I am reliably informed that the taste and texture fail even to match the promise of its lamentable visual appeal.

As for “taking the cake” I have taken on the challenge of converting Mr and Miss LapLap to the joys of British non-meat mincemeat which embodies the taste profile of Christmas Pudding and Christmas Cake and is typically found in Xmas Mince pies. They are not fans. I’ve picked on Taiwan and launched a violent assault on their cuisine. Mincemeat with quince might have ruined their snowflake crisps and be a disappointing substitute for the pineapple in pineapple cakes but these fusions have made mincemeat palatable to the Japanese members of my family as well as to French mincemeat resistant friends - Win!!!