Did anyone else see this??

http://www.nbcwashington.com/around-town/food-drink/Stylish-Prez-Hideous-Birthday-Cake-52458537.html

I have to admit the cake looks a bit busy....I think they forgot that less is usually more....

What's with the 44? He's 48 years old, and the 44th President.

Wow.. I feel kinda bad for him. I never would have thought that Michelle would order a grocery store cake for him

The comments after the article are interesting as well.
Tracy

While it is busy (and sometimes busy = ugly), the decorating techniques used were executed well.

But I think Michelle could have spent more time researching cakes. This cake does not really scream, "Obama."

Do you think the little Mrs. baked it herself?!

It's a good thing I didn't bake it, might have slipped something in it
Totally kidding......as secret service agents peek in my window!!!

"Generically Presidential" would be what I call this cake...not personal at all, but hey, he is after all just the prez...

i actually like it. i'm not crazy about the white shells, but the design logos are quite good. as for it being for a president...well, maybe that's what he wanted. he's not your average president. he is a down to earth type of guy.

It isn't that bad. The White House pastry chef did a fine job. What bothered me about this article are the comments. Some of them are just awful.

I think it is a little overdone personally but I agree that it was executed well. It would have been nice to be more about him, not just his job.

That's about what I would expect a "President's" birthday cake would look like......I mean she really couldn't get him a "naughty" cake now could she?

The "44" is odd

I personally prefer a more "clean" looking design, but I thought they did a nice job. I especially thought the presidential seal on top and all of the seals surrounding the cake were perfectly done.

I agree w/many of the others.....what was done is done very well but it is a bit over decorated.

........"Generically Presidential" would be what I call this cake...not personal at all.......

Definitely have to agree w/that statement

I don't really think Michelle had much to do with it either, she would have put his AGE on it instead. A lot of work went into it, it is actually very retro with all the piping. Maybe the white frosting is some kind of stablized whipped cream and really yummy?

Those plaques must have taken hours to make!

Just plain fugly, in my opinion. I don't think former WH pastry chef Roland Mesnier would have put out such an abomination. The "44" made me snort as well.

Ya know.... if that cake had been made by someone here on CC, all y'all would be just fallin' all over yourselves with the compliments.

It was the generic 'you', not singling anyone out.

Mensch-

But of course! I just think it's very old fashioned and overdone, and not very in keeping with the image that our president has fashioned for himself. And the whole "44" thing is just weird, since this is purported to be his birthday cake, not his inaugural cake.

I will say something nice about the cake: it's obviously done by a professional with great effort and time expended. The work itself is quality; it's the design I don't like.