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{{Quotation|'''GLaDOS'''|There really was a cake...|sound=GLaDOS_escape_01_death_nag01-1.wav}}
{{Quotation|'''GLaDOS'''|There really was a cake...|sound=GLaDOS_escape_01_death_nag01-1.wav}}


The promise of '''Cake''' is introduced by [[GLaDOS]] as an incentive for [[Chell]] to complete the [[test chambers]] in the original [[Portal]]. It is referenced in many of the [[Doug Rattmann|Rattmann's dens]] as ''a lie'', sparking the {{w|internet meme}} "The Cake is a lie". {{Spoiler|The Cake can be seen at the end of Portal in a room surrounded with ''waking'' [[Personality_core|Personality Cores]].}}
The promise of '''Cake''' is introduced by [[GLaDOS]] as an incentive for [[Chell]] to complete the [[test chambers]] in the original [[Portal]]. It is referenced in many of the [[Doug Rattmann|Rattmann's dens]] as ''a lie'', sparking the {{w|internet meme}} "The Cake is a lie". {{Spoiler|The Cake can be seen at the end of Portal in a room surrounded with ''waking'' [[Personality_core|Personality Cores]].}}


== Portal ==
== Portal ==
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== Portal 2 ==
== Portal 2 ==
The cake does not make any appearances in Portal 2, though is referenced once through a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxd7gdSt7dU#t=19m19s sticker on the fake door before GLaDOS takes Chell to her chamber], mentioning that she [[Media:GLaDOS fgbrvtrap02.wav|"...honestly, TRULY didn't think you'd fall for that."]] She also mentions that if she knew Chell would fall for the trap, she would have dangled a turkey leg from the celing.  This contradicts the common notion that GLaDOS may have forgotten about the cake after the destruction of the Intelligence Core.
The cake does not make any appearances in Portal 2, though is referenced once through a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxd7gdSt7dU#t=19m19s sticker on the fake door before GLaDOS takes Chell to her chamber], mentioning that she [[Media:GLaDOS fgbrvtrap02.wav|"...honestly, TRULY didn't think you'd fall for that."]] This contradicts the common notion that GLaDOS may have forgotten about the cake after the destruction of the Intelligence Core.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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* 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 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 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 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 when inspired by a bakery near the Valve headquarters.
* The cake was put in the game as inspired from the Black Forest cake sold in a bakery near the Valve headquarters.
* The type of cake was Black Forest cake.

Revision as of 18:56, 3 March 2012

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There really was a cake...
GLaDOS

The promise of Cake is introduced by GLaDOS as an incentive for Chell to complete the test chambers in the original Portal. It is referenced in many of the Rattmann's dens as a lie, sparking the internet meme "The Cake is a lie". The Cake can be seen at the end of Portal in a room surrounded with waking Personality Cores.

Portal

The cake is spoken of frequently throughout Portal. It is often mentioned through dialogue as well as Rattmann's wall art in his dens. Although the dens frequently claim that the cake is in fact a lie, the ending of Portal shows the actual cake.

Recipe

In addition to the simple mention of the Cake, an actual recipe is given. The recipe can be found on several computer screens after Chell's escape from death. Additionally, during the battle with GLaDOS, the Intelligence Core will recite the recipe for the Cake. The recipe often contains inedible or undesireable ingredients, such as "fish shaped ethyl benzene" or "cranial caps."

See also: Intelligence Core voice lines

Portal 2

The cake does not make any appearances in Portal 2, though is referenced once through a sticker on the fake door before GLaDOS takes Chell to her chamber, mentioning that she "...honestly, TRULY didn't think you'd fall for that." This contradicts the common notion that GLaDOS may have forgotten about the cake after the destruction of the Intelligence Core.

Trivia

  • 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 Chambers in Portal appears in another Valve game, Alien Swarm, as the icon of the achievement "Perfect".
  • The cake was put in the game as inspired from the Black Forest cake sold in a bakery near the Valve headquarters.