Hi Everyone! I saw Buddy V's cakes in my local store for the first time. They were priced around $28 for an 8" at one store and $19 at another bulk store. My family and I were curious about them because we did watch his show for a couple of seasons- so I bought the Bada Bloom Cake. They had a Chocolate Da Bomb, a carrot cake and a red velvet. I tried the Bloom cake because it had a layer of vanilla and chocolate, plus fudge filling. We tried it and were underwhelmed. I'm no expert baker so I might not appreciate the type of cake that he uses. They might be the "sponge" that they refer to on the show. The texture was a little odd and the taste was sort of bland. Not bad at all- really. Maybe I expected something else. The fudge filling was very yummy but the butter cream was just awful. It didn't have good flavor and had a weird, waxy feel in your mouth. I'm thinking it's the amount of food coloring they have to add to make it so bright. It's a cute cake, but I wouldn't buy it again. Not sure if I'll try any of the others. Has anyone here tried his grocery store line of cakes and/or the cakes he offers at his bakery? Curious to see if they are similar or not. :)
They just made their appearance recently here at one of the nicer grocery stores. I thought it was kind of funny product placement because this store's bakery has quite attractive cakes - not the typical Wal-Mart, etc. and the Cake Boss cakes next to it definitely suffered by comparison - looking sort of "clunky"...anyway, they haven't moved quickly enough so were cut up into little free sample cups...I had NO SHAME and went back for 2 sample. I thought it was surprisingly good, because my expectations were not high. Found the white/vanilla layer really yummy.I'm hoping they still haven't moved and I can score more freebies tonight!
LOL They are brightly colored! I think the Badda Bloom was supposed to mimic the fondant covered flower cake that I've seen on the show. I was tempted by the carrot cake but I'm not sure that I'd buy another. What did you think of the butter cream?
I hope you're able to score more samples!
Okay, so I went back and discovered they were cutting up more samples to entice buyers - the colors are definitely putting off potential customers here; anyway, nabbed another sample and had that sudden sad realization that comes with overindulgence of highly processed food..........remember that first time you ate a ding-dong/hostess cupcake/"cream"-filled spongy cake treat? That's sort of like the first bite of this cake. Now, remember when you were a kid (or self-medicating after a nasty break-up) and ate a bit too much of aforementioned "treat"? Remember that feeling? Yeah, that was how that last sample felt.... not so good... I'm chocking up my initial impression to the fact that I was coming off a valium after an unpleasant medical procedure....pretty much anything tasted "yummy"....
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