A new trend on TikTok called “hear me out cakes” is sweeping across social media platforms, with people confessing their most unusually intense crushes. The viral trend involves TikTokers gathering around a cake and revealing their most chaotic romantic attractions. Participants bring paper cutouts of their unexpected crushes glued onto wooden sticks, which range from famous actors in fictional roles to animated characters.
In a popular video with over 27.9 million views, the first character pinned on top of the cake was Diego from the children’s animated series, Go, Diego, Go. As each wooden stick is placed on the cake, participants often say “hear me out,” anticipating differing opinions on their crushes. The trend has led to laughter and amusement as more unconventional crushes are added to the cake, including characters like Megamind, Alfredo Linguini, Kristoff, and Marlin.
Alongside animated characters, crushes on actors from hit films and TV shows have also been revealed, such as Rumplestiltskin from Once Upon a Time and Kylo Ren from Star Wars. Fans have shown their support for the trend in the comments, with some expressing agreement with the unconventional crushes shared in the videos.
Musical group Brooklyn and Bailey recently joined the trend by sharing their own “hear me out cake” video, featuring colleagues in their office participating in the activity. The crushes revealed in their video predominantly focused on animated characters like Johnny the Gorilla, Sally from Cars, Baloo from The Jungle Book, Buzz Lightyear, and Sulley from Monsters, Inc. As the trend gains momentum, more TikTok users are taking part, leading to nearly 3,000 posts under the #hearmeoutcake hashtag.
The phrase “hear me out” is often used to introduce something considered absurd, against the advice of others, according to Urban Dictionary. It serves as a means to express attraction towards a person or fictional character, even if one’s peers may not share the same sentiment. The trend has not only captivated TikTok users but has also spread to other platforms like X (formerly Twitter), where individuals showcase their final “hear me out cakes” creations.
As the trend continues to gain popularity, it has become a light-hearted and entertaining way for individuals to share their offbeat and amusing crushes through the creative medium of cakes.