I ordered ONE OF MY CAKES from 1 vs. 5 STAR BAKERY

[@TheIcingArtist]

What kind of cake should I order next!? It doesn't have to be one of mine, but let's make it challenging!! 😝 Also, THANK YOUUUUU to my 100K new subscribers! You guys are amazing and I can't believe how much you bew up my last video!! I love you!!! XOX

[@mariloubacero7314]

❣

[@VaidehiSambyal]

Hi... ❤❤

[@pratimaupadhyay4393]

You are really hardworking😊😊

[@muffincatz]

What about a garden themed cake? 💕

[@aniela28]

😂♥️♥️

[@azlizzie]

It seems like whoever decorated the 5 star cake was thrilled with the challenge and the 1 star was not. 😂

[@jawsch]

The difference between working at a bakery because you enjoy baking and creating things and working at a bakery because it's a job.

[@reganegbers2052]

Lol

[@ninavanderwesthuizen2375]

HmMmM I guess...?

[@user-rk2so6iq9r]

Imagine the 1 star bakery did an animal cake😳

[@BiteSizedCrafter]

True

[@emilyh3048]

If you make this a series, you should judge them without knowing which is the 5 star and which is the 1 star. Then try to guess which is which

[@ricebeansrockroll882]

Yes, great idea!

[@maryannebrown2385]

Yes-absolutely. Knowing in advance absolutely can influence the outcome.

[@jennifersimpson4367]

YES!! Blind study, much more reliable 🙂

[@tinyshawn1991]

The KZbinr she references to at the beginning does that!!

[@saltdoll5288]

@@tinyshawn1991 what?

[@urstrulee338]

Am I the only one who really wants to see the two bakery's reaction when they see the video and realize she did everything with butter cream.

[@jayceekarencoxe6983]

No you're not. She should send her video to each of those bakeries so they can have a tutorial of how to properly decorate that cake!

[@urstrulee338]

@@jayceekarencoxe6983 I’m glad I’m not)

[@Beaah]

Def not the only one!

[@allis_digitaljournal]

@@jayceekarencoxe6983 she so should

[@sophiaflorence6114]

Not the only one

[@emilygriffin125]

I feel like if the 1 star place had put the edible image down first, then did the fondant corners over it, it would have made a HUGE difference.

[@angelapeters3006]

I was thinking the same thing. It would have looked so much better!

[@ArtisanJanelle]

Agreed!

[@DJRenee]

Yep

[@funsquadlove7133]

Yup

[@melaniejeeves176]

Yes. I think so, as well.

[@Talpfote]

Imagine the bakeries are seeing this and as soon as Laurie said "Buttercream Logos are possible" they are just like *nervous sweating *

[@sineadvandenberg3494]

Would LOVE to hear / see their reactions.. I'm a self taught baker and I'm super annoyed with both cakes in the same way Laurie is 😂

[@skye387]

The only reason I know about buttercream logo thing being possible was because I once watched the making of Hatsune Miku frosted cake as a kid.

[@samanthafreeman4315]

I would be pissed if that was my cake for that much money.

[@mw25893]

Yes i agree haha I feel they both should have been better... Of course. But i feel like some people who work in bakeries who decorate cakes like this don't want to improve their skill or learn more say things like oh that's no possible or i have never heard that before. It erks me but i always try to give the benefit of the doubt. One thing i learned in culinary school and from my mom was your always learning in this type of work and to always except and want to learn from other people who have more knowledge or different ways of doing the same thing. I wish everyone knew that because it applies to more than this profession.

[@mrslioness36gameplay45]

@@mw25893 Well said🙂

[@qraee]

I was not expecting a printed image on that cake 💀

[@jen2202]

THE ENTIRE SHEET😂

[@angelita2213]

@@jen2202 SHEET CAKE

[@JessicaRodriguez-zy5gz]

Lmfaooooo

[@CherrrrBear]

😂😂

[@FreakingPlane]

@@angelita2213 it really is a *sheet* cake tho!

[@Angela-lp3lz]

Hm i feel like the bakery that asked $190 realised it was way out of their abilities and instead of saying no just quoted a ridiculous price hoping you would buy a simpler option instead

[@violetmaritime]

that’s very probable.

[@ChickenPermission617]

This is why business owners need to set pride aside and say no from time to time. Also teach their employees too. A customer will respect you more for understanding your limits than trying to do something and fail.

[@knifeemoji3569]

I work at a bakery and our manager doesn't allow us to say no to cake orders because saying no to a customer is considered rude or bad. 😑

[@heyitsnoreen]

@@ChickenPermission617 it's definitely owners. At jobs I've had is have owners what were just like whatever the customer wants they want they get. I myself, try to be realistic.

[@MrsShocoTaco]

Elizabeth Taylor did that once. The movie studio called her bluff and now we have Cleopatra

[@ammyliuu]

Honestly, paying $190 for a cake that they just slapped an edible image one... no thanks, not my cup of tea

[@khmerchef]

The edible image alone probably cost $10-$20. I'm surprised they just slapped the whole thing on. If I was running short on time, cutting out the logo from the edible image and sticking them to an already fondant covered cake would've looked much better than one big sheet of printed image. Also, the sheer size of the 1 star cake can feed much more than 10 people.

