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* The cake does not appear in ''[[Portal 2]]'' as it did in ''[[Portal]] 1'', Eric Wolpaw stated that it was removed because he and Valve were tired of the memes and had had enough of cake jokes.

* The cake slice icon shown on the neon panels throughout [[Test Chamber]]s in Portal appears in another Valve game, [http://store.steampowered.com/app/630 Alien Swarm], as the icon of the achievement "Perfect".

* The cake could also be a metaphor for God, in the sense that Chell is struggling towards something she seriously believes in and has her faith tested by GLADOS and Rattman's observations. The fight between Chell and GLADOS for the cake could be viewed as a struggle between God and Satan and GLADOS claiming the cake in the finale could be viewed as Satan's victory.

** The icon has also appeared on the [http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Noise_Maker#Team_Fortress_Birthday TF Birthday Noise Maker] item's icon in ''Team Fortress 2'', with the cherry removed.

* The cake was put in the game as inspired from the Black Forest cake sold in a bakery near the Valve headquarters.

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 * The cake does not appear in ''[[Portal 2]]'' as it did in ''[[Portal]] 1'', Eric Wolpaw stated that it was removed because he and Valve were tired of the memes and had had enough of cake jokes.
 * The cake slice icon shown on the neon panels throughout [[Test Chamber]]s in Portal appears in another Valve game, [http://store.steampowered.com/app/630 Alien Swarm], as the icon of the achievement "Perfect".
-* The cake could also be a metaphor for God, in the sense that Chell is struggling towards something she seriously believes in and has her faith tested by GLADOS and Rattman's observations. The fight between Chell and GLADOS for the cake could be viewed as a struggle between God and Satan and GLADOS claiming the cake in the finale could be viewed as Satan's victory.
 ** The icon has also appeared on the [http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Noise_Maker#Team_Fortress_Birthday TF Birthday Noise Maker] item's icon in ''Team Fortress 2'', with the cherry removed.
 * The cake was put in the game as inspired from the Black Forest cake sold in a bakery near the Valve headquarters.