I used to be the kind of person that liked store bought cakes. That was before I started making my own. My DD had her 3rd Birthday last week and for her party I made her a scooby ccc. (Will post pictures later) Anyways on her actual birthday on Thursday I did not have time to make her a cake so I just bought one from the store. I know, I know, I should have just made one anyways. Well I started to eat a piece of it and OMG it was nasty! It was a marble cake with BC frosting. The cake was very dry and heavy and the BC had a funny chemical taste to it. My kids had no problem with it, but I just couldn't eat it. It was horrible. Lesson learned. No more store bought cakes EVER!!

Hahaha! Welcome to the Cake Snob club! We welcome all new members.

My palate for store-bought cake has changed very drastically too. Nothing's as good as homemade!

So...did you contact the store and let them know how nasty it was

A friend of mine (whose sis worked at a grocery store bakery) told me that those cakes could be up to two weeks old. I believe her because my dad ordered my mom a cake for her b-day and it looked like it had been in an earthquake. It had cracked all over the top, and they were going to give it to us like that! I told them to get me some icing and a spatula and I would fix it myself...they said that they couldn't do that and they started to "spackle" it back together....we asked for another cake..and they gave it to us for free.

As to why I didn't make the cake...they never ask me (they think that it's too much trouble for me) and it was the day after Christmas, my mom didn't want the mess in HER kitchen!

My MIL used to work in a grocery store bakery and they got all their cakes in prebaked in cardboard boxes that were wrapped in saran wrap then frozen for who knows how long. They were so dry and crumbly that they had a hard time icing them. I know they sell a lot of cakes but I think Quality over Quantity gets you a lot farther!! Just my opinion!!
Carrie

I am the same way...I used to think that the store cakes were so cute. Now I see all the mistakes and I know that I could do much better and it would taste better too!! I told my family they better never buy another store cake again!!!

I have to admit that sometimes I crave their really bad icing. It's sooo sweet! It's kinda like a homemade BBQ burger and a big mac - sometimes you just need the big mac!

Okay I am in the cake snob club as well! I even find myself having a hard time eating the little home made canned frostingfrosted and sprinkled birthday cakes that some "non-decorators" serve at their parties. Yuck!

I've joined the club, store bought just doesn't cut it in my house anymore! I'd rather be called a Cake Snob then eat nasty cake! he! he!

we had store bought cake at work today, and this was the first time I realized how good home made cakes really taste

I'm a Cake Snob Club member, too!! I used to LOVE store bought cake!! I'd get it every now and then for a special treat! I did that about 6 months ago, and I was soooooo disappointed! On one hand, I had ruined my "special treat", but on the other hand....... I can make REALLLLLLLL special treats anytime I want!--we'll have to discuss my weight issues another time.

the only store bought cake I like is the Baskin Robins cakes. They are so yummy!

I need to join the club. I had some of a grocery store cake at work and their cakes have gotten horrible!! This from a person who never saw a sugar treat that I passed up!! The icing tastes like a tub of lard. Many people have commented on this development.

My sister and I have made a few cakes for freinds and co-workers and I KNOW they were a thousand times better that the store bought ones! As I also have low self esteem this is a major statement!

Thanks everybody for your postings. I usually just read all of your posts. So as long as I am here I want to thank you for the wonderful hints, tips, recipes and comments. Even the venting can be funny (we have all had to deal with insane customers!).

Thanks again,
Eye

Welcom Eye!

I too use to love store bought cakes, now they make me gag! So I guess I'm a member too of the CSC!! It feels good to be in a club!

i used to work at IGA ( now sobeys). the bakers would bake a bunch of cakes on the "slow" days and then freeze them. sometimes they would sit for months!!!!! then if we had an order we were tought to spray the cakes with a little sugar water to " freshen" them up...ewwwwwww!!!!! i have never ever boughten a store cake, and i refuse to eat them!!!!

Okay, I guess that makes ma a cake uber-snob. I don't eat store bought cake. I don't eat cake from a box. I don't eat icing with shortening, and I don't eat anything with artificial colors or flavors ( butavan, creme bouquet, clear vanilla). It all tastes awful to me.

I definitely think that store bought cakes have their place...but it sounds like I'm lucky because in my area the grocery stores make their cakes fresh. And a lot of them are beautifully decorated, not always the typical generic looking cakes with the crusty roses. Not saying they're as good as homemade because it's hard to find any store bought food that is...just saying some stores are probably better than others.
Crissy

I can't stand store bought cakes, but I am still a sucker for the canned frosting. Only this is I don't like the frosting on cakes anymore, I just open the can and eat it with a spoon and a glass of milk. I know its pitiful

It's so true about the freezing of the cakes for months. I worked at our local grocery store bakery and alot of times, all we had to to was write on the cake. They already had frosting, borders, and roses on them. For the "custom" cakes, we took out a plainly iced one from the freezer and put on borders, did a little airbrushed background and stuck toys on them. The icing really was terrible and they had some gross pudding stuff between the layers. The manager said that was to keep the cakes moist.

Okay, guys....get the cake balls ready to throw! LOLL I actually like our local WalMart cakes. I know the people in the bakery personally (clean, nice, etc.) and they have always been really helpful to me with my edible images, etc. I have never eaten one that tasted freezer burned, etc. Okay, I do HATE the sugar free whipped icing.....it's YUK-KY! But, the REAL stuff is okay.

Yes, I like MY cakes and MY icings better, but, I'm not opposed to eating a store bought cake. Sometimes, esp. when I'm VERY TIRED....I'm HAPPY to get to relax and be just a guest that gets to eat The WalMart cake! LOL

I'm dodging cake balls even as I type! LOL

Beth in KY

I agree, all though I do enjoy homemade cakes better, I can eat a store bought cake like at work or birthday parties etc...but I know I won't spend anymore of my money on them. And also to whoever said they like baskin robin's cakes...I do too...One of these days Im gonna try and make my own ice cream cake.

Ooooohhhh!! I like ice cream cakes from baskin robbins. My absolute fave is made with their chocolate chip ice cream. Yuuuummmyyy!!

Oh yeah, Baskin Robbins cakes rule. Mint chocolate chip is my fave!