[@Marshiethemarshmallow]

Dude, sure it could have been better, but it’s just a cake. It goes in your mouth and stomach. Your mouth doesn’t care what it looks like at the end of the day.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Lunamoon 23 Bruh yeah but that’s the problem. You’re paying for the look.

[@jamie-leighgibson2338]

@@khmerchef they aren't that expensive

[@afm398]

@@Marshiethemarshmallow if I'm buying a cake for the taste I would just make it at home

[@wynonnamammel8112]

I think the texture on the 5 star bakery cake actually makes it really cute, even if it's not accurate to actual Crayola crayon boxes. Personally I would love it but to each their own

[@debbielockhart7762]

The texture was on the 1 star bakery cake. The 1 star cake also tasted better (according to her).

[@hanachan9348]

@@debbielockhart7762 the texture was on 5 star bakery cake . the 1 star cake tasted better but not much, kind of like " If you really need an answer, it's...uhm...maybe...this one".

[@Amelia-xe9cr]

My jaw literally dropped when the one star cake was revealed, it was so unexpectedly bad!

[@DarthFurie]

Same, my jaw completely dropped lol

[@francescaernest157]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@floofndie8473]

as someone who took 3 years of cake making I cried

[@catcrazy-ym6oi]

but the inside was good

[@bvdnolimit2007]

I would put that 1 star rated bakery cake in someone's frikin head🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@vindesia]

am I the only one who thought the paper towel texture was cute lmao

[@sleepinginmoss]

it made it feel more handcrafted, I wouldnt mind haha its adorable overall

[@ktaylorkatie]

Same, I feel like it was a design choice

[@pragawa]

I liked it, too!

[@Kit.E.Katz45]

I just kept thinking "They used an actual paper towel?" 😯😖

[@moveslikeninja1]

I thought it was cute too hahah just not realistic for a crayon box ig

[@themadpandahatterress1751]

I've always thought fondant tasted gross. So when an entire cake is covered in it, it doesn't feel like a cake anymore. Your buttercream skills are something I would pay $190 for.

[@jensor06]

That is the crappiest edible image I’ve ever seen. Even my local grocery store does better.

[@emilyking9768]

Haha that’s so true

[@reynakondaveeti8346]

Well that’s why it’s 1 Star I guess

[@asideofaioli4630]

Right!? They could have at least lined it up & trimmed it properly. So whack they went the easy route AND did it so sloppily! If you're going to take a shortcut (even if it's understandable to do so) do it right!!

[@fireflymiesumae]

Exactly

[@ChickenPermission617]

And it’s very lazy of them. Not only for doing the edible image in the first place but just the placement of it on the cake. Definitely should not have been $190 lol

[@haelotny6523]

Am I the only one who likes the paper towel pattern on the 5 star cake? It looks nice and it gives me the impression that the bakery put in effort to make the cake look extra beautiful for the birthday kid. I also like how their crayon colors match with each other. The 1 star bakery cake looks quite nice on the inside. I wonder if their decorator is overworked or something which is why the outer appearance isn't as good as the inside?

[@camerondundale811]

if they had done it on purpose, maybe, but it was definitely an accident that they just didn't know how to recover from, you know? because it wasn't in the original design either.

[@L_Maris]

I agree with you. When I first saw it, I didn’t realise it was a paper towel pattern, I just saw a cute fun pattern. And I think the decorator might have thought the same as you and me, and left the pattern entirely on purpose because to them it looked nice, not knowing most people wouldn’t like it.

[@bunnylacy2097]

Hael Otny I think it’s more like it seems like she suggested they use the paper towel technique to smooth out the buttercream and they misunderstood and used a patterned paper towel. Or at least that’s what I understood by what she said but I’m not sure

[@DeathnoteBB]

Bunny Lacy Tbf that’s probably just what they had and they weren’t about to special buy a roll of paper towels

[@bunnylacy2097]

DeathnoteBB I mean sure. Makes enough sense but I’ll just explaining what I believe she is talking about and technically using textured paper towel takes away from the whole technique she suggested. But anyway, I thought it was kind of fun.

[@alessandriadimaria528]

the one star bakery really is setting themselves up for all their bad reviews. you can’t charge that much money for a cake and it not look flawless and what you want. the five star bakery has good reviews because for a “cheap” custom cake, they do put effort into it and the results are cute

[@blaqueathena]

Re: the one-star cake I'm annoyed they didn't take 5 minutes to cut the edible image.

[@TheIcingArtist]

I know!!! Like three options, 1. cut the whole edible image the exact size of the cake and don't lay it OVER fondant details LOL. 2. Cut it the size of the cake, and cut off the corners. 3. cut the edible image around the logo and text only.... like so many better options lol!

[@ghost_darkness1]

So true i am not a professional baker but i know how to cook and bake since 10 years old and learned from my mistakes but its not that its called being lazy bc they r in it for the money instead of the love of baking n making cakes

[@blakemorris5517]

I agree, I am 12 and I feel I could do a better job than them and that says alot

[@memyselfandslime4787]

@@blakemorris5517 same but I'm not 12 😂✌I love baking tho

[@TheBaldr]

All they had to do was cut the bottom green corners off and I thought it would have a pretty good looking cake.

