Dollar Tree vs. Target vs. Erewhon Baking CHALLENGE!

Would you eat any of these??
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Recipes:
DOLLAR TREE
Makes one 8-inch cake
THINGS YOU'LL NEED
Ingredients
2 boxes yellow cake mix
3 cups (24 ounces) Lemon lime soda
Decoration
4 (10 ounces) containers Pillsbury Vanilla Frosting
16 ounces raspberry preserves
TARGET
Makes one 8-inch cake
THINGS YOU'LL NEED
Ingredients
Lemon Cake
2 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 tablespoon lemon zest (about 1 ½ lemons)
1 ¼ cup whole milk, plain Greek yogurt, room temperature
1/3 cup whole milk, room temperature
1 ½ teaspoon lemon extract
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3 eggs, room temperature
Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 teaspoons lemon zest (about ½ a lemon)
½ teaspoon lemon extract
3 ½ cups powdered sugar
Decoration
12 ounces fresh raspberries
EREWHON
Makes one 8-inch cake
THINGS YOU'LL NEED
Ingredients
Lemon Cake
2 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 tablespoon lemon zest (about 1 ½ lemons)
1 ¼ cup whole milk, plain Greek yogurt, room temperature
1/3 cup whole milk, room temperature
1 ½ teaspoon lemon oil
½ cup almond oil
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3 eggs, room temperature
Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream Base
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 teaspoons lemon zest (about ½ a lemon)
½ teaspoon lemon oil
3 ½ cups powdered sugar
Raspberry Lemon Buttercream
1 ounce freeze dried raspberries
Lemon cream cheese filling and topping
1 T blended Meyer lemon jam
Decoration
6 ounces fresh raspberries
20 tiny mint leaves (at the top of each stem)
#food #test #react

[@RosannaPansino]

Would you bake any of these cakes? Were the nice cakes worth the extra money? Should I do another one of these videos???

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

YES PLEASE ❤❤❤❤❤

[@LoveZebras]

Yess!

[@Jiddy12345]

The nicer ingredients certainly make it feel like it's worth it. Loved the lemon zest.

[@kassandradepoppe6116]

Possible video idea: as a horrible baker I would be combing everything all at once then mixing it would be cool to do a side by side comparison of the differences of doing things the “lazy” way versus your way!

[@Addie.TaylorsVersion]

I personally think the target one was the best one that was the most worth your money. I would love to see more content like this, Roe! ❤❤❤

[@atlas13683]

How about an episode on baking on a budget. Due to the financial crunch that we are facing, learning to bake on a budget - making our dollar stretch could be informative. Love the videos.

[@RosannaPansino]

I'm working on a video that is similar to this idea!

[@talesfromaprofessionalnerd]

The first rule to any budget: stay as far away from Erewhon as humanly possible. ;)

[@s.a.4358]

@@talesfromaprofessionalnerdfor real! I don’t care how delicious the cake is, but over $100 (not even counting labour) is crazy

[@Fulleryg]

​@RosannaPansino luv your vids but how about on the episode be a bit less classist and not refer to ingredients as "gross" most of us do not have Erewhon money ... we are trying to survive out here ❤

[@MedusaPurple]

Wow she definitely put the same about of care and effort into each one of these cakes, no bias whatsoever.

[@prettyinpink9893]

😂

[@midnightorchid9731]

Dollar Tree sells Icing Sugar that you could have also grabbed along with the icing. It would have helped firmed up the icing more to make it easier to pipe. Most Dollar Trees also sells shortening, and vanilla even, which could also be used to making icing or used to help with stability of the premade icing lol. But It is really nice to see you baking again! It has been a hot minute since we have seen a baking video from Ro!

[@EvelynRobinson22]

Do they sell apple sauce? Coz she could have used that as an egg substitute or vinegar

[@JulieAnnEPowell]

Was thinking the same. Could have even made a simple frosting and cake from scratch if they'd have shopped another $ tree. Many of them also sell eggs and oil as well as lemon juice which would have added to the cake flavor. I don't buy much in the way of food at the Dollar Tree but don't think this was a fair comparison. Erewhon is just a rip off for people with too much money. I got the same exact strawberries at a farmer's market for $6 that they were selling for $18 and quickly realized that it was more about bragging and being seen there than actual good quality products. I just hate to see people shopping there and literally throwing cash away.

[@AS-ok2ni]

Some of them sell dried fruit too, which I just thought about, I bit you could off smashed up some lemon drops almost like a dust into the frosting as well. Thanks for tip on the sugar with icing. I honestly didn’t know that..

