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#  The first category is if the Tofel serves the Ikar and isn’t eaten for taste but rather it is eaten only to enable one to eat the Ikar. <Ref> S”A 212:1, Vezot HaBracha (pg 89, chapter 11) </ref> This category includes where the Tofel is to remove a bitter taste, add color, add smell, or make the ingredients stick together. <Ref> S”A 204:12 </ref>
#  The first category is if the Tofel serves the Ikar and isn’t eaten for taste but rather it is eaten only to enable one to eat the Ikar. <Ref> S”A 212:1, Vezot HaBracha (pg 89, chapter 11) </ref> This category includes where the Tofel is to remove a bitter taste, add color, add smell, or make the ingredients stick together. <Ref> S”A 204:12 </ref>
===Rules===
===Rules===
# Even if the two food aren’t eaten together still the Ikar covers the Tofel. <Ref> Shaat HaTzion 212:21, Vezot HaBracha (pg 89, chapter 11) </ref>
# Even if the two food aren’t eaten together still the Ikar covers the Tofel. <Ref> Shaat HaTziyun 212:21, Vezot HaBracha (pg 89, chapter 11) </ref>
# However, if also has intent to eat the Tofel because of it’s taste, then 2 Brachot are needed. <ref> Mishna Brurah 212:5, Vezot HaBracha (pg 89, chapter 11) </ref>
# However, if also has intent to eat the Tofel because of it’s taste, then 2 Brachot are needed. <ref> Mishna Brurah 212:5, Vezot HaBracha (pg 89, chapter 11) </ref>
# If mezonot is used as an absolute tofel, the mezonot is covered by the Ikar. <Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 108, chapter 12), VeTen Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner, chapter 4, pg 61) </ref>
# If mezonot is used as an absolute tofel, the mezonot is covered by the Ikar. <Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 108, chapter 12), VeTen Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner, chapter 4, pg 61) </ref>
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#  The second category is if the Tofel is eaten to add taste, yet, one is eating the mixture primarily to eat one of the two foods and that’s called the Ikar. <Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 89, chapter 11) </ref> The primary food and the enhancer is determined according to each individual’s preference. <Ref> VeTen Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner, chapter 4, pg 59) </ref>
#  The second category is if the Tofel is eaten to add taste, yet, one is eating the mixture primarily to eat one of the two foods and that’s called the Ikar. <Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 89, chapter 11) </ref> The primary food and the enhancer is determined according to each individual’s preference. <Ref> VeTen Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner, chapter 4, pg 59) </ref>
===Rules===
===Rules===
# The Ikar only covers the Tofel if the two are eaten together (in one spoonful, forkful, or handful). <Ref> Shaar HaTzion 212:21, Vezot HaBracha (pg 89, chapter 11) </ref>  
# The Ikar only covers the Tofel if the two are eaten together (in one spoonful, forkful, or handful). <Ref> Shaar HaTziyun 212:21, Vezot HaBracha (pg 89, chapter 11) </ref>  
# If also has intent to eat the Tofel because of it’s taste and it’s especially dear or important to oneself, then 2 Brachot are needed. <Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 90, chapter 11) </ref>
# If also has intent to eat the Tofel because of it’s taste and it’s especially dear or important to oneself, then 2 Brachot are needed. <Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 90, chapter 11) </ref>
# If mezonot is used as an enhancer and the foods weren’t cooked together, then two Brachot are required. This only applies for mezonot of the five grains and not rice. <Ref> VeTen Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner, chapter 4, pg 60, 74) </ref>  
# If mezonot is used as an enhancer and the foods weren’t cooked together, then two Brachot are required. This only applies for mezonot of the five grains and not rice. <Ref> VeTen Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner, chapter 4, pg 60, 74) </ref>  
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* S”A 168:8 and 212:2 rules that if one eats jam/marmalade on a cracker one should only make a Bracha on the marmalade and it exempts the cracker. Magan Avraham 212:5 writes that one honey crackers are primary and one only makes a Bracha on that and it covers the marmalade.  
* S”A 168:8 and 212:2 rules that if one eats jam/marmalade on a cracker one should only make a Bracha on the marmalade and it exempts the cracker. Magan Avraham 212:5 writes that one honey crackers are primary and one only makes a Bracha on that and it covers the marmalade.  