[@analesepierre7021]

They both fail in comparison to yours. I think you're being very generous with the 5 star cake. Their green fondant was so crooked but overall its cute. The one star is just trash. No effort especially for $200

[@havykhanhnguyen9324]

Analese Pierre It wasn’t bad considering they probably only have 25 minutes to decorate a cake 😊

[@5taceydaisy]

Ha Vy Khanh Nguyen professional bakeries have much longer than that. If they don’t then that’s a management problem and they need to raise prices and not take as many orders. There is no excuse for the shitty fondant job on those corners. It was a mistake I noticed immediately as someone else who decorates cakes.

[@farahkhan6025]

ye!!

[@srividyaa510]

Analese Pierre 190$but still true m very disappointing

[@greenerpasturesgrl]

I agree, I thought the 5 star one looked pretty shoddy too tbh. I would be annoyed paying that amount for it with the crayons looking all flat and those green box sides were terrible, as was the obvious kitchen paper pattern. And it didn’t even taste good. Hell no

[@DarthFurie]

I literally gasped aloud when she revealed the one-star bakery's cake. The price was ridiculous and it didn't even look good! 😳

[@TheIcingArtist]

👀 Me with my conflict anxiety hoping the bakeries don't see and comment.........................

[@ceciliagerard8650]

Lol seriously

[@masked.fool.]

*EVIL CACKLE*

[@cocokisses1293]

That one star bakery is not going to comment if I made that cake I would not want people to know

[@shelbyb9965]

I'd hope they would both be embarassed enough not to comment if they did see this! I know if it were me in that situation, I would not want to invite that kind of attention to such subpar work. I love how despite the work you were given, you were still gracious and looked for the positives. You're a classy lady :-)

[@chriso9934]

Hahaha. Well they should work on the errors.

[@taytay7657]

Is it just me or like I feel like they used the paper towels technique with texture on purpose to make it look better and cuter

[@katkireyeva3966]

The texture absolutely adds to the cake for me!

[@oliviacancino3780]

Same! It’s cute

[@rachael4408]

it would be a cute texture if it wasn't so obviously the texture of a paper towel.

[@lucykelly641]

I agree!!

[@lexdraws1729]

@@rachael4408 I didnt even realize it was from a paper towel at first. Just thought it was so cute!

[@faithf7407]

I just found this woman today in my recommended videos and her personality just makes me happy. This video makes me want her to be a judge on a baking competition show!!!

[@GirlJustGaming]

I want cake now 🥺

[@seagull8291]

Girl Just Gaming sameee 😔

[@jessicajones6476]

Me to

[@cate1099]

Same

[@sandraleon7995]

Same!!! She makes cakes look sooooo good

[@lalamac8764]

Me too 😫...lol I got all excited when she was cutting the cakes, like I was going to a piece.

[@lianoronha]

1 star bakery just slapped the print on and said " that will be 190 dollars ma'am "

[@someoneig8703]

omg fellow louie

[@DJRenee]

LOL 🤣🤣

[@arisadefazio7885]

Is that what they did? I had no idea.

[@gayvodka2819]

Louies unite!

[@gaminwatch8203]

Everyone: "The 1 star cake is AWFUL!" Me, who forgot to put flour in my last cake: "..."

[@adrienneburnett3423]

At least you didn’t charge someone $190 for it 😂

[@squareeyes9540]

@@adrienneburnett3423 you don't know that!

[@cat_clawz9473]

Ye a couple of cakes ago I accidentally mixed in pancake mix instead of flour 💀💀💀 took ages to clean the oven

[@lilithcrow6675]

@@cat_clawz9473 I don't mean to sound mean, but how on earth did you do that? Do you keep the flour and pan cake mix un similar containers?

[@cat_clawz9473]

@@lilithcrow6675 yes they are in the exact same containers with no labels, but you can tell from the color, since its slightly different. However my uncle was visiting and pulled the wrong one out when I asked him for flour and I didnt notice until after we mixed the second batch xD

[@jamieandrade2747]

The more expensive cake is so thick because its Jumbo crayons, where as the less expensive one is just a normal pack of crayons 🖍

[@danielleking262]

Haha that would probably be their explanation / excuse for it. 😁

[@fernandanunez5380]

🤣

[@jamieandrade2747]

Right 🤣 only excuse I could think of lol

[@river6032]

I was thinking they should've made it a 64 pack of crayons instead of staying with the 20.

[@Melodylane96]

I think it looks like those frozen sheets of cake restraints order.

[@amyweatherald6058]

I'd love to see a cost breakdown of the $190 cake, see how the justify the crazy price.

[@lehiswimteam5965]

that would be interesting, but i think it is a 1 star bakery, because the price doesn't justify.

[@NSUDemon14]

The second you lifted the lid from the one-star cake, I instantly thought, “Put it back.”

[@desireeluciano]

😂lol

[@ozbolder]

It’s interesting that they didn’t google to see where your idea came from. When I do hair I always try to google the images clients give me because often times there are things that the original artist did that you cant see.

[@puggirl415]

Off topic but as a hairstylist would you be bothered if someone wanted you to look at a video haircut you'd like instead of a still photo?

[@chrisbidhouse]

I love watching videos for my clients- it lets me see the back abd sides and how they blend.

