"Cut the Cake" is a song written and performed by Average White Band. It was featured on their 1975 album Cut the Cake. The song was arranged by Roger Ball and produced by Arif Mardin.
The song nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 1976 Grammy Awards, but it lost to "Shining Star" by Earth, Wind & Fire.
"Cut the Cake" reached 7 on the U.S. R&B chart, 10 on the U.S. pop chart, 13 on the U.S. dance chart, 16 in Canada, and 31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1975. The song ranked 71 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1975 and 151 on the Canadian year-end chart.
AWB re-released the song in 1986 where it reached 34 on the U.S. R&B chart and 45 on the UK Singles Chart.