I seem to have a thing for cakes

Seriously, what do cakes mean? My analogising isn't so hot right now but there's gotta be a significance to why cake keeps coming up. Look what Lizzie sent me today:

http://whisk-kid.blogspot.com/2009/08/say-it-with-cake.html

Amazing, much? First cake wrecks, now cake promises... is there hope on the agenda??? Why cake?!