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Cake samples! (PIP)

We got our cake sample cupcakes in this week!  It was really exciting to have something so tangible and tasty to try out.  They're HUGE, so we tried 2 each night.

We both loved the carrot and cream cheese.  Unfortunately, FI hated the lilikoi filling in the chocolate cake that we tried that night.  I mean, HATED it.  I wasn't a fan either, so that's out for sure.  The chocolate cake w/ chocolate custard was pretty good.  The vanilla cake with mango filling wasn't a favorite - maybe we're just not that adventurous, but we didn't love the tropical fillings.  The raspberry filling in the vanilla cake was awesome, and be both adored the vanilla cake.  Lastly, the lemon cake with chantilly filling was a total winner - really light and refreshing.

I went into this thinking I wanted chocolate cake and lilikoi filling, but we didn't like the lilikoi filling, and we both liked the lemon and carrot cakes the best.  So, I guess the testing process worked.  :)

Re: Cake samples! (PIP)

  • lwav8176lwav8176 member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks for the insights! Who are you using for your cake?
  • fabutanfabutan member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks for sharing!  The cupcakes look so cute!  Glad you made a decision.  :)

  • carrieoz_76carrieoz_76 member
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    edited December 2011
    These are through Cakes by Joann.
  • mauidandymauidandy member
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    edited December 2011
    Her cakes are so yummy! She made us those super cute cupcakes too, we had to eat them all in the same night because we couldn't take them back on the flight home...I ate so much I was sick, haha! I didn't think to try the lemon and chantilly, sounds amazing!
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  • edited December 2011
    Yummy. They look delicious. I love carrot cake and lemon, so it sounds awesome.
  • edited December 2011
    Man, I really want cake now!

    I love chantilly cream. Seriously, there's no way you could go wrong with that!
  • ETweetETweet member
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    edited December 2011
    The cocolate and lilikoi are really sweet but I just had to have the combo because alone they are my absolute favorites.
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  • carrieoz_76carrieoz_76 member
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    edited December 2011
    I really wanted to like the lilikoi just because it's so Hawaii, but FI really didn't like how tart it was, and I liked other fillings better.  But I'd never heard of chantilly, and we both just loved it, so here's to sampling.  :)
  • edited December 2011
    Oh the fillings sound delicious! 

    When I spoke to the person making our cake, he said he would not recommend chocolate for Hawaii due to the weather - don't know whether he was simply trying to take us away from it.  :).  But maybe it was a good thing you didn't go for chocolate :)

    We ended up going for Pina Colada - very tropical.
  • edited December 2011
    glad they still tasted good even after being shipped, I bet your cake is going to taste even better on your big day :)
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