My daugher will be 20 next week. I called her to find out what kind of cake she wanted. Now, I'm not a professional baker or decorator, but I've taken Wilton classes. She even went with me and we had a great time.

Oh yeah, back to the cake request.

Me: What kind of cake do you want for your birthday?

Daughter: Well, mom, I know you're a really good baker and I don't want to hurt your feelings, but my favorite cake is a yellow box mix and chocolate canned frosting. Will you make that, pretty please?

WHAT????

Anyone else ever get this?

By the way, she's getting her box cake and canned frosting.

that's my fave, i would choose the canned ch frosting over buttercream, i love the fuggy taste. if i could find a great chocolaty fudge frosting recipe i could be convinced to change my mind.

My husband's been pulling that lately.

My family likes the Better Cream , I hate to work with that stuff. I have to say the Paying customers love my buttercream. [/b]

That is my favorite cake too! I haven't eaten any of my cakes since I got pregnant, I don't like buttercream anymore!

It could've been worse...she could've asked for a 4-tier decorated extravaganza (sp?). I happen to love yellow box mix as well, but my frosting of choice is that creamy whipped icing (I don't know that name or brand, but I love it!!) or that confetti icing...i can eat that out of the can I'm sure your homemade sweets are yummy as well...

WOW! That is my favorite cake too. You shouldn't be offended at all. Everyone is different. If someone asked me what I wanted it would either be a Dairy Queen ice cream cake or the yellow box cake and milk chocolate frosting from the can.

I wouldn't think twice about that request. If that was what my son wanted, hey, no problem, less work, less clean-up for me. I'm not that blessed. My spoiled family can taste the difference between the boxed mixes and scratch cakes; same with icing. When I do my practice cakes (which consist of boxed mixes, scratch icings) the conversation consists of --

Q (them) - Is this a boxed mix?
A (me) - Yes.
Q (them) Why?
A (me) - It's only a practice cake.
Q (them) - Don't you think you should practice your baking, too?
A (me) - Just stop, thank God for what you have, and then keep going!

Theresa

A good ol' box/can frosting does sound good. It's less work for you. Does she want it fancied up with some decorating or just some writing?

Man, I want to go buy a can of the fudgy frosting now. Thanks for that!!


Amy

I have to say I'm with your daughter. I was actually in bed thinking about a yellow cake and choc can frosting a couple of nights ago - it's been too long without it!

Well, I baked the cake for a family party tomorrow. Just talked with her and she is so excited that she is getting her cake of choice. And, I'm excited because it was soooo easy. Because I enhanced the cake and made it three layers instead of two, had to send hubby out for a little more frosting. MMMM, don't think it wasn't that I had to taste test that fudgy stuff. Everyone is happy!!!

I love canned frosting! YUMMM

OH yeah!!! I am a cookie mom so I don't really do cakes. When I do I can promise they are not from scratch. Nothing against them & those who do them but mine would be HIDEOUS so I stay away from it. Anyways I made one for my hubby's grandma a few months back (it was her 104th bday) no one else mentioned it so I made one & we went to visit her. Keep in mind my bro-in-law own 3 bakeries. Anyways it was a yellow cake with milk chocolate frosting, it was GONE. At one point I heard my sister say "boxed cake is so much better than a bakery cake" Ouch considering my BIL was in the next room. Anyways my point is...I think a lot of people prefer the taste of a boxed cake. As for me I am an equal opportunity cake lover, if it is good...I eat it.

mmmm I love the french vanilla canned stuff lol it's so delicious with any flavour cake. My daughter is turning 25 in January and I'm thinking of trying my hand at making her a castle cake lol I've been dying for an excuse to try it and she's into the medieval stuff. When she was growing up I always wanted to buy her a fancy store bought cake (I wasnt into much decorating then) but she would always say no way to store bought she wanted me to make it. lol Got to love them lol

Yep, I've got a daughter that prefers the canned stuff. I did find a recipe for homemade chocolate frosting that tastes almost as good as the canned stuff so she gets her request and I get to make it from scratch. One time I made it and put it in an empty can I had and gave it to her because she wanted to eat it from the can. I never got a complaint! Like my mother always says, "What I don't know won't hurt me!"

I "vve always hated BC its the crisco and way to sweet UNTIL............I tried Toba's decorator Bc it is very good used it for DD wedding cake was surprised she loved it too and she does't like anything but canned.

Yes, I had this request before. The woman was very disappointed. She had bought a cake from a very nice bakery, here in San Diego. Their cakes are made with wonderful Hawaiian ingredients (mac. nuts, coconut, etc.) I would have killed for a cake like that. Husband didn't like it and pouted. He told her...I just want a yellow box bake with canned chocolate frosting like my mom used to make me. I don't know what ticked her off more...wasting $50 on a cake, or hearing that "mom's cake" was better. I complied and made her the cake. He LOVED it. To each his own.

I made a batch of buttercream the other day and I just knew there was not going to be enough... I didnt have the time or some of the ingredients to whip up another whole batch.. soooo I added a can of vanilla to my homemade.... just yummy.. something about that canned taste.. lol

Yep, my 18 year old daughter loves the canned frosting too! She's tried my IMBC and I've even made the shortening stuff and she still likes the canned frosting!
Jacqui

well i have my own cake recipee ...but for cupcakes i use the box and the can whipped cream..

Used to when DH and I had a night alone with the kids gone to grannies, we'd cuddle in bed eat chinese food, watch a movie and eat canned icing , he would do chocolate fudge...I'd eat a spoon or two of the confetti icing...oh those were the days

Here's an update. Birthday party yesterday afternoon. There were two cakes: yellow box cake with canned chocolate frosting and WASC with almond BC. Yellow cake is almost gone (DD will come by tonight to pick up what's left). WASC - three quarters gone (will take it to work today).

Everyone raved about both cakes. Everyone happy. All is well with the world.

you know funny thing....My Wasc never sticks around....but put canned icing on it and nobody will touch it....they like the canned icing with just the right out of the box plain cake