I watch a lot of cooking shows. I'm not really one for the shows that teach me how to cook. I'm more of a fan of the ones that go all over the country for the best food - it's pretty much how I plan vacations. Anyway, that means I spend a great deal of time checking out Cooking Channel hoping that Unique Sweets is on. So, today after my usual channel flipping, I happened upon a new show - Cake Hunters.
And, usually one for a new food show - especially one involving cake, I decided to give it a shot. And? And it was basically a train wreck. But a train wreck that I couldn't look away from. The premise is simple. A couple goes on the hunt for the perfect wedding cake so they meet with 3 bakers and get their thoughts, then choose their favorite for their wedding.
It could have been decent - not fabulous, but good in a pinch. But it's just not. Tonight's couple was from Maryland and seemed a little too focused on a cake for the wedding. At one point they decided that the cake was the most important focal point of the entire wedding. Really? I thought professing your love in front of friends and family was the most important.
Now I'm willing to give them that the cake is important - not the most important - but a big part of the reception. I judge most receptions by how yummy the cake is, so it's at least in the top 10. But the groomzilla - yep, in this case the groom was a little off his rocker rather than the bride - was sharing what he was most wanting to see in his perfect cake. Patterns. Not taste. Not flavors. Not texture. He was most interested in a cake that had "patterns" on it. What?!
In the end they decided on some 4 foot monstrosity full of gilding, aqua butter cream strawberries and passion fruit. Not a chip of chocolate to be found! Most definitely not what I would have chosen for my future wedding. But then again, I would definitely not choose to go on a show this ridiculous either...
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