[@normalgirlcvco]

maybe they didnt care, one star bakery sure didnt lol

[@samx36]

Researching new ideas can really help, but if the cakes are not assembled by dedicated bakers, its not gonna get the same attention.

[@fairyyuki8082]

@@puggirl415 I wouldn’t! To be honest I think it’s better

[@aryaviegas5006]

When she realizes she is actually way better than everyone:

[@nicolebrown8257]

She just has to believe in herself because she is really good.

[@starlightsall]

IKR, her cake was the best out of the 3 by far.

[@MothCreature13]

So I agreed here, but uh, also it's a bakery and like she mentioned the time limits for them. She also has basically unlimited time to come up with ideas and hash out how she will do the details, then very likely at least an entire day to actually decorate.

[@denisela3403]

@@MothCreature13 right. Cakes take time especially if from scratch!! She only had 1 cake to work on. The bakery might have had 10 or more decorated cakes to push out that day

[@MothCreature13]

@@denisela3403 exactly! Its not really fair to expect the bakery to figure out how all colors were in every slice and the icecream cone crayons

[@Gum-gr]

Her when she saw the 1 star cake: Look how they massacred my boy-

[@mistercat5300]

I really did not expect it Hahahahahaha like they barely made an effort for it HAHAHAHAHA

[@mabelpinessweater]

@@mistercat5300 they really don't seem to care at all. If I'm charging that much money, and I'm going to care deeply about the finished product.

[@SerenityM16]

“A cake can look incredible and taste like crap” has had cake boss cakes from him and can confirm, it looked amazing, and tasted worse than store bought, the fondant was so thick and almost felt like he thinks fondant adds flavor which no

[@EmmaGranger99]

Really!? I had a cake boss cake (just a basic birthday cake, no fondant) and it was the most delicious cake I’ve ever had!

[@SerenityM16]

@@EmmaGranger99 I’d love to know what cake you were tasting cause I was stupid underwhelmed

[@Zarai_Numbers]

@@SerenityM16 I've heard a lot of people say similar things. You order his cakes because they look cool, but if you want them to taste good you should probably go somewhere else lol

[@SerenityM16]

@@EmmaGranger99 Also, unless it was a custom cake he had to make, chances are that was previously frozen cake

[@EmmaGranger99]

@@SerenityM16 okay? Good for you. I enjoyed it. And I don’t really care if it was previously frozen cuz it tasted good. I bake too but I’m not so petty that I can’t enjoy a good cake when I have one 😂 It was vanilla with chocolate ganache filling

[@niallshor3n938]

The bakery’s: There is absolutely no way that is buttercream The girl who made the cake: Ohh really

[@dudessjoddie]

*bakeries ;)

[@anpdgbe]

I hate when people do this! Had many people tell me this at work - that something was absolutely unquestionably impossible when I was able to do exactly what I’d asked myself

[@thunderandreign]

Wow, the paper towel marks on the five star one really takes the design points down a lot. But that one star one is just embarrassing with the edible paper. If i were a customer i wouldnt even take that home with me, honestly. Especially for that price. Just goes to show how incredibly talented you are at making cakes! Ive learned so much from your videos!

[@TahtahmesDiary]

I disagree, I think the swirls offer a touch of whimsy.

[@rubenaalexander5007]

@@TahtahmesDiary Same here! When I saw the paper towel marks I was just like: "Wow! They even took the time to make sure that it was smooth and that the design didn't overlap!" But then I heard what she was talking about and just knew immediately that my opinion wouldn't be very popular XD

[@CookieWookieWooo]

I'd love to see what you could do in 20 minutes, the time you said you used to have per cake at the bakery

[@kianang2919]

Yesss I'd love to see this challenge in a video!

[@kacewill]

Agreed. I would love to see a video showing what she can do in 20 minutes. She's very creative and precise.

[@taylorbritt499]

I'm sure she could still do better than either of these.

[@penelope6619]

Yes, that’s a challenge!

[@abcdefgh-qd5yt]

I love how she goes straight into the video no intro more creators should do this

[@maausksa55]

And that's why they are a 1 star bakery. Wow. For $190 I would expect MUCH better work than when they gave you. The flaws were all because of laziness and not caring about the details.

[@TheIcingArtist]

YUP!! So right! I think these bakeries just cram in the orders, then can't spend the time to do them right.

[@emilyspecter9532]

Seriously it would have looked better if they had even just cut the green corners off the edible image instead of putting it right over the top of the green fondant.

[@heathermicola3894]

We have learned now that you are a 10 star baker ❤️

[@min_nad]

Totally!

[@helenh20mo]

Absolutely

[@picantesworld7723]

Yes!!

[@farahghaffar7651]

Yes for sure!

[@Dandy279]

Now she just has to believe it

[@siriisonline]

"I don't think I have that amazing piping skills" ma'am you are the icing artist.

[@tiffanymarie4038]

This just confirms for me that I’d rather make my own kid’s cake to make sure they taste good. So thanks so much for all of your videos!!

[@sortathesame8701]

Same! Because for me, the taste of the cake is far more important than the look of the icing! I can always improve my decorating skills, but I would hate for someone to say my cakes tasted 'off'!

