# "Cake Boss"
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-boss/560330
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [November 11, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-boss/560330 "2010-11-11T17:37:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-boss/560330/1 "2010-11-11T17:37:20Z")
I just started watching this show, and am intrigued by the ingenuity of the cake designs, and the craftsmanship that goes into them. But I have to say, some of those cakes are severely lacking in esthetic appeal. I hope they taste better than they look.
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### Author:  [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-boss/560330/2 "2010-11-11T19:13:10Z")
I’ve noticed that a lot are essentially Rice Krispies treats covered with fondant which is something less than impressive.
But my personal favorite is how he always says “Next week, my wife/mother/co-worker/friend/family is having a birthday/anniversary/wedding/Christening/etc… and I’m gonna surprise them with a _cake!_”
I think they’d actually be _more_ surprised if you showed up with a new Blu-Ray player or something for them instead.
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### Author:  [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-boss/560330/3 "2010-11-11T20:05:28Z")
There’s an episode where a cake gets destroyed in a car accident and they rush back to the shop and recreate it _in one hour_. And I don’t mean, that in an hour they made something presentable for the client. In an hour they replicated the entire thing (and though a zillion people worked on it, it was not more than the zillion people who worked on the original too).
I wondered whether the client would be pissed to learn she got a “ultra custom, one of a kind” cake that actually only took an hour to make. It wasn’t even very attractive – although they did have a decent underlying concept, they actually overdecorated and made it busy.
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### Author:  [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-boss/560330/4 "2010-11-11T20:37:48Z")
I bet that they taste better than “Ace of Cakes” with their 87.3% inedible filler/support.