[@airkatmama4]

She might have been able to use Lemmon drink mix to flavour the cake not sure how that would taste

[@bethanysolimine5428]

They sell a lot more. I'm really disappointed with this shopping. It's like they already had the idea that Dollar Tree has nothing, so they didn't even look. My Dollar Tree also has a refrigerated section that has milk and butter. I feel like she lives in an area with a ton of Dollar Trees and it wouldn't have been hard to at least try to make them similar.

[@adryliciouspop]

They didn't give Dollar Tree a chance, they do have eggs, flour and all kinds of sugars, oil and lemon juice all the ingredients from scratch on a small version of it 😢.

[@RosannaPansino]

Sadly all of the stores I went to didn't have this, so I bought what was local to me. i'm having a ton of fun with these new style videos, so I might do another one with a different theme!

[@gr33ngirlsea]

99cent stores were the stores that had produce and eggs when I lived in Southern California

[@adryliciouspop]

@RosannaPansino omg you reply. I'm freaking out, lol. Can we get a baking video only from dollar tree also including their utensils:)

[@adryliciouspop]

@RosannaPansino also if you ever come to Texas I can show you all we have on our DT I'm a budget queen.

[@josephbennett3482]

Not all stores have the same stuff , my dollar tree doesn't have anything that people on KZbin show in their visits to the stores...my store is terrible.

[@RosannaPansino]

Happy weekend everyone! Have any fun plans?

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Hope a happy weekend to You too ro! And just chill with My family ❤❤❤❤❤

[@spider-mantobeymaguirefanc9469]

I’m doing a fun plans for summer playing video games

[@itzhala-to9ox]

I'm going on vacation to Egypt

[@winnielogan8188]

Sleepover this Saturday. Love you so much For your next video you should do a kitchen gadgets with Justine for memory’s

[@Jiddy12345]

24 hour theatre fesitval

[@MrittikaAsaiThambi]

Justine obsessing over the Erewhon rasberies is everything 😂

[@EvelynRobinson22]

I don't blame her! 😂 i have bought $12 strawberries that were called 'sweetest batch' and they were exactly that & looked perfect too

[@marissah1336]

I get it, I want some so bad now!

[@Xbb8x]

I’m surprised that your dollar tree didn’t have the eggs, sugar, flour, oil, etc. because I know for a fact they do sell it. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I used to work there 😂

[@michellesandoval9072]

That’s what I was thinking, my near dollar tree has all the ingredients to make a cake. Also they have eggs, oil, sugar etc

[@bethanysolimine5428]

It feels like they already had an opinion about the Dollar Tree and had no desire to try and make something good from there. It would have been nice to have an actual comparison. I've seen some people make amazing things with Dollar Tree food items.

[@RosannaPansino]

@@bethanysolimine5428 The stores I went to this is all they had, its the only company I had to visit multiple stores. I'll check out different ones if I do something similar again to see what they have. The goal of the video was actually to make the BEST cake possible with the ingredients they sold at the store. Hopefully they will be more stocked if I do this again!

[@sarahstevens5286]

The ones around me don’t have all that 🤣

[@calzonexiv]

@@RosannaPansino Are the 99 cent stores still around? Is that a viable place to maybe combine with dollar tree to help fill in any gaps next time?

[@chelle_ham]

Ro's excitement while they are tasting the cakes is like a parent on Christmas morning watching their kids open presents. 😂

[@amandayoung7991]

My target definitely has freeze dried raspberries and mint… seems like a little more love was put into one of the cakes 😂

[@mackenziewhittington2846]

Right…started out biased…sponsored vibes

[@HiyaPeoples]

The outfit is giving Baker barbie goes on a tropical holiday and I love it

[@mithrakannan3833]

Ive watched your videos for over 7 years now and to be honest... my favs are with you and justine! I love u two! ❤

[@LatteLips]

my dollar tree always has sugar, flour, milk, eggs, and butter. i feel like that was way more doable without a box mix at certain dollar trees

[@bethanysolimine5428]

Doesn't she live in LA? There's a million Dollar Trees there. I have 2 and I can find more than what she got there.

[@LatteLips]

@bethanysolimine5428 that's exactly what I was thinking. My one little not so great dollar tree has so much to get creative to make a cake with

[@RosannaPansino]

The stores I went to this is all they had, its the only company I had to visit multiple stores. I'll check out different ones if I do something similar again to see what they have.

[@LatteLips]

@RosannaPansino oh no! Maybe you'll find a better dollar tree, some have really good stuff for baking on a budget. Loved the video and plan on trying the recipe you used for the target cake soon!