[@truthseeker7754]

Same, I've gotten really good at making chocolate cake and I made one for my daughter's birthday last weekend and my sister said it tastes like a box cake ( in a good way). Making a cake is more fun and personal than buying one anyway

[@punxie89]

"Icing on bread" LMFAO omfg no one should ever describe a cake that way...that's not cake, it's a disgrace

[@mistercat5300]

Wut? In a way it is HAHAHAHHAA

[@minetruly]

I think the texture from the paper towel is an artistic choice. It gives a playful texture to the buttercream, which people typically expect to have an inviting texture and not be just smooth. It's fine.

[@JennetteFulda]

The 1-star bakery might have charged the absurd price because they didn't want to make the cake. I've been a freelance web designer for 11 years and when someone asks me to do a project I don't want to do, I will quote a crazy high price. Occasionally, they actually take me up on it, so I'm like, "Ok, if you pay me that much, I'll do your demon hell project!" Edited to add on 10/6/20: LOL! It's been fun reading all the reasons people thought I might not want to take a job. For clarification, it's only been for difficult jobs, ones that aren't "this will be a fun puzzle to solve!" difficult, but "I would rather peel my fingernails off than do this" difficult. If a job is harder, it should cost more, so I don't see anything unethical about that. If I can just say no, I prefer to do that, but in some cases that would be rude or cause some sort of fallout. I've also only done this maybe...four times? So, I assure you, I'm not grifting my way through life, thanks :) And I always create quality work, nothing like that 1-star bakery cake which really should have looked better for what it cost!

[@joycegallowayparker9652]

I truly mean no offense by this,, but as a cake decorator for 40+ years, if I didn't want to do a project (in my case, a cake), I would just be honest and tell them no. To just jack up the price because it's one you don't want to do seems . . . well, not really ethical. But if it's one that would require a lot more time, work and skill, then it would be perfectly acceptable to up the price.

[@cazb9981]

@@joycegallowayparker9652 You'd be surprised how many people do increase the prices when it's things they don't want to do/don't have the time to do. My father in law owned his own business as a builder, gained a fantastic reputation but ended up having too much work and his health was suffering. Rather than turning work away, he quoted a massively high price. As a business owner with a really good reputation, he always said it's better business sense to crank the price up than to turn away work. If they are still happy to pay, then at least you are being fully compensated for killing yourself to get the project done! That being said, that 1 star bakery doesn't have a great reputation and so does not justify the high price tag. As a hobby cake decorator myself, the ONLY reason I can see why they charged that much is because of the amount of hours that would have to go into making the cake. Many a time I have spent so much time and money making/decorating a cake and never make any real money out of it because if I did, I would have to charge a hell of a lot more money for the cake and nobody would ask me to make them as I am only a hobby baker, it is not a business (regardless of how effective the cakes look at the end of it). Never would I ever hand over a cake that looked that terrible though. If someone paid me that much for that cake, I would be getting the ruler out and making sure it was a fully scaled up replica!

[@shelbyb9965]

@@joycegallowayparker9652 I don't see how it's unethical, there are other cake shops that they can get quotes from and they're allowed to take their business there is they so wish. It's really not that umcommon of a practice in many fields. For instance, I've known a mechanic who told me that he always quotes a higher price for specific makes/models of cars (specifically Subarus and Mercedes) because they're a bigger pain to work on. I don't see that as unethical, it takes more time, knowledge, and effort to complete the project. It's also a common practice is freelance programming and web design too as the OP mentioned. As with anything that doesn't come off of an assembly line, it's all subject to human emotion.

[@kaylawalkerisawesome5311]

Honestly, thats kind of funny. Theoretically of course.

[@joycegallowayparker9652]

@@shelbyb9965 It is unethical if someone deliberately jacks their price up to a crazy amount just because they don't want to do the job. And if you go back and read my last sentence, you will see where I even said "if it's one that would require a lot more time, work and skill, then it would be perfectly acceptable to up the price." But when I wrote that, I thought people who read it would realize I meant mechanics, carpenters, web designers, cake decorators - people in all fields of work. But if you consider being fair and honest as "human emotion", then so be it.

[@hannahlucas708]

Imagine the plight of the two bakeries who made it without knowing that it was going to be reviewed before the KZbin world

[@safiya970]

🤣🤣

[@kdubb3898]

@@arethasimmonds6322 EXACTLY!!!

[@5taceydaisy]

You should always expect this especially in today’s world. As a maker your product IS your reputation. Don’t put out a crappy product and you won’t be worried about it! 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@massabielle2821]

But no names we’re given, so those 2 bakeries got off easy.........for the $$$ on the one cake? Ridiculous.

[@needa5000]

Exactly... it's just poor taste

[@Tat2dGothic]

The 1 star review cake didn't look as bad as I thought it would but for the price that was paid it should've been perfect. Its kinda surprising that the 5 star review cake didn't cut it, do maybe190 bucks wasn't too bad

[@nightshadekelly]

I really like how the paper towels design was on the buttercream. I might actually do that to decorate simple cakes I make now

[@359339]

Same! I was inspired by this, like using bubble wrap to make honeycomb patterns.

