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The Cake She sang the male part, while Tiny Tim sang the female. What set The Cake apart from other girl groups of the time is that they recorded their own material, as well as a number of R&B standards. Their own songs were in the vein of 1960s baroque pop with intricate madrigal-style vocal harmonies. They released two albums on Decca Records, "The Cake" (1967) and "A Slice Of Cake" (1968). Both were recorded at the Gold Star Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Their debut single was the Jack Nitzsche and Jackie De Shannon penned song, "Baby, That's Me". The production