* Mishna Brurah 168:45 rules like the Magan Avraham but adds that it’s only one Bracha when it is baked together, however, if they’re baked separately it would require two Brachot, one for the cracker, one for the marmalade because one is not eaten as an enhancer of the other but rather one is eating it for both of the cracker and the jam. However, Mishna Brurah 212:6 rules that if one eats cheese on a cracker one only makes a Bracha on the cracker even if one likes the cheese because one is eating the cheese as a spread.  
* Mishna Brurah 168:45 rules like the Magan Avraham but adds that it’s only one Bracha when it is baked together, however, if they’re baked separately it would require two Brachot, one for the cracker, one for the marmalade because one is not eaten as an enhancer of the other but rather one is eating it for both of the cracker and the jam. However, Mishna Brurah 212:6 rules that if one eats cheese on a cracker one only makes a Bracha on the cracker even if one likes the cheese because one is eating the cheese as a spread.  
**[It’s clear that the Mishna Brurah 212:6 is discussing where one didn’t bake it together, because if so, the Shaar HaTzion 212:21 should have answered that the difference in cases between in 212:5 and 212:6 was that in 212:5 it wasn’t baked together and in 212:6 it was.] Similarly, Sh”t Shevet HaLevi 7:27(6) explains that Mishna Brurah 168:45 only meant to make two Brachot when there’s a thick layer of jam but if there’s a thin layer one should only make one Bracha.  
**[It’s clear that the Mishna Brurah 212:6 is discussing where one didn’t bake it together, because if so, the Shaar HaTziyun 212:21 should have answered that the difference in cases between in 212:5 and 212:6 was that in 212:5 it wasn’t baked together and in 212:6 it was.] Similarly, Sh”t Shevet HaLevi 7:27(6) explains that Mishna Brurah 168:45 only meant to make two Brachot when there’s a thick layer of jam but if there’s a thin layer one should only make one Bracha.  
* To clarify this distinction: Vezot HaBracha (chap 11, pg 99) rules that if there’s a cake with a thick layer of whipped cream, cheese, or ice cream and the two were not baked together one should make two Brachot (similar to the case of Mishna Brurah 168:45). However, if one eats the cream or topping of fruit, chocolate, or nuts in order to enhance the cake one should only make a Bracha on the cake. [See Vezot HaBracha (Birur 42) where he explains the distinction at length.]
* To clarify this distinction: Vezot HaBracha (chap 11, pg 99) rules that if there’s a cake with a thick layer of whipped cream, cheese, or ice cream and the two were not baked together one should make two Brachot (similar to the case of Mishna Brurah 168:45). However, if one eats the cream or topping of fruit, chocolate, or nuts in order to enhance the cake one should only make a Bracha on the cake. [See Vezot HaBracha (Birur 42) where he explains the distinction at length.]
* Boston crème pie is a cake and not a pie (like the name implies). It is made with two layers of sponge cake and is filled with a thick layer of custard or cream. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 360, pg 385, note 9) explains that one should make two Brachot on Boston crème pie because the filling is not merely an enhancer of the cake (and is similar to Mishna Brurah 168:45). However, Halachos of Brachos Handbook (Rabbi Bodner, pg 15) explains that Boston crème pie is simply a cake and the filling only enhances the cake and so the Bracha should be [[Mezonot]] (similar to Mishna Brurah 212:6). [http://www.ou.org/publications/brachot/default.htm OU] also writes [[Mezonot]].</ref>
* Boston crème pie is a cake and not a pie (like the name implies). It is made with two layers of sponge cake and is filled with a thick layer of custard or cream. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 360, pg 385, note 9) explains that one should make two Brachot on Boston crème pie because the filling is not merely an enhancer of the cake (and is similar to Mishna Brurah 168:45). However, Halachos of Brachos Handbook (Rabbi Bodner, pg 15) explains that Boston crème pie is simply a cake and the filling only enhances the cake and so the Bracha should be [[Mezonot]] (similar to Mishna Brurah 212:6). [http://www.ou.org/publications/brachot/default.htm OU] also writes [[Mezonot]].</ref>