WP_Query not showing correct amount of posts form custom taxonomy

Hi,
I am trying to display posts (CPT) from a specific category with my custom taxonomy. Im pulling my hair out as there has to be a simple explanation as to why my loop will only display one post despite my post_per_page parameters (8). FYI-my CPT is “Cake Flavors”. My taxonomy is also “Cake Flavors” and within the taxonomy i have about 8 categories: vanilla-flavors, chocolate-flavors, spice-flavors…etc. I want to have a page that shows only vanilla-flavors. Below is my loop code:

<?php

                      $args = array(
                      'post_type' => 'cake-flavors',
                      'posts_per_page' => 8,
                        'tax_query' => array(
                            array(
                                'taxonomy' => 'cake_flavors', // Taxonomy name
                                'field' => 'slug',
                                'terms' => array ('vanilla-flavors',)
                            )
                      )

                      );

                      // The Query
                      $cake_flavors = new WP_Query( $args );

                      // The Loop
                      if ( $cake_flavors->have_posts() ) {

                        while ( $cake_flavors->have_posts() ) {
                          $cake_flavors->the_post();

                        } ?>

                         <div class="small-6 columns">
                                <div class="row">

                                  <section>
                                      <div class="small-12 medium-6 columns">

                                          <h1><?php the_title() ?></h1>
                                          <p class="description"><?php the_field('description'); ?></p>
                                      </div>

                                      <div class="small-7 small-centered medium-6 medium-uncentered columns">

                                        <?php // check if the post has a Post Thumbnail assigned to it.
                                        if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) {
                                          the_post_thumbnail('thumbnail');
                                        } ?>

                                      </div>
                                  </section>

                                </div>
                          </div>

                    <?php
                      } else {
                        // no posts found
                      }
                      /* Restore original Post Data */
                      wp_reset_postdata();

                    ?>

PLeeeeez help! I’m new with WP and a bit overwhelmed so I may be missing something very basic… I tried help from WPMU and I got a canned answer directing me to the codex. I had already read it… Ive read it 1000 times, I still don’t get it… Thanks!