Cake meets gamingSourced
A German cake became
an internet in-joke.
Black Forest gateau, the chocolate-and-cherry cake, appeared in the 2007 game Portal. Its role in the game helped turn it into a lasting internet meme.
An old dessert found
a new online life.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-01