Let Them Eat Cake?

[DickR]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

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For example, everyone raves about Jen's cakes at The Boro, including my wife, but I don't love the frosting....

I've never seen good frosting on a bakery cake. It always has the feel of sweetened grease. A bakery must make frosting that applies easily and stays photogenic, but the grease detracts from the feel on the tongue. This is a shame, because good frosting is so easy to make, something that melts on the tongue. When I want good cake for myself, I make my own (mother's old recipe), including the frosting, also done the way my mother did.