Well he was very big on treacle, as seen in his story about the three girls. He also attended the trial for the Knave of Hearts.

[He's way past feeling ridiculous at this point. They're wandering a doll house looking for Alice in Wonderland related clues just to get out. Though it feels far too real to be a dream it's a lot easier to put aside any sense of embarrassment when one can attribute everything to dream logic.

He holds out a hand for the note so he can look it over himself.]

He didn't like the fact that Alice grew large. I still have that cake downstairs unless the house has up and eaten it. Don't know if that will actually work. The riddle seems to be contained in this house so far.