In the realm of desserts there is no shortage of people who believe they know the best possible combinations of flavors. With an innumerable host, there are many sects who squabble over the best way to eat an ice cream sundae, or the wonders of vanilla versus chocolate. Among the most vocal and heated disputes is this: whether or not the humble pie is a greater dessert than a cake.
The essence of the cake, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is as such: " a sweet baked food made from a dough or thick batter usually containing flour and sugar and often shortening, eggs, and a raising agent" (Merriam-Webster 2009). Alternatively, a pie as defined by the local online dictionary is: " a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish" (Dictionary.com 2009). Though both involve pastry and baking, the two dishes contain obvious differences, stemming from their original matter. A cake is rather limited in its use of a thick batter as the sole ingredient, while a pie is open to much interpretation in regards to the filling of the pastry. comparing 2 dictionary definitions is not academically profound.
The typical toppings on both pies and cakes vary as well, although both types of sweetmeats make use of them. Cakes, made with pure dough, take a layer of frosting, to stop the quick spoilage of the cake (Thebault 2009).Once the frosting is in place, the possiblities to decorate the cake normally involve sweet treats such as sugar, chocolate, or fruit. However, the pie has no such limitations. The variety allowed in pie fillings enables types of toppings to meander from the sweet meraganue to the crunchy peacan, to the savory meats. It should be mentioned at this point that the majority of pies are seen with a sweet topping.
Finally, pie is more of a testament to a baker's skill, more than any cake to date. (Kershner 2005) The cake merely requires the proper mixing of ingredients, while a pie is a labor of love. A pie requires more than a simple assembly of parts, it uses multiple skills to achieve a proper crust, and the consistancy of the filling, and the love to adorn the top. A cake is incomparable in popularity to imaginative pie (Hopkins 2009).
Despite the most basic similarities of these goods: the baking, the pastry, and the topping, a cake with its general limits on taste and toppings, plays second fiddle to the pie, a much loved classic with many faces. The texture of the cake, one seeming like a muffin is too cloying for some. The necesity of a sweet frosting bothers more, and the lack of flavor in a cake bothers the multitudes of people who love desserts.


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Bibliography

Hopkins, Kate. "Quick Straw Poll: Cake or Pie?." Accidental Hedonist.