I don't mind the outfit change or the hair pulled back. But it's the same problem as most mainstream cake scenes.... They used a generic store bought one with lousy coverage. You really gotta "treat" the cake first and over-frost it. It's no different from using an actual pie (bad) vs. a crust filled with cream and filling (good).
The Latina soap operas inherently get this right, but other countries less so. Too bad. Maybe they can hire me as a cake consultant.
Speaking of Germany, in "Sturm der Liebe" episode 3266, Isabell Ege smashes a small pie (a cream puff) in Bettina Redlich's face. The scene is short and hard to see. You can watch it e.g. on Facebook (starts at 40:25 - https://www.facebook.com/583444412338022/videos/805373020410910/ ) or on Dailymotion if you want.
There is an official picture of it, which is sadly much better than the scene itself.