[@L_Maris]

Same

[@MNeathway]

Nightshade Kelly yeah I think it may have been intentional, it’s kind of cute

[@heatherjohnson7982]

I agree it's an ineresting technique, and they used her technique technically, so points for that. But crayon boxes dont have that technique so point down.

[@nightshadekelly]

@@heatherjohnson7982 yea it wants the design she asked for but it is still an awesome idea

[@Mggrande998]

PLEASE do more of these! I love these types of videos, but you doing it with your own cakes is even better. I've often wanted to do this with my own hobby baked cakes to see what I'm worth 🤣

[@TheIcingArtist]

I had SOOO much fun filming this one! I found it all so interesting and I can't wait to do it again!

[@ancestralwytch2696]

The only thing missing from this video is where you called the bakeries after to reveal it was actually your cake design and it absolutely could be done in butter cream.

[@ArtemisMoon12]

Me watching this as a Cake Decorator for a “Bakery Department” in a grocery store: ...Yeah I wouldn’t even take this order. I WOULD LOVE THE CHALLENGE AND TO TRY TO DO IT! But it would take to long if I’m supposed to get 40 orders in the day. Alas.

[@michelleblank2199]

THIS! No one understands this

[@christinebarrett9217]

I worked in a supermarket "Bakery Department" whilst I was at university and a lot of customers would want a "high end" decoration for a supermarket price. I am now a high school teacher and one of my teaching subjects is Food Technology. At the moment, my students are learning basic cake decorating and last week they learned levelling a cake, crumb coat, applying buttercream, a drip with ganache and then some buttercream swirls. All of them said "This is not as easy as I thought it would be" and "It takes so long". I told them that now they know why decorated cakes cost so much. Both my mother and sister were cake decorators (mostly fondant decorated wedding cakes) so I know how long cakes take to do and most people don't appreciate the time involved.

[@asideofaioli4630]

@@christinebarrett9217 I can understand why cake decorating costs money. I don't understand why it gets marked up as soon as it's labeled as a wedding cake though. The same care should be taken into a product someone sells regardless of the event. And wedding cakes aren't necessarily more ornate or detailed than non-wedding cakes, it just depends on what the customer wants. So out of curiosity, do you know why there's immediately an upcharge on wedding cakes, independent of their design?

[@مملكهالتاروت]

❤❤

[@karenperez3239]

I feel the Same :/

[@clarissamck]

Wow, I’m shocked at the more $$$ cake! That image! Omg.

[@TheIcingArtist]

When they quoted it I was SOOO shocked!!

[@clarissamck]

The Icing Artist your cake was amazing in detail and quality. The first store cake was better in appearance but the crayons looked used, lol . I could never let a customer take the 2nd cake home for that price and the sloppy detail. Those bubbles!

[@clarissamck]

Ananya Wahi I thought she did it from home but I could be wrong.

[@clarissamck]

Ananya Wahi yep, I didn’t know if she tried this with that cake.

[@nakeytoesquilting8692]

@@TheIcingArtist the look on your face when you opened that box. The disappointment and shock were palpable. I was disappointed for you.

[@kristy3539]

The second cake makes me sad. There are many custom bakeries around us that will pay for 5 star reviews

[@juneaustin5870]

Which cake would I order? - Yours! OMG - I would honestly not pay that much for the 1 star bakery cake and if I received that cake I'd be pretty disappointed. A frozen buttercream transfer would have even been better!

[@juneaustin5870]

I have chaired a high end dessert auction committee - I guarantee that your cake would have been auctioned off at a minimum $500 - $700 and in this area most people would be willing to pay up to $250 - $350 for such a beautifully crafted cake. The others? This is what I would expect from a somewhat skilled home baker.

[@TheIcingArtist]

I've never heard of a high end dessert auction. I'm so intrigued! Where is it? What kind of people usually enter? Is it for charity or profit? I'm so CURIOUS!!! Tell me EVERYTHING!!! ❤

[@juneaustin5870]

@@TheIcingArtist So I'm in Canada and this was for a very big choir organization fund raiser. We used to hold it every year at out world class performing arts facility (where the symphony performs) in the rotunda area. In between performances we would auction off high end baked good - cakes like yours done by professionals and home bakers (some of them were at your level). At the beginning of the evening we display everything - then guests pick their top 3 desserts - we then would cull down to about 10 for live auction by a professional auctioneer. And the prices were anywhere for $300 - $800 each over the years. Once you win we provide you with serve ware for your table to enjoy your dessert or packaging to take it home. Remaining desserts (non-live auction) are put into our silent auction and we close them off at various points in the evening so everyone can enjoy a treat. We also auctioned off things like hockey tickets, travel packages, wine etc. We also have a cash wine bar, complimentary crackers, cheese, fruit, and non alcoholic beverages and door prizes too! The last one we did was for our 2oth anniversary, our profit - over $12000.00 and the majority was from dessert sales. Hope that helps!

[@5taceydaisy]

June Austin that’s exactly what I told my partner: the two “professional” cakes looked like homemade amateurs! The $200 especially looked like a beginner baker who did it for free for a friend’s kids party or something...and if that had been the case then it would have been a great effort. But from a PRO who charged at all, esp $200?!? No ma’am. I’m not taking that cake. That’s an embarrassment!

