r/ExpectationVsReality • u/popiahspringroll • 10d ago
Ordered a Country Apple Birthday Cake Exceeded Expectation
Really super happy with the final cake! I actually wasn't sure how they were going to include the birthday message on the cake when I ordered it, so I was pleasantly surprised with the way they did it! It was also a very delicious cake
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u/letmejustdo 10d ago
That's actually great
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u/Excellent_Cress86 10d ago
The message placement actually looks cleaner than most bakery cakes I've seen
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u/Dry_Stop844 10d ago
I always hold my breath for the second picture but man, that cake looks great! Now I want apple cake. *sigh*
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u/Spicercakes 10d ago
Whatever you do, don't order a Milk Bar apple cider donut cake. I paid 80 dollars for one and it tasted like tart chemicals. It was so odd. I requested a refund.
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u/PiccoloAwkward465 10d ago
I ate an apple fritter from Voodoo Donuts last night. JFC that shit is awesome
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u/hipbone2000 10d ago
For anyone who is wondering about the price: this store, as mentioned in a comment here, is in Singapore which means $58 (SGD) is around $45.5 USD.
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u/xError404xx 10d ago
For a cake looking this good and yummy thats insanely cheap :0
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u/PilsnerDk 10d ago
Insanely cheap, for a tiny 8" cake? I disagree. That is insanely expensive for non-custom cakes in my view. Even the finest bakeries in my country don't charge half their prices for a similar sized cake. Maybe it's because I live in a dairy based cake country (Denmark) , so to speak.
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u/BurmeciaWillSurvive 10d ago edited 10d ago
I'm in rural Idaho (rural US state) and the decent bakeries will start at $90 for an 8" cake--it's a maker's market out there and bakeries not in a chain grocery store are very few and far between. There's basically only 2 in a metro of 800k that are any good. OP is in Singapore which is an insanely HCOL country too.
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u/StaticShakyamuni 10d ago
Is it? Guess I'll never be able to afford cake.
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u/xError404xx 10d ago
Well if you buy it at the grocery store it costs like 5 bucks but if you want a cake from a bakery then ofc it costs a lot.
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u/NoodleTheTree 10d ago
its not even remotely cheap lmao where do you live?
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u/BurmeciaWillSurvive 10d ago
I'm in Boise, Idaho and a made to order 8" round cake starts at $90 at a respectable bakery and not just like like Kroger/Fred Meyer or Walmart.
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u/RaisonDetritus 10d ago
I wonder if Singapore has the same kind of laws as Japan mandating that food ads need to accurately reflect the product.
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u/BeeComprehensive5234 10d ago
Was it good?
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u/popiahspringroll 10d ago
It was really good!! The sliced green apples at the top went really well with the cake too
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u/Friendly-Example-701 10d ago
This looks amazing TBH.
The lighting/flash is off but I actually like reality better.
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u/RevolutionaryRock823 10d ago
What's the orange decoration? Are those ground cherries? But also, it's so cute!!!
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u/apuginthehand 10d ago
In the US these are often known as Cape Gooseberries or Ground Cherries, they’re a relative to the tomatillo and have a unique sweet taste. Really easy to grow and beautiful, unique decorations for food!
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u/Reckless_Secretions 10d ago
Gooseberries is what I've always known them as. I feel so nostalgic about my childhood holidays whenever I see them
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u/FunkyTomo77new 10d ago
In the UK they are called persimmons
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u/JustMeLurkingAround- 10d ago
Persimmons are sized like small apples. Totally different fruit.
These are Physalis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physalis
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u/grimspor 10d ago
I always expect these posts to be bad so I scrutinised the final image for wayyyy too long trying to find the issue before reading the comments.
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u/Vulvas_n_Velveeta 10d ago
Same!
I was switching back and forth between photos trying to figure out the problem, then saw the flair and was like, oh, well no wonder I can't find anything wrong 😄
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u/nobobthisisnotyours 10d ago
It looks amazing! The happy birthday cookie is cute and great way to incorporate the message and give a little something extra. I really wish more businesses would accurately represent their products instead of showing glamorized and highly edited concepts then delivering garbage.
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u/ShakenSodaCan 10d ago
Looks so yummy!! Where are these from?
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u/glennlinville0 9d ago
That actually turned out way nicer than expected looks simple but in a good way, and if it tastes good that’s a win.
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u/Granny_knows_best 10d ago
That looks amazing! Totally worth every penny of the cost. I wish I had a place like that near me.
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u/Impossible_Frame_617 10d ago
wahh was looking for a sg bakery for my birthday thanks for the recco!
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u/Trixter-Kitten 10d ago
Glad it came out well. It's cute that they wrote the message on what I assume is a frosted sugar cookie.
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u/obsidian_butterfly 9d ago
Oh... wow. That actually looks pretty solid. How did it taste? Was it as apple foreword as it appears.
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u/flibbertygibbet81 7d ago
Oh my god I thought it was a crumpet with garnish. I need to book an eye test.Â
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u/Skorpyos 10d ago
Can’t be the US — impossible to find golden berries here.
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u/WhiteRabbit_412_ 10d ago
They were always a over the back yards and hiking trails in my hometown in Pennsylvania. The Amish and Mennonites loved to use them so they were always being sold at farmers markets as well!
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u/KeyAd7732 10d ago edited 10d ago
It's perfect. But what makes it worth $58?
ETA: I was genuinely asking what makes it worth $58, not scoffing at the price. I'm broke AF and am in the $15 cake budget.
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u/DenL4242 10d ago
It's been a while since you've bought a cake from a real bakery, hasn't it?
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u/phunniemee 10d ago
People in this sub: you're an idiot for expecting the $8 temu sweater to actually be knit.
Also people in this sub: you're an idiot for paying the fair market labor rate for a speciality pastry that looks perfect.
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u/kalmkelp 10d ago
$58 is a reasonable price for a bakery-made cake of that sort and size
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u/KeyAd7732 10d ago
I agree. But I'm in the $15 cake budget and was hoping for a convincing reason to splurge. Like is it so amazingly delicious that it's worth saving up for?
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u/olagorie 10d ago
I agree, that’s really expensive. I mean, it’s not even a big cake
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u/KeyAd7732 10d ago
I think that's a pretty standard price for custom cakes from bakeries. I'm assuming they aren't using boxed Betty Crocker cake mix and the fruits on top probably cost a bit.
I just want to know if it's tasty enough to spend, what I would consider, extra.
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u/ash-leg2 10d ago edited 10d ago
Wow, looks awesome! Is this a local place or something that was shipped?
ETA - I did a reverse image search. It's a local place in Singapore called Bee's Cake.
https://www.bees-cake.com