having your perfectly sliced cake and eating it, too

Who wants cake?

Duh, everyone wants cake.

I don't know if it's my tendency to not really care about stupid stuff or what, but I've never really been bothered by cake that was cut somewhat unevenly. As long as I get one of the big pieces, it's not really an issue.

So, what's the point of the LED cake plate? You choose a setting (8 slices? 10 slices? 12 slices?) and the lights along the edge of the plate light up accordingly thus giving you a guide to perfectly portioned cake.

I'm sorry to report that it also plays "Happy Birthday".

All this for only $40.

Now, I can see how something like this might be helpful for a restaurant that offers cake on its dessert menu. Imagine how much agony pastry chefs have gone through over the years. They have prayed for this gadget.

Oh wait, no they haven't. They've had this:

Restaurant kitchens are full of things that are helpful for professional kitchens that most people simply don't need. You know, like 50 gallon stock pots and 16 burner stoves. It's not hard to understand why a restaurant would have a cake portion marker (the analog version) but that doesn't mean you need one at home.


If you think your guests are whispering behind your back about uneven cake portions - trust me, they're not.


Really, they're not.


Now slice me up some cake!