When I was young I got in trouble and my mom took away my birthday. No cake, no party, no gifts, then last minute she found out that I did not do what she assumed I did, but it was too late to bake a cake (my dad did all the baking, and he always went hunting on my birthday). But my mom found an extra pie my dad had in the freezer. I was allowed to invite two friends and we had birthday pie.

After that I was never allowed birthday pie again, but I am now an adult and do not accept birthday cake, only pie.