Someone had to ask the questions that matter.
Fork of course, i’m not a barbarian.
It seems to always be served with a fork but now that you mention it I think a spoon would be better.
This is the opposite of my experience. I find usually, not always, cake comes with a spoon. I prefer a fork.
I’m surprised to hear that. Not sure I’ve ever been given a spoon. Why do you prefer a fork? Doesn’t some fall through?
It doesn’t fall any more than with a spoon, unless we are talking about something extremely crumbly such as thousand layer cake. Which to be fair is also a pain to eat with a spoon, or any kind of cutlery. I find the flat profile of the fork is excellent to cut a small portion of the cake away without upsetting the rest of the cake structure. I can’t say the same about the curve of the spoon, which forces a scooping motion that often messes up the cake. I also find that the curved edge of the spoon makes it difficult to lift any crumbs from a flat plate surface. If I can’t lift crumbs with the fork’s edge, I can always press them down flat between the prongs and lift them. The curved shape of the spoon doesn’t allow for this. Finally, I prefer how the fork feels in my mouth as opposed to the spoon.
So, these are my reasons for preferring a fork over a spoon when eating cake. Interesting to see people making a case for the opposite, but hey that’s exactly what I wanted to know.
Edit: clarification on first sentence
I prefer a spoon, but I’ve found that for most cakes a spoon isn’t long enough to take a proper vertical bite
Fork for everything that isn’t liquid. I actually kinda prefer chopsticks because they keep me from just shoveling shit in my gullet, and I don’t eat until I’m super full.
Yes. Eating it with a knife is just too dangerous and uncomfortable.
You’re just skipping over the obvious choice of chopsticks, I see.
A dainty little fork, for most cakes. I make easy cakes not fancy cakes though. Ricotta cake, yogurt cake, pineapple upside down cake. Not so fluffy, more springy. Sort of a cornbread recipe, modified to make different cakes. So often it’s reasonable to cut a wedge and just eat it without a utensil.
Is there ice cream on it or in it? Spoon. Otherwise, fork.
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It depends on cake’s texture. Some cakes are way to soft to eat them with fork.
I don’t. Preferences set one up for disappointment. I simply use what is offered or whichever has more clean.
Forks for ice cream fresh from the freezer though, they break into it better
People who prefer using a spoon for (non ice cream) cake are the type of people who make a song and dance out of succumbing to temptation when they order it.
Why not combine both, spork, best of both world.
Blasphemer! The followers of the almighty Foon will erase your heretical nonsense from the earth. Foon commands you to worship no other utensil but it.
Why not combine both, Fospork, best of both world.
Jihad!
Depends on the cake. For most cake, either will do, but I prefer a fork. For tres leches ice cream cake, or similar cakes, spoon.
Regular cake? A fork.
Ice cream cake? Spoon.
You already know where I’m going with this, time to upgrade your woodwear homie!
Sporknife.
Sporfe
Hey, when you see cake, come prepared…
lol
My sister has some blank utensil things (wood blocks meant to be made into spoons and forks). Imma send her this and tell her to make it 🤣
I call it the Kitchen Weapon, and yes the cross section is just press fit, easy to disassemble for actual use believe it or not.
Feel free to copy the design, I just made it on a whim to hang over the kitchen sink.
This question is why some overly clever and yet still useless fellow invented the spork.
Though, the answer for me is simple. Is Icencream involved? Spoon. No ice cream? Fork.
