Oh, no.... actually, we snatched the plate away fearing the very same thing.
I swear he posed for that picture, however, he left a tounge print in the sour cream icing. That's when he decided he did not "really" want cake... plus he wasn't to thrilled about us taking pictures, either... we foiled his plan.
He walked around the house with evidence caught in his whiskers for the rest of the evening...
The tounge print is what upsetting to Val's daughter, LOL!