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Before crust hardens.
It produces a flower but it is not its fruitΝΎ it produces branches which are its fruit.
I add lots of flavor and have many layers, but if you get to close I'll make you cry. What am I?
You throw away the outside, eat the inside, and throw away the inside. What is it?
I'm a small sweet cake, typically round, flat, and crisp. I come in a variety of flavors from chocolate chip to oatmeal raisin.
Iβm grown from darkness but shine with a pale light. Very round I am and always a lady's delight.