Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.
Cakes
Dost thou think because thou art virtuous,
There shall be no more cakes and ale?
Shakespeare.—Twelfth Night, Act II. Scene 3. (Sir Toby to the Clown.)
You cannot eat your cake and have it.
Plautus.—Trinummus, Act II. Scene 4.