Thank you again. I did a google search and came up with two sites with very good photos of the cakester vs. chocolate covered Oreo (both sites using Spinning Leaf molds):
http://www.etsy.com/listing/44973480/chocolate-covered-oreo-cakester-favor
http://www.justdessertsdelivered.com/ch/
I am a hobby baker and donate all my cake and candy creations. After weighing all the information so graciously provided in this thread, I think I'll stick with the very popular chocolate covered Oreos. A 15.5 oz. pkg of regular Oreos has 39 cookies for about the same cost as a pkg of Oreo Cakesters with 6-12 cakesters.
I did a shelf-life test and found that chocolate covered sandwich cookies made in the Spinning Leaf molds taste exactly the same at 1 day or 45 days. Amazing. I used real Oreos as well as Walmart brand knock-off sandwich cookies with no difference. The chocolate protects the "crispness" of the cookie just like the original packaging.
My scientific test was done by placing the cookies in pyrex with a lid, and making notes as I took out cookies for my taste test "panel" at 1 week intervals for 6 weeks. The taste test panel gave thumbs up each time, then asked for a glass of milk.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/44973480/chocolate-covered-oreo-cakester-favor
http://www.justdessertsdelivered.com/ch/
I am a hobby baker and donate all my cake and candy creations. After weighing all the information so graciously provided in this thread, I think I'll stick with the very popular chocolate covered Oreos. A 15.5 oz. pkg of regular Oreos has 39 cookies for about the same cost as a pkg of Oreo Cakesters with 6-12 cakesters.
I did a shelf-life test and found that chocolate covered sandwich cookies made in the Spinning Leaf molds taste exactly the same at 1 day or 45 days. Amazing. I used real Oreos as well as Walmart brand knock-off sandwich cookies with no difference. The chocolate protects the "crispness" of the cookie just like the original packaging.
My scientific test was done by placing the cookies in pyrex with a lid, and making notes as I took out cookies for my taste test "panel" at 1 week intervals for 6 weeks. The taste test panel gave thumbs up each time, then asked for a glass of milk.
