"他们在厨房里做蛋糕。"

Translation: They are making a cake in the kitchen.

[Patrick_Dark]

I think "They are in the kitchen making cake." should be accepted. Duolingo insists that I add the article "a" in front of "cake".

[Dr_Jerry]

Still marked wrong on 7/24

[yanivta]

Agree

[MaximusTeo]

my sentiments exactly. who says that 做蛋糕 is only referring to one cake being made? for all we know it's talking about cake in general.

still marked wrong 18 May 2019.

[1ostwolf]

This is the exact same answer I gave as well :( still marked wrong.

[JChien6953]

I put "They make a cake in the kitchen." I guess this should be correct.

[kirstenstuart]

I translated it as "They are baking a cake in the kitchen."

[Chris349250]

Making a cake should require the Chinese to include 一个蛋糕

[Jujujenny]

Shouldn't they be 'baking' a cake. Although I guess 'making' a cake is fine too

[ScottEvans89577]

I agree. Cakes are baked, not made, unless it is a no-bake cake, which is the exception not the norm.

[JerFlynn]

Could cake be plural here? Wondering if "They are in the kutchen making cakes" could be correct or not

[RobinThor]

The listening exercise should also accept 她们. Please upvote https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/29456371 for visibility if you agree.

[hippietrail]

Couldn't this also be "They make cakes in the kitchen"? I suggested it already.

[CalebePiac]

At other instances, Duo accepted 做 in the context of "cooking" to be translated as "cook" and "make". In this lesson, I was marked wrong for putting: "They are cooking a cake in the kitchen". It still lacks consistency.

[Stephen241623]

“Cooking a cake” is woefully unidiomatic in English; to me it's as bad as “cooking water”. In fact you'd normally say “baking a cake” rather than “making a cake”; they've already relaxed things rather a lot by saying “making”.

[SpangoRx]

I said "They are in the kitchen making cake".

[ElGringoMamado]

Making cake should be accepted.. ❤❤❤❤❤❤!