cut & plate your cake, but on the second day you take your fork right to the lump of cake left-over on the platter) __No, __Yes!

Baking Preferences:
1) Do you ever bake cakes? ___No, __Yes (& if yes, __from scratch, __from a mix, ___sometimes both!)
2) Do you ever make frosting? __No (I only use store-bought tub frostings), ___Yes (I only make it from-scratch),  ___sometimes (I use both from-scratch & from a tub)
3) Do you snitch? __No, __Yes (& if yes, __the cake batter, __the frosting)
4) Who do you make cakes for (check all that apply)? __Spouse, __Kids, __Other relatives,  ___Friends  
5) For what special occasions do you make cake (check all that apply)? __Birthdays, __ Easter, __Christmas, __4th of July, __ Valentines Day, __Anniversary, ___Other_______.
6) Have you ever made a cake just for the heck of it, on a random day? __No, __Yes (& if yes, any specific reason, such as  too make someone feel better, to celebrate a good grade, etc…?___________________________________)
7) Did your care-givers ever make you cake when you were a child? __No, ___Yes

Buying Preferences:
1) Do you ever buy cakes from a store? __No, __Yes (& if yes, __from bakery, ___from grocery store, ___from Costco/Sam’s type of store)
2)  How much do you spend on a store-bought cake? __$10-$15, __$16-$25, __$25-$50, __$50+
3) Do you ever order cake at restaurants? __No, __Yes, ___Sometimes
4) Do you ever plan your meal (what you make or order) based on weather or not you will be having cake for dessert? __No, __Yes

"Who is answering these questions?
1) What is your age? _Under 5, _6-10, _10-19, _20-24, _25-29,_30-39, _40-49, _ 50-59, _60-69, _70+
2) Where do you live? ___________ (State & or Country)
3) Do you have kids?  ___No, ____Yes (& if yes, how old are they? _Under 5, _6-10, _10-19, _20+)
4) Did you get useful information on this web-site?  __No, __Yes
5) Were you inspired by this web-site to make a cake (either one from this site, or one of your own imagination)? __No, __Yes?
6) Will you come back to this web-site? __No (&if no, what can I improve______), __yes (&if yes, why?_______)

 
Thank you & I cannot wait to compile results & get some answers!  See you soon and as always Bake On!

Back To Top