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I look pretty and i am sweet

but still people like to reap me.

I am soft sometimes but still

people use razor knife to cut me

I am here to give you joy

but still people put fire on me

I am here to make you happy

but people use me to smear others face.

So what am I?

Hint 1:

People can have me at least once a year, but not necessarily.

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  • $\begingroup$ Is it a type of food? $\endgroup$
    – mmking
    May 7, 2015 at 14:15
  • $\begingroup$ yes....you can eat this $\endgroup$
    – user2408578
    May 7, 2015 at 14:15
  • $\begingroup$ It is not a banana, is it? $\endgroup$
    – mmking
    May 7, 2015 at 14:19
  • $\begingroup$ nope....its not that type of food but it may be a combi pack...:P $\endgroup$
    – user2408578
    May 7, 2015 at 14:20

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It is

a cake

I look pretty and I am sweet but still people like to reap me.

We're going to eat it.

I am soft sometimes but still people use razor knife to cut me

We use a knife to cut the cake

I am here to give you joy but still people put fire on me

We put candles on a birthday cake

I am here to make you happy but people use me to smear others face.

Sometimes people smear cake on each other's face, such as a wedding cake or a birthday cake.

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    $\begingroup$ Do people normally smear birthday cakes on other people's faces? I've never actually seen it before, and it sounds kind of weird. $\endgroup$
    – mmking
    May 7, 2015 at 15:06
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    $\begingroup$ forums.techguy.org/attachments/152686d1246287734/… $\endgroup$
    – DaveBensonPhillips
    May 7, 2015 at 15:14
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    $\begingroup$ I tend to think of the smearing as a wedding-cake tradition.. maybe "cake" is the intended answer and "birthday" and "wedding" are just two possible types of it. :-) $\endgroup$
    – Hellion
    May 7, 2015 at 16:44
  • $\begingroup$ @Hellion That does make sense. I'll be busy for a while, I'll edit when I have time. $\endgroup$
    – mmking
    May 7, 2015 at 19:01
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    $\begingroup$ @mmking - Yes... I worked in India for a while, and my teams always made a big fuss over birthday celebrations, and smearing cake on their face was a mandatory part of it. $\endgroup$
    – Kevin Rubin
    May 7, 2015 at 19:33

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