The mother tries to cheer up her daughter who is having a difficult time by telling her a story about baking a cake. While the raw ingredients of oil, eggs, and flour individually do not taste good, when combined properly they make a delicious cake. In the same way, God allows difficult times in our lives, but we cannot understand His plan. Only He knows how the events He allows will come together for good in the end, just as the raw ingredients make a tasty cake when prepared properly. We should trust that God will not let us fall and will bring something wonderful from our hard times.