The reason why I chose this topic is to shed light on this coming up judgement of custom cakes. I have gotten a lot of comments from people saying that when purchasing a custom/specialty cake, it is a hit or miss. Some people say that it may be a beautiful cake, but the flavor of the cake itself is NOT up to par. On the other hand, some people say that when they purchase a custom/specialty cake, it is not (visually) exactly what they wanted, however the taste is pleasantly surprising.

Basically, for this paper, I want to address this problem and research WHY some bakeries make cakes that only “look good or taste good”. Can a paying customer have their cake and eat it too?

They should.