Cake Vs. Pie, Assignment #72

Cake vs. Pie...  I'm really torn on this one.  I guess, if I had a slice of pie on one side, and a slice of cake on the other, I would probably go for the cake; especially if it was a chocolate cake, with chocolate frosting, with gooey, ooey chocolate filling.....

But, sometimes I prefer pie!  I like fruit pie, like apple or cherry--it goes well with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.  The other pies, say like, French Silk just don't do well with ice cream.  Also, when I eat pie, I create an illusion that I am eating "healthy".  I know, it's an illusion.  Ironically, this afternoon I found myself ordering a apple empanada at the Taco Bell.  Instead of waiting to get to work to eat it at my desk, the apple cinnamon smell was too much to resist, so I started nibbling on it while driving back to work.  The nibbles grew into bites, and the HOT bubbly apple filling proceeded to ooze out of the empanada, burning the inside of my mouth and my leg, (after spitting the darn thing out of my mouth).  I think I'm going to stay away from the pie.

I'm confused with the cheesecake.  Is it a pie, or is it a cake?  It has a pie crust, BUT, the texture is more of a cake.  I love it no matter.  But, again, I'm torn between the cake and the pie.  My first instincts would be the chocolate cake however.  Second choice: Apple Pie--no matter what style, I'm not picky.  I will say that a cake lasts longer at my house versus the pie.  My husband and children are more "pie and ice cream" eaters.  Baby Nick however will eat ANYTHING as long as strawberries and whipped cream involved.