Why Was Cake Trending On Twitter All Weekend Long?

By Kristy Puchko | Social Media | July 13, 2020

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Last week, we shared a disturbing video in which everyday household objects were cut in half to reveal they are actually cake. We questioned why one might spend so much time and energy and craft into making a cake that looks weird and probably tastes not awesome because fondant is gross. Well, we’re not the only ones outraged by deceptive cake. The Buzzfeed Tasty videos and others like it drove Twitter users nuts all weekend long, resulting in a flood of reactions, jokes, and memes.

Here are some highlights.

im in this guy's house. it's hell on earth. please send help.

try to get a drink of water, but the tap is made of cheesecake. go to pack my bags and leave but my clothes are now cupcakes.

"these are all cakes" I sob, grabbing handfuls of the red velvet cake carpet https://t.co/DpgLDBZNzh
— Finn (@thegoblinpoet) July 9, 2020

guys i’m genuinely distressed i can’t take this shit anymore pic.twitter.com/vUl54Ro444
— iz (@evillanelles) July 11, 2020

These videos are giving me a crisis. How am I supposed to know what is and isnt cake. Has everything always been cake? What if everyone I’ve ever loved or cared about is cake? What if it’s all a lie? What if I’ve been cake this whole time. Oh god oh fuck https://t.co/UHHnTJiUsy
— Joeyâš¡ï¸ (@joeygllghr) July 11, 2020

i bought an apple and it wasn't actually cake and i'm very disappointed
— Leigh Lahav (@leighlahav) July 12, 2020

“Let them eat cake” - Marie Antoinette

“Let them eat all these household objects that are actually cake” - Marie Internette
— Pundamentalism (@Pundamentalism) July 11, 2020

ARE YOU ACTUALLY A CAKE pic.twitter.com/CzcPKy9dto
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) July 12, 2020

It's actually cake pic.twitter.com/pYsfzMYj4e
— ð”žð”¡ð”žð”ª ð”¢ð”©ð”©ð”¦ð”° (@moby_dickhead) July 12, 2020

ðŸ˜µðŸ˜²ðŸ˜²ðŸ˜²ðŸ˜²All these cakes are actually regular household items ðŸ˜²ðŸ˜²ðŸ˜²ðŸ˜²ðŸ˜² pic.twitter.com/FZycHWOssM
— shira is thinking too much (@shiraisinspired) July 10, 2020

The Sixth Sense, but instead of seeing dead people, he sees cake
— David Opie (@DavidOpie) July 12, 2020

me at a funeral after saying we should cut the person open to see if they’re cake pic.twitter.com/m0R2Fa3dRU
— nope (@LilNasX) July 12, 2020

me takin a blood test in front of my boys to prove i’m not a cake pic.twitter.com/do49XPvU8c
— Andrew Durso (@andrew_durso) July 11, 2020

Cary Elwes: not cake pic.twitter.com/WPLQewFeff
— Hanna Ines Flint (@HannaFlint) July 12, 2020

SPOILERS FOR PARASITE (Also, watch Parasite! It’s on Hulu!:

https://t.co/Tbm4RkdXzN pic.twitter.com/LLg5zKpH7I
— clemmie (@cIemmie) July 12, 2020

pic.twitter.com/30DrwQI4Em
— ruthie :) (@theofluffycat) July 12, 2020

im sorry but i need u to know pic.twitter.com/NCjf1kOqPv
— William Yu (@its_willyu) July 12, 2020

Me checking what’s a cake and real pic.twitter.com/c3wInvX0Xk
— David Opie (@DavidOpie) July 12, 2020

So I went to make some cuts to my script and… it’s cake.
— Ashley Nicole Black (@ashleyn1cole) July 12, 2020

Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” but when you cut it open it’s actually Cake
— Jacob Oller (@JacobOller) July 12, 2020

CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES
IT IS IN FACT A CAKE
— Stevie Martin (@5tevieM) July 11, 2020

Got to see my mom for the first time in 5 months today. Quarantined for 2 weeks, got COVID tested twice and when it was finally time to hug her, my arms went right through her because she was cake. Come on guys. That’s enough. Not everything has to be a cake. Where is my mom?
— Ben Schwartz (@rejectedjokes) July 12, 2020

These are all cake. you can tell because even with decoration who the fuck wants cake that looks like a shoe or something? pic.twitter.com/nQPdRbDNyk
— Bevis Musson (@bevismusson) July 12, 2020