The 'These Are All Cakes' meme stems from a viral video compilation posted by Buzzfeed's Tasty in July 2020, showcasing the incredible work of Turkish baker Tuba Geçkil. The video featured everyday objects—like Crocs, bars of soap, and rolls of toilet paper—being sliced open to reveal they were actually hyper-realistic cakes. This sparked a wave of 'existential dread' across the internet, leading to a massive trend where social media users questioned the reality of every object they encountered. The meme is typically used to represent paranoia, trust issues, or the bizarre realization that things are not always what they seem, often accompanied by the phrase 'Everything is cake.'