I