Hear me out: Shrek is hot. Even if you don't see the fictional ogre's, ahem, appeal, you've likely had a controversial crush in your day. And now, there's a TikTok trend for you to profess that love.

On TikTok, people are revealing their deepest, darkest secrets via the “Hear Me Out” cake trend, placing cut-outs of attractive fictional characters on cakes—with some very surprising picks. The ...