Why the title is like this? Because I never know this grammar. Or, I learned it but forgot it.

I really like the cake of heating up to 300 degrees Celsius.

I appreciate the woman of kissing me one more time.

The failure of trying again and again.

So I guess the grammar is sth. of doing sth. ?

From AI Reviewer

Your question is very clear: you are noticing a pattern like “X of doing Y” and guessing it is a grammar rule.

Key point

There is a real pattern, but it is not “sth. of doing sth.” in general.

What you’re aiming for is usually one of these:

  1. Noun + of + gerund (gerund = doing)
  • This is correct when the noun describes an action / process / idea, and of doing explains what kind.
  • Common with abstract nouns: idea, habit, act, process, experience, chance, possibility, risk, decision, failure, success, pleasure.
  1. Verb + (someone) + for + gerund
  • Common for thanking / appreciating / blaming, etc.
  • Example: “I appreciate you for helping me.”
  1. Noun + of + noun
  • “the cake of …” usually wants a noun phrase, not an action.

Your examples (what’s wrong + minimal, natural fixes)

1) “I really like the cake of heating up to 300 degrees Celsius.”

Problem:

  • “cake of heating up…” is unnatural because cake is a concrete noun. “of + doing” usually attaches to abstract nouns, not physical objects like cake.
  • Also, “heating up to 300°C” describes an action, so the grammar needs a different structure.

Natural options (choose one)

  • “I really like cake heated to 300°C.” (sounds technical, like cooking instructions)
  • “I really like cake when it’s baked at 300°C.” (most natural)
  • “I really like cake baked at 300°C.”

Extra examples

  • “I like bread baked at a high temperature.”
  • “I like steak when it’s cooked to medium.”

2) “I appreciate the woman of kissing me one more time.”

Problems:

  • “appreciate the woman” is not the right object here. You usually appreciate a person, but you don’t describe them as “the woman” unless the listener already knows who she is.
  • “of kissing me” is unnatural here. With appreciate, you usually say:
    • “appreciate someone” OR
    • “appreciate someone doing something” OR
    • “appreciate that …”

Natural options (choose one)

  • “I appreciate her kissing me one more time.” (correct structure; a bit formal/awkward emotionally, but grammatical)
  • “I appreciate that she kissed me one more time.” (more natural)
  • “I really appreciated it when she kissed me one more time.” (very natural)
  • If you mean “thank”: “I’m grateful for one more kiss.” (more idiomatic)

Extra examples

  • “I appreciate you helping me.”
  • “I appreciate that you took the time to explain it.”
  • “I really appreciated it when you checked in.”

3) “The failure of trying again and again.”

This one is close.
It can be grammatical in the right context, but it sounds incomplete by itself (like a fragment).

Better as a full sentence

  • “It was a failure to try again and again.” (if you mean the repeated trying failed)
  • “It was the failure of trying again and again that finally taught me something.” (if you want that “failure of doing” structure)
  • If you mean “I failed repeatedly”: “I failed again and again.”

Extra examples (correct “noun + of + gerund”)

  • “The risk of losing money is real.”
  • “The chance of getting promoted is low.”
  • “The habit of checking my phone is hard to break.”
  • “The idea of moving to Tokyo excites me.”

So, is the grammar “sth. of doing sth.”?

Accurate rule

✅ Some abstract nouns can take “of + gerund”:

  • “the idea of doing…”
  • “the habit of doing…”
  • “the risk of doing…”
  • “the failure of doing…” (less common; often needs context)

But it does NOT work well with most concrete nouns

❌ “the cake of heating…”
Because “cake” is not an abstract concept like “idea/risk/habit”.

Quick practical guideline (easy to apply)

Use “noun + of + doing” only when the noun is like:

  • idea, habit, act, process, experience, chance, risk, possibility, decision, fear

If the main noun is a thing (cake, woman, car, house), you usually need:

  • a relative clause: “cake that is baked…”
  • a past participle: “cake baked at…”
  • or a different preposition: “grateful for …”

If you want, paste 5–10 more sentences you want to express (your intended meaning in Chinese is OK too), and I’ll tell you which of the 3 patterns fits best each time.