[@amyberkheimer7996]

This whole video screamed elitism! I was so disappointed in the fact that she didn’t even try!

[@genaervin3484]

I'd love to see more like this. Maybe one where Ro elevates inexpensive things like how that Dollar Tree cake looked really good even though it wasn't expensive. Proof that anyone can make an elevated cake with what they have, type of thing. Maybe another 3 price point baking challenge, only that time everything looks identical with no extra added ingredients. I understand not all Dollar Tree stores have all the baking things (the one close to me does have oil, though), but I feel like Target also sells almond oil, lemon oil, and dried raspberries if those were ingredients she really wanted to use. Perhaps not all Targets, but I know I've seen organic dried raspberries in at least 2 of the stores near me. Again, I get the ingredient limitations, I'd just like to see a baking challenge without extra ingredients or decorations. 3 identical cakes with identical ingredients made with ingredients of different quality/price points, can you tell which one is which?

[@RosannaPansino]

This would be a fun way to do it, and is something we talked about. For this one we decided to go with 'lets make the best cake possible with the ingredients they sell'. I did check my Target for some of the items you listed but they sadly didn't have them. Excited to do more videos like this though, it was really fun!

[@EllaGrace-AllieA]

8:17 “it’s kind of like me in the winter time 🤭🤭” I started dying 🤣🤣🤣

[@MavonEast]

Ro should model for pastry ads because those cakes look monstrously huge when she holds them. 😂

[@jenilissecamachojimenez438]

The erhewon cake looks so so pretty and those raspberries omggg ive never seen such pretty berries but for 4x the price of target i would say target’s cake wins for sure!

[@RosannaPansino]

The Target one was DELICIOUS. That is by far the best bang for your buck... highly recommended if you're able to do it!

[@HenrietteAndersen26]

Isn’t it an unfair judging when the cakes looks so different? It would be fairer if they looked identical and you just had to judge by taste 🤷‍♀️

[@RosannaPansino]

We thought about what to focus on a lot for this video. Is it looks? Is it 'make the best cake you can with the ingredients they sell'? Is it try to make them all taste the same? Is it buy similar cost ingredients only? etc etc. I decided to go with 'try and make the best cake possible with the ingredients they sell in the store itself'. That said, I might do different approaches for future videos! Theres no way to completely compare them 100% fair, but truly did my best!

[@melindarivera6598]

@@RosannaPansino I would really like to see you do the same thing with the same stores, but this time make the cakes look identical so they have to judge strictly off taste.

[@RosannaPansino]

@@melindarivera6598 Yeah I will most likely do something like this as well. All of the dollar stores I went to didn't have enough ingredients to make a better cake, so might need to change up the stores a little bit.

[@eliasshakkour2904]

@HenrietteAndersen26, I agree! I had the same thought. They should look the same. And I don’t think you should tell the judges what stores you got the stuff from. Obviously that biased them too, they were like the Dollar Store doesn’t have fruit so this must be from the Dollar Store. You should only have them rank the cakes and guess the cost.

[@yefrech4187]

​@@RosannaPansino I think making the cakes as identical as possible would be more fun. Dollar general would have been a good option for ultra cheap. I know mythical does this and honestly I love it.

[@drdouglas36541]

My aunt would take store bought icing add it to a bowl. She would add powdered sugar and a little milk, maybe some vanilla extract to make the icing more stable. At my local dollar tree you can buy all of this. She would even "doctor" up store bought cake mix. When you ate the "store bought" cake you would think she spend more than $10 - $15.

[@kielhi]

Unfair advantage to Erewhon. Each recipe should have been the same to get a fair comparison.

[@zkcitap]

Justine!!!! Ro's baking again, I miss the baking videos. I love your testing kitchen gadget videos, too. I love how experimental Ro is getting!

[@RosannaPansino]

Trying so many new fun things moving forward!

[@spider-mantobeymaguirefanc9469]

@@RosannaPansino yay!!!!!

[@diegoromo5875]

Rosanna being excited and a bundle of joy while the judges are tasting the cake is so cute!!! XD

[@barbiebarrios4908]

Ro and iJustine are the greatest duo 😍

[@ALikableSamurai]

3:15 This video is so nostalgic for me, I started watching “Nerdy Nummies” when you were still very much figuring out baking using the box cakes to make nerdy creations. I’m happy to see how far you’ve come! And have always love the videos with Justine!

