Yeah it can connect to any node, I missed it the first time I ever used it to honestly. Cake is very nice, I have very hard to choosing wallets because they all have something I really like.
Discussion
Yeah, I know what you mean. I don't like multi-currency wallets, including the main Cake Wallet, so I got the XMR only wallet. I tried most of the reputable BTC wallets and settled on Nunchuk because of its BIP49 support, extended functionality, support for different signing types, and it's super clean and well-designed UX.
It also supports Tapsigner (NFC signing card)which you can configure as your signing agent. Then you get the benefit of external hardware protection and the speed and ease of use of a software wallet. I'm really happy with it. What are you using as your BTC wallet?
Stack Wallet
Stack is pretty nice. I tried it out when I was searching for my wallet. Clean interface, well designed UX, intuitive controls. The only thing that really excluded it from further consideration is the fact that it's a multi currency wallet which I specifically didn't want. It's been good for you tho?
No problems for me, I really only use it because PayNyms