''Cake'' (or ''Cake TV'') is a children's and

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television series that originally aired on the ''KOL's Secret Slumber Party'' and ''KEWLopolis'' lineup on CBS. It was created by Barbara Miller and Maia Terzian, and was produced by

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in association with

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. The series was broadcast from September 16 to December 9, 2006.

Overview

The show revolves around a teenage girl named Cake, who is very much into fashion and arts and crafts. Cake wishes to follow in the footsteps of her Grandma Crystal, who used to design costumes for a famous rock star. In her spare time, Cake also enjoys

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and playing the

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. Her hair was tied in double buns, but in "Miracle on Ice: The Case of the Frozen Assets", she wore a different hairstyle. She wears a pink T-shirt during ''Cake TV'' filming sessions. Like Cake, her best friend Miracle Ross also has an eye for fashion and art, except she believes in spending money in order to get the perfect gift rather than making it. In "Miracle on Ice: The Case of the Frozen Assets", she wore a red T-shirt for the ''Cake TV'' filming session to match Cake's, but in episodes 2-9, she wore a lavender T-shirt, then a purple one in episodes 10-13. Amy Carson is a small child who lives in their neighborhood and enjoys cracking jokes and pulling pranks. She wears a green T-shirt during ''Cake TV'' filming sessions. Together they are the hosts of ''Cake TV'', an arts-and-crafts show on

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that is taped in Cake's garage. Benjamin Turner, who has no intention of going on camera because of stage fright, is the show's cameraman and director. He wears a blue T-shirt when operating the camera during ''Cake TV'' filming sessions. The garage where Cake TV is produced is filled with Grandma's endless supply of trinkets she used when designing costumes, such as beads, glitter, ribbon, and many other supplies. Cake always has items organized and ready to be grabbed at the studio.

Series taglines

* You Can't Buy Individuality, But You Can Make It! *PARTYTIME **Permission Always Required, Take Your Time, Imagination Means Everything. * It's a Piece of Cake! * Like It? ... Love it! * What time is it? It's Party Time! * See you next time on "Cake TV" * Hi everyone, and welcome/welcome back to the super cool, super creative world of "Cake TV". * It's "Cake TV" where you can't buy individuality but you can make it. Starring the always glamorous, Miracle, and me, your loveable announcer, Amy. And now here's your host, the girl with the golden glue gun, the girl who always takes the cake, Cake!"

Cast

* Christa B. Allen as Cake * Anna Maria Perez de Tagle as Miracle Ross * Keegan McFadden as Benjamin Turner * Emily Everhard as Amy Carson

"Amy Takeover"

After "Second Hand Woes" aired, there were plans to air a fourteenth episode titled "Amy Takeover". Originally planned for 2007, there are currently no plans for the episode to air.

Production and broadcast

''Cake'' was one of two live-action series slated for CBS's Saturday morning when

took over supplying content to CBS from

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in March 2006. The series was created by Barbara Miller and Maia Terzian. ''Cake'' was taped at

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. ''Cake'' ended its airings on CBS after three years, when the network began the Cookie Jar TV block in September 2009.

Episodes

References

External links

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