I simply LOVE your "cake and frosting" analogy over on Fixit's thread!! Ingenious! Did you come up with that one yourself?
A note about me...Silverado almost NEVER eats cake without frosting. In fact, cake is merely a vehicle to be able TO EAT FROSTING. I have even been known to eat frosting straight out of the can (only cream cheese will do) or bowl (preferably chocolate buttercream). My D13 also eats frosting in this fashion.
Perhaps, as my daughter develops, our Mom/Daughter talks should include a discussion about frosting. "Dear, never marry a man who scrapes off the frosting...it's a very important sign..." "Mom, are you feeling alright?" LOL!