Pies = 1 unit, cakes = 3 units. The 50 more cakes is the gap of 2 units.

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• Cakes − Pies = 2 units → 50
• 1 unit → 50 ÷ 2 = 25 (pies)
• Cakes = 3 units → 3 × 25 = 75

He made 75 cakes.
Check: 75 − 25 = 50 more, and 75 = 3 × 25. ✓