First things first- this is a Kaplan family tradition.

[He reaches down to pull a couple of the candles out of the cake, sticking them into his mouth to lick the icing off. As soon as he tastes it, though, he goes still, eyes widening.]

Cream cheese? Oh my god, you're kidding-

[He snags a few more candles, sucking absently on the ends and taking the knife to cut a piece now that a section's been cleared of wax. And- yep, just as he suspected. There's only one kind of cake he likes that goes perfectly with cream cheese icing.]

Carrot cake. Are you trying to slay me with awesome one step at a time, T?

[Yeah he might as well just admit defeat now- his face is going to seriously hurt from all this smiling before the day is over.]