[@lovatic_101]

The amount of work Ro puts into her videos is insane 🫶 Thank you Ro 👏🥰

[@katelynwillmon1890]

Our dollar tree has eggs, oil, flour, vanilla, and sugar 😂❤

[@RosannaPansino]

Oh wow! No luck here 😂

[@noahsumler503]

I always get excited to see Justine and you collab!!! I'm also very impressed with Mike's knowledge and how he judged, I would think he was a professional baker himself the way he described the cakes and when he tasted them! Makes sense since you've been together for so long ❤️

[@ajaymurali3839]

This is giving me flashbacks to your cheap vs expensive taste test with Justine 😂. I absolutely love that video. Your videos always make our weekends better ❤❤❤

[@ChiztheWanderlustFan]

The Duo's back at it again OMG

[@lovatic_101]

AHHHHHH YAYYYYYY JUSTINE!!!!!! The best duo ever 🧡🩷

[@day6627]

I feel like you could have done more with the dollar tree, probably woulda helped if you went to the store instead of sending your "team"

[@richkesslerphoto]

Wants all cakes similar but adds a layer of raspberry frosting only to the final one...

[@TheRachelh]

thank you so much Ro! your honesty so entertaining and i've been watching since like 2017 and i still love your videos ❤

[@tedhart1848]

Excited to watch

[@ashlh3372]

Life is good a glass of wine and a Rosanna video on a Saturday 👌❤

[@shakedgreen1927]

I missed your baking videos soo much❤ this video made my day

[@introvertedley]

omg this looks so fun!!

[@Sorkaro]

Loved the throwback, it’s amazing seeing that video and see how far you’ve come as a baker!!

[@MrittikaAsaiThambi]

Under 1 hour gang!

[@NehaAhilal]

This video is only half hour

[@Afatgrandma]

@@NehaAhilalthat literally has zero to do with their comment

[@SamMAndM884]

loved this video Ro! I love seeing you bake again!!

[@RosannaPansino]

More to come!

[@tamsynhayter767]

This was such a fun video!!! Please do more of these with different recipes - choc chip cookies, swiss rolls, muffins, cupcakes etc. So interesting how they turn out💜

[@lmarr04]

Wow that was awesome fabulous wonderful job everyone Hope you have a great weekend ❤

[@Veronica-gb9vu]

Oh my goodness!! This is absolutely wonderful! Those cakes were so yummy looking! That was so fun to watch! Thank you Ro! I loved when they came out to judge and literally did the same thing you did with the raspberries they looked so great!!

[@hindbe3167]

Love it ❤ ..It is all about passion and I can see it in Rosanna’s eyes.. she loves to bake a very good cakes.

[@racheldefabio8190]

I feel like you shouldn't have added all the extras to the Erewon cake (almond oil, raspberry icing, etc) It gives an obvious tell as to which is which

[@umafa1645]

What a fun video! Please keep making them (:

[@user-fq2lq9sn8k]

❤️I Love Watching Rosanna Bake🍰🎂!!!!! It's So Exciting And Relaxing!!!!!

[@billiejobute3501]

Ro you should do a video of "blast from the past" where you go through one(or more) of your older vids from like 7+ years ago and remake them with all the knowledge that you have now. 😁 I'd love to see how different they could all be!

[@swNapoleon16]

I feel like they need to redo the dollar tree one 😂 cause what DT did they stop at? I see all kinds of baking ingredients at every DT in our area

[@oj_ssheenium]

I have been watching you since the burger cake video... i think 11-12 years ago. Hearing you laugh brought me happiness (my mom loves your giggles and how you give your instructions) and now im in college studying to be a pastry chef. i love you rosanna, thank you.

[@esperanzabh]

This was so enjoyable to watch! I definitely want to try & make this cake 🎂✨🎂✨🎂✨

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Never miss a video ro! Huge fan from Colombia 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴

[@user-ov6sp6bd1s]

I love how authentic you are Rosanna. Hello from Australia 😊

[@violetsun2343]

Omg this was so fun!!!! Do it again !! With burgers or pasta ❤❤❤❤❤

[@VlogsbyLogan]

I absolutely love your outfit!! 💗💗

[@MariaA9125]

I miss your baking videos! So glad you popped up on my recommended today 😍

[@RosannaPansino]

Yay! Thank you! More fun baking videos to come!

[@Noor-ic3oz]

i literally love your videos so much 😭🤍

[@lastminut_laura8014]

Love a Ro and Justine video. I also want to make a raspberry lemon cake now. 🤤

[@RosannaPansino]

They are flavor friends!

[@BrystalJosey]

Not everyone can afford to pay that for a cake

[@Butterfly_Princess264]

Omg this is such a blast to the past! You're so giddy as you bake it brings a smile to my face. As much as your review episodes are entertaining, I've missed your baking videos so much! It would be so fun to see a flashback episode with the Nerdy Nummies intro and see a cute recipe from your cookbook. That's just my thought though.

[@Amanda23442]

It’s great to see you and Justine together again!!! This is a collaboration that’s been, a long time coming on!! Thanks for making this wonderful video Ro!!😊

[@TheFreezeSisters]

This video was so entertaining amd OH MY GOODNESS I love your laugh so much!! ❤

[@Witchy_Woman55]

Every single cake looked absolutely delicious!!!!

[@MorganRoberts-u1j]

You're the best at what you do. Keep up the good work Ro!

[@Mystearicia]

I love all of Ro’s expressions 😂

[@they.luv.aves2]

i have been watching Rosanna since i little and its been over 10 years now and i love her videos and she has inspired me to start baking ❤

[@emanuelreynaga4166]

I love this video idea ro!!! Do more please!!!

[@Livingthelifewithme168]

I love your videos! you make my day!

[@willow8745]

The Minecraft eating noises were hilarious 😂😂 love your editing Rosanna!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

LOVE YOUR CONTENT RO❤❤❤❤

[@John_P._Buryiak]

I find it difficult to believe that Dollar Tree didn't have a bottle of lemon juice somewhere in the store.

[@starknight1244]

Justine ❤!!! The duo has returned everyone

[@Sophiablogsandmore]

Omgosh I made it early🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 love ur vids Rosanna they always bring a bit of joy!❤

[@andrewjiang9233]

I LOVE IT THIS VID IS AMAZINF

[@Deepithaa-qb6ol]

Thank u for the instructions...it was professional, clean and clear

[@Polluticornnn]

Do more of these! I like this!

[@mrreputation]

Love you Ro! you are my inspiration in going to Baking School Love from the Philippines 🇵🇭❤❤

[@andreamarie6501]

Ro making herself laugh sparks joy 😊😂

[@queenestherworld780]

Heyy lol i luv ur vids u guys slay ro and the surpise judges

[@Andydandy7]

Ro making the Mario star cake is such a core memory in my mind

[@eddlo9721]

I love when you guys bake you always make some awesome stuff 😁😎😍

[@sapsparks]

These are the Best Cakes Ever Ro you nailed it🧁🍰🥧🍨🍧🍦🍯🍭🍫🍪🍬💚

[@rmannayr2129]

LOL JUSTINE'S FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SnowRockyMountains]

haven’t watched you in a while but coming back to this, having grown up a couple years with you now, it’s comforting to know you’re still that same silly girl who still loves baking just as much. maybe even more! i loved this video ro keep on pushing

[@abigaylereiber3387]

Your plants in the background look so cute, I would love an updated plant tour, your kitchen is so beautiful!💕

[@K.Rohan15]

Rosanna is just an amazing Baker!!!!!!

[@user-xq3su2jq7w]

Great cakes! I just would have blind folded them for the taste test😋

[@chocolatelover9109]

All 3 cakes looked so delicious! I will be adding this recipe to my to-do list but I’ll be shopping at Sprouts lol

[@RosannaPansino]

I'm filming a video right now where I do a bunch of the shopping at Sprouts!

[@sherriejacobs3888]

I like these “simple” recipes, I would love to see more fruit or summer-inspired recipes. ❤

[@CristienPerez]

We definitely need more Justine in these challenges!

[@Lovable80us]

I love your videos😂❤

[@abbiuathena2349]

Yay ro and Justine are the best combo

[@brankin421]

I agree with most of the comments. Definitely has a classist feel. Also, "organic" is a meaningless buzzword.

[@HiHello-it3wp]

your content is just amazing ro!!

[@RosannaPansino]

Thank you so much!!

[@makeuploverjess5170]

The white icing and raspberry jam reminds me of your Teen Wolf cake❤

[@Addylillis]

10:01 OOPSIE 😂❤

[@clarishiachioco949]

Omggg I missed you and justine togetherr🎉! (First Comment)

[@whydewucare]

for dollar tree, coulda got some mayo or sour cream into the cake mix to help it out. mayo has eggs AND oil in it. seen both there plenty.

[@blazewyatts176]

Need this video turned into a series and injected into my veins Ro!! So good and very interesting concept! The code red at dropping two eggs in made my day 😂

[@RosannaPansino]

Already working on some more fun ideas! This was one of my favorite videos I've ever made ❤️

[@rebaseymour1810]

More of these!