The 'hear me out' cake TikTok trend, explained

You might be curious why people are putting print-outs of cartoon characters into cakes. And, well, the answer is a tiny bit uncomfortable: It's basically confessing an attraction to the strangest characters, people, or thingsSo the so-called "hear me out" cake is basically the people somewhat jokingly saying, "Hear me out; I would hook up with this character." The trend follows a few key beats. Two or more people — sometimes large groups — take turns placing skewered print-outs of t