[@TheIcingArtist]

@June Austin Thanks so much for all the info! Do you think there is likely to be another one in the future? This gives me an idea for a video! ❤😊

[@hazelclark4219]

Your shirt “Kind People Are My Kinda People” as well as the genuine vibes/smile is what determined my decision in subscribing/Like.. Wasn’t even a minute in, Keep On Keeping On! 💖✨

[@NamelessAidan]

I didnt see it get mentioned but I think its actually a nice touch the 1 star cake had two tones of green fondant to match the colors on the actual box art. Like yeah they could have done other stuff differently but somebody went to the trouble to add that relatively small detail

[@keshca]

For a bakery that doesn't specialise in cakes like that it's pretty good, and I kinda thought the paper towel print made it cute. The difference between at home bakers and a bakery is usually how much time you can spend on making a cake, but of course that also means they should know their own limitations and not take on a job they know they can't do well enough. That's something I had to learn over the years I've made cakes.

[@hadeelanjum5520]

'kind people are my kinda people' loving your shirt!!! you look so prettyyy❤❤❤

[@Mob-tq7gv]

Imagine you walk into the kitchen of the 5 star bakery and they just have boxed cake mix all over.

[@yessy3433]

Wasn’t that all of us when we baked with cake mix 😭😭

[@TheRealJuniForlife]

I mean my kitchen my master pieces are with cake mix and sometimes a rare piece of hair like All might 😂

[@Mob-tq7gv]

@@TheRealJuniForlife well do you get one for all if you eat the cake with hair?

[@TheRealJuniForlife]

@@Mob-tq7gv technically we will never know because my parents threw it away so we will never know🙄

[@sammy_sand_utubeyt6901]

If I remember correctly, I heard that a lot of bakeries actually have boxed cake mixes that they use, except I think more customized. A lot of it is just decorating, which is amazing and costs a lot of time

[@tofutti642]

That one star was awful looking. It was definitely made by someone less skilled. The edible image was the worst. Very sloppy looking. For $190??? I would be very displeased. The other cake was more basic, but done the way she asked (mostly)and for $70 that's acceptable IMO

[@chloew4435]

"The whole cake was buttercream" MY HERO. INSTANT SUB.

[@lhiatt2]

I LOVE Raphael's series! Seeing you do this I got all excited! I love the perspective you have from having done the cake yourself! Can't wait to see more!

[@eleonoretardif6116]

I looove the concept!!! Please do more 😂 I was just talking with myself on my sofa about how cool this is😂😂😂

[@StephenHitchens]

Go watch Raphael Gomes videos too, this is who she got the idea from.

[@Jodyanna83]

So glad to see buttercreme piping logos getting a shout out! I work in a retail bakery but I don't have access to fondant so I'm always freehanding or doing buttercreme transfers.

[@jujubee2141]

I liked the one with the paper towel texture. It looked more homemade than the other one and you said it was too sweet. I love 💕 sweet cakes and I know kids do too. The only criticism I have is that it looked kind of messy when you cut it. The other one was too boxy. They put on the printed edible paper but it looked so bad cuz they did blend it in with the fondant or whatever was already on the cake. It looked like you could just pull the edible paper off. And the price was ridiculous. I guess you get what you pay for! 🎂 Thank you for your review. I also like that you seem so genuine and that’s refreshing to me.

[@yuyukawa9104]

Tbh, the pattern is kinda cute. It just doesn't do well on this design.

[@goldengoatthegoat947]

What does tbh mean????

[@raamapriyasrinivasan9127]

Answered in 21 seconds plus could we get a part 2 of the grocery cake to wedding cake

[@jenniferurrutia9498]

Omgggg her reaction to the second cake 😆 OFFENDED ... I would be too tho ... 😂 Love it!

[@jennifergerrits7242]

This video made me cry with laughter when you lifted the lid of the 1 star cake. That paper just hanging off the edges like that. I paused the video and just laughed so hard. That made me subscribe. Thanks so much for making my day. Would love to see cakes from lots of different cultures made with your vision.

[@Danny-be1ex]

that 1 star cake is the level of done I am with this year

[@sallylovett1997]

bawhahhahah!! yes!!

[@jennicalorton3626]

You should release their names!!! Don’t let anyone else get screwed.

[@chazchez2775]

Or the people could just read the reviews before going to a bakery

[@IzzyTheRat16]

Hi! I love watching ur vids I'm going to open a bakery when I'm older and I make "fancy" Cupcakes on my channel every month! Love u!

[@nelle541]

What's more is that they didn't even cover the board. They just slapped the cake on the board and just slapped the image on the cake. I feel disappointed for you lol.

[@judymcinnis]

Yours was by far the Superior cake. I was a little underwhelmed by the artistry put into the two professionally decorated cakes. BTW I just came across your Channel a few weeks ago and I am absolutely loving it. Not only are you extremely talented in your decorating. Your passion for decorating these cakes is so genuine, that I don't stop smiling the whole time I'm watching. Not to mention Kevin is a great asset for you. ❤️🌺😀

[@ushanair3570]

Your laugh is so infectious 😂❤ keep up with the positiveness! Loads of ❤

[@codybrookehanson2346]

Loved the concept of this video, I think you should do another of your designs and throw in a grocery store? Or do your elevated grocery store cake and challenge the bakeries with the design.

