Cake
- This article is about the food. For theThing fromPaper Mario: Sticker Star, seeCake (Thing).
- “DearMario, please come tothe castle. I've baked a cake for you. Yours truly, Princess Toadstool, Peach.”
- —Princess Peach,Super Mario 64
Cakes in theSuper Mario franchise are sweet, baked desserts often featured with more than one layer and usually decorated with cream and strawberries. Cakes are most commonly associated withPrincess Peach, who sometimes bakes one forMario after being rescued, or mentions cake in the prologue.
History[edit]
Donkey Kong[edit]
In some Atari ports forDonkey Kong, a birthday cake is one ofPauline's lost items.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]
- Main article:Cake (boss)
A cake inSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars appears in the form of a wedding cake that comes to life, whom the player has to fight as a boss.Booster eats the cake whole after it is defeated.
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario 64 /Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
A cake has somewhat of a role inSuper Mario 64 andits Nintendo DS version. The game begins with an invitation letter fromPrincess Peach toMario, which implies that she has baked a cake for him before she gets kidnapped. After Mario rescues her, she decides to thank him by baking a cake for him. The game's final scene shows a cake with two layers, with the words "Thank you" and statuettes of Mario and Princess Peach. The game stays on this screen until the player resets the system. In the remake, additional statuettes of the unlocked characters will appear on the cake at the end of the game. Unlike in the original, pressing any button on the end scene will return the player to the title screen.
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
A cake inSuper Mario Galaxy is what one ofToy Time Galaxy's planets is shaped like, on a plate. It is mandatory to go here in the third mission and "blow" out all of the candles using Mario'sSpin move to create aLaunch Star at the top. The inside of the cake can be entered via aWarp Pipe.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
A cake inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii is used in the introduction scene byBowser Jr. and theKoopalings, who hide in it to sneak intoPrincess Peach's birthday party and kidnap her. The cake is then used by the Koopalings to send Peach to an airship outside the castle.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
A cake inSuper Mario Galaxy 2 appears as an interactive element during the end credits. It is an altered version of the cake fromNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, and it has severalFruits. A cake is also repeatedly mentioned byBowser, who mentions that he wants Peach to make him a giant cake due tohis large size. A cake is mentioned by Peach in her letter at the beginning, as she and Mario watch theStar Bits fall from the sky.
Super Mario Odyssey[edit]
A cake inSuper Mario Odyssey is in theSnow Kingdom, which has theFrost-Frosted Cake that was to act as the first prize for theBound Bowl Grand Prix, although it ended up stolen by Bowser to have it act as his wedding cake for his and Princess Peach's marriage. The replacement for this was aMulti Moon. It was ultimately returned to its rightful owners, theShiverians, after Bowser was defeated. Aside from this, cake was also mentioned inMayor Pauline's quiz, where she mentions she liked cake, though she specified that it had to be "the good cake, not the packaged stuff."
Super Mario Run[edit]
InSuper Mario Run, Peach sent a letter to Mario inviting him to her castle for a party with cake. Bowser learned about this and said he would kidnap Peach and steal the cake, but the cake is never seen. Princess Peach's Cake is a special item that can be purchased in the Shop for Kingdom Builder mode. It costs 10,000coins and is only available after the following requirements are completed:
- World 6-4 has been completed
- Peach has been rescued
- 2000Red Toads, 1000 each forGreen andBlue Toads, and 500 each forYellow andPurple Toads have been collected
Unlike other items, Princess Peach's Cake can only be placed in the center of the first area, directly in front of Peach's Castle. It is positioned over the crossroads. It cannot be put away once placed. When tapped, the cake does a short hop. The landing causes the screen to shake.
Wario Land II[edit]
Cakes inWario Land II are thrown byCooks and initiate theFat Wario transformation if eaten byWario.
Mario Party series[edit]
Mario Party[edit]
One of the boards forMario Party,Peach's Birthday Cake, is a large and elaborate birthday cake and Princess Peach's home board. In addition, Bowser's "gift" for passing him on this board is aBowser Cake, which is a dud item that costs the player several coins. It is a spiked shell with frosting and candles, and cannot be eaten.
Mario Party 2[edit]
Cakes inMario Party 2 appear in theminigameCake Factory, where players have to put strawberries on the cakes until 30 seconds are up.
Mario Party 3[edit]
Cakes inMario Party 3 appear in the minigameGame Guy's Sweet Surprise, where the player must guess whichChain Chomp will finish eating its cake first.
Mario Party 4[edit]
A birthday cake inMario Party 4 is an item that the player can obtain for the minigame room in thePresent Room by clearingBeach Volley Folly in Battle Mode.
Mario Party 5[edit]
Cakes inMario Party 5 appear in the boardSweet Dream, where whenever a player lands on aHappening Space on each cake, a knife will appear to slice a cake. Cakes in the minigameStrawberry Shortfuse are placed on certain trays and have to be collected by the player characters while avoiding the trays with bombs.
Mario Party 8[edit]
Cakes inMario Party 8 appear in the minigameSugar Rush, where players must recreate cakes by placing toppings in the correct spots.
Mario Party DS[edit]
A cake inMario Party DS is the setting for the minigameCherry-Go-Round, though neither it nor the cakes in the background are interactive.
Mario Party: Island Tour[edit]
Cakes inMario Party: Island Tour appear in the minigameTop This, where players have to put their toppings on various cakes.
Mario Party: Star Rush[edit]
Cakes inMario Party: Star Rush appear in the minigamePiece of Cake, where players have to try and have their slice of cake match the one held by theShy Guy.
Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]
Cakes inMario Party: The Top 100 appear in two returning minigames, Cake Factory and Strawberry Shortfuse.
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
Cakes inMario Party Superstars return in not only theMario Party 2 minigame Cake Factory, but the Peach's Birthday Cake board, alongside the Bowser Cake, which Bowser says is made of rock.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Cakes in thePaper Mario series exist in many variations that can be prepared by the cooks, includingChoco Cake,Couple's Cake,Fruity Cake,Mousse Cake,Mushroom Cake,Nutty Cake, andStrange Cake.
Paper Mario[edit]
| Cake | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Paper Mario description | A tasty cake baked by Tayce T. Restores 15 FP. |
InPaper Mario, if Mario reclaimsTayce T.'sFrying Pan from the Pink Station area ofShy Guy's Toy Box and returns it to her, the cook will prepare him a Cake. After Mario receives this Cake, Tayce T. mentions that she baked a Cake to win over her nameless, now late husband, rendering the making of Cakes troublesome for her. Of note is that this backstory is extremely similar to the one given forWonky and his story aboutZess T.'sCouple's Cake inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Regardless, she will bake additional Cakes for Mario when he brings herCake Mixes, which can be found in theShy Guys' playground in the Blue Station area of Shy Guy's Toy Box (west of a hallway withAnti Guy). A Cake restores fifteenFP and sells for the most atStar Haven, where it can be sold for fifteencoins.
In Shy Guy's Toy Box,Gourmet Guy, who is blocking a railroad crossing in the Pink Station area, craves for a Cake and will not budge until Mario gives him one. Mario must bring him a Cake baked by Tayce T., and when Gourmet Guy eats it, he will jump around the area before flying offscreen, clearing the crossing for Mario to progress (and dropping aCookbook in the process).
During an intermission after Chapter 4, Peach is required to bake aSpecial Strawberry Cake for Gourmet Guy.
Recipes[edit]
| Recipe | Result |
|---|---|
 Cake Mix |  Cake |
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
A cake inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is delivered to Mario in theGlitz Pit by a fan of his. If Mario and his partner eat it, it will refill all of the party's stats. If Mario decides not to consume it,Shellshock will eat it instead, boasting about how good the cake was. Later,a "fan" of Mario tries to send him aPoisoned Cake. If Mario and his partner eat it, the latter gets sick, forcing Mario to fight his next opponent alone. If Mario decides not to consume it, Shellshock will eat it and get sick instead.
Goombella's tattle onPrince Mush in the remake reveals that he is not fond of cake, with it being implied that it stemmed from falling for Rawk Hawk's Poisoned Cake trick in the past.
Mario Kart series[edit]
A slice of cake, simply known as the Cake inMario Kart Arcade GP andMario Kart Arcade GP 2 is one ofPeach's special items. Upon being used, it removes all bad conditions from the user's kart, such as square tires, burst tires, orThunder Cloud. In addition, the Cake provides a shield for approximately half a second upon being used. With good timing, this can be used to block incoming items or be immune to the explosion of aTime Bomb.
The Cake inMario Kart Arcade GP has an unlockable variant, the Cake+, which greatly increases the duration of the shield the item provides.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story /Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]
Cakes inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story andits Nintendo 3DS version appear briefly duringBowser's battle againstMidbus inFawful Theater, where they are occasionally thrown at Midbus from the audience, restoring 20 of his HP if he manages to consume one. Bowser canpunch them orinhale them before they are eaten by Midbus; in the latter case, Bowser will recover 20 of his own HP instead. Cakes of various types are also seen in the "Victory Feast" sequence. Lastly, a cake in the ending is delivered to Bowser byBirdley on behalf of Princess Peach.
Princess Peach: Showtime![edit]
The threePatissiere Peach stages inPrincess Peach: Showtime! has her decorate pre-baked cakes with frosting, being judged on time limits and on design.
Gallery[edit]
Mario Party
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Princess Peach: Showtime!
Princess Peach: Showtime!
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ケーキ[?] Kēki | Cake | |
| Chinese | 蛋糕[?] Dànɡāo | Cake | |
| French | Gâteau[?] | Cake | |
| German | Kuchen[?] | Cake | |
| Italian | Torta[?] | Cake | |
| Korean | 케이크[?] Keikeu | Cake | |
| Russian | Торт[?] Tort | Cake | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Pastel[?] | Cake | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Pastel[?] | Cake | |
| Tarta[?] |
