Nuno Roque started drawing the storyboard for "My Cake" after seeing a 1903 picture of artist Valentin Serov painting the portrait of young Russian Prince Felix Yusupov (later known for participating in the assassination of Rasputin).
It took fifteen people to shoot the final scene where The Prince is attacked by hundreds of poisoned apples.
The film is a response to the saying "You can't have your cake and eat it too".
The sculpture "The Piano Body" by Nuno Roque, appears in the film.
The costume wore by The Villain references John Galliano's Spring 2011 menswear collection, inspired by Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.