[@TheIcingArtist]

That would be so interesting!

[@shannaandersonzongo8128]

I got my wedding cake made by a local grocery store and it was amazing. Honestly I shopped around all the expensive bakeries and the grocery store cake not only tasted better and looked just as good, but it was WAY cheaper.

[@codybrookehanson2346]

@@shannaandersonzongo8128 I had a family friend make mine as my wedding gift, they weren't super ornate or anything but super delicious. You don't always have to spend a lot to get quality.

[@invisibleme5]

Shanna Anderson Zongo I did the same with my parents’ 50th anniversary cake. The bakery wanted $500!!! For a very small cake! Went to the grocery store and told them what I wanted. The cake was less than $50 and delicious!

[@jenniferurrutia9498]

She’s the female Gordon Ramsay! Wtfaaaakkk ... she’s killen them with a sweet voice and giggle tho ... which is wayyy more savage to me 😌😉

[@luaniarumph4524]

The 1-star is taller and I do like that they used the "JUMBO CRAYONS" to accommodate the tallness. I'm with you, looks are nice, but the end result is the taste. I don't want to pay for "just decorations"; I want a cake people are going to enjoy eating as well.

[@kananbhatt3373]

When notification came I came. Love you Laurie. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mariloubacero7314]

Sameeee!!! Omggg🤗🤗🤗

[@josiannejoseph7264]

SAME

[@xxaraelucerxx3382]

Samee’

[@reinitagarcia3181]

Sameee

[@Annileeze]

SAME!!! 💦

[@mycatiswaysmarterthanmosto8500]

"Theres nothing wrong with it..but there is..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@moonflower5553]

Wow, you jumped right into this, no intro. i honestly love that

[@laurawadlin1969]

"There's nothing wrong with it... but there is."

[@the_purple_savage]

He came out of the 1 ⭐️ bakery and said “it’s a cake” lol

[@toylover5478]

dare you to make a cake with just the humps, offcuts and left over cake.

[@liz5089]

...she...did

[@toylover5478]

Liz When? May I have the link or title?

[@ikayotrof703]

I'd want to see that too

[@clari_Kharumnuid]

@@liz5089 when did she make that

[@mistercat5300]

@@clari_Kharumnuid just find it in her account. It was a good advice.

[@renskescherjon3248]

I love the video And you are one of the only KZbinrs who gives credit ❤️❤️❤️

[@karatefella]

Your reaction to the second cake when you lifted the lid off the box was priceless !

[@CakesByChoppA]

Hahahahahahha wow! - seeing your reaction was brilliant! 😂

[@Frostfern94]

"What does it look like?" "What star was this one?" "One" "Okay"

[@jeniseclark3672]

The paper towel texture gave the cake character. The tall cake is a jumbo crayon cake. I like to say that is why it is tall. But the 5 star is where I would go for sure

[@henrytian1923]

I can’t believe paying so much for sloppy work :p

[@ashimasahoo9764]

Looks like the 5 star chef made it out of passion but the 1 star one just made it for money. That’s y the 5star one was lesser expensive yet the quality was much better.

[@TheNeurospicyMama]

What a fun video! As a customer I'd be so mad to get that cake for $190. That edible image looked so cheap!

[@mariloubacero7314]

I don't know why I love watching baking videos...it's just sooooo satisfyingg😌😌😌

[@bobcatred]

Wow. The one-star didn’t even try to blend that edible image with the rest of the decorations. I’d be so upset to get that cake as kid.

[@Laurenjoinsyoutube]

Doing simple cakes amazingly is how they got 5 stars. That other one clearly goes out of their league

[@jdstep97]

If you're getting it for little kids, they probably won't notice the imperfections. The 1-star looks more like a crayon box but just too tall. But it's not worth 3 times the price of the other. I'd just get the 5-star one and tweak it a bit after I got home.

[@xoshanland]

I can excuse a particular level of artistry for certain cakes, but NEATNESS should be a given from a professional bakery- if its uneven or lacks organized trim I would also be disappointed- we all know you are the real artist!! 😁😁

[@lacymacdougall9660]

It's truly amazing how long you can talk without pausing. And so fast. I find it fascinating.

[@CannibalChxrry]

As someone who has worked in a low scale bakery it's likely the one star just didn't want to put in the effort. Edit: after her showing the one star cake I'm super pissed about the image. CUT IT OUT MAKE IT LOOK PRETTY!!! They slapped the image on, slapped fondant on and called it good. Even the bakery I worked at took the time to place the image on and blend the edges so it looked neater, ESPECIALLY for the ~180 dollar price

[@s_kitchell]

If it’s still possible, I would be really interested in knowing the appraisal value of the original cake.

[@constancep7632]

I'm in a couple of home bakers' groups and the number of bakers using cake mix is astonishing. 🤷‍♀️

[@Itzyyy.-09]

When my youtube notification bell ring I was like surely its laurie then I saw that it is laurie I was so excited I like all your videos love you and bless you that your videos go viral to 10 crore love you love you love you

[@Itzyyy.-09]

Thank you The Icing Artist for a heart. One more thing firstly when I started watching your videos I was like a fan of yours but when I watched alot of videos of your than I was like not a fan but Full Air Conditioner😍😍♥️♥️