The Brochos for Foods Eaten Together, part 3 vol.1 no.9

As stated before, the grain component in a mixture containing the five grains is generally considered the primary food and the other foods its subordinates. This rule only applies when the two foods are thoroughly mixed, cooked, or baked together. However, when this is not the case, then, even when eaten together they are both, at times, considered primary foods and require their respective brochos. Some examples of this rule are:

1. Fish spreads: If one spreads lox or fish spread over a cracker and also desires to eat the spread for itself, he recites two brochos: Mezonos over the cracker and Shehakol over the spread. However, if the spread merely serves to enhance the eating of the cracker it is regarded as subordinate to the cracker and does not require its own brocha. Furthermore, if one uses the cracker merely as a means to grab hold of the spread no brocha is recited over the cracker.
2. Ice cream cones: If one is eating a sugar cone filled with ice cream, two brochos are recited: Mezonos over the cone and Shehakol over the ice cream. If, however, the cone is being used merely as a way to hold the ice cream, no brocha is recited over the cone.
3. Ice cream sandwiches: Regarding ice cream sandwiches, one generally desires to eat both the ice cream and the biscuit, and therefore he recites two brochos: Mezonos over the biscuit and Shehakol over the ice cream. However, if one has no independent desire to eat the biscuit and views it merely as a casing around the ice cream, no brocha is recited over the biscuit.
4. Cake topping: The topping on a cake, e.g. chocolate or cream, is generally there to enhance the cake's flavor and is regarded subordinate and does not require its own brocha. However, if there is a great abundance of topping and one regards it as a food of its own, he recites two brochos: Mezonos over the cake and Shehakol over the topping. When one's own intentions are unclear, the brocha of Shehakol should be recited first, and it is even preferable that one recite Shehakol over a different food and include the topping in the brocha.

Milk in cereal: If one eats cereal in milk no brocha is recited over the milk, because the milk is generally placed there to moisten the cereal and is regarded subordinate to the cereal. However, if one is drinking a considerable amount of milk and is interested in the milk independently of the cereal, the milk also requires its own brocha. This particular rule applies with all cereals even when the brocha for the cereal is Hoadoma rather than Mezonos, e.g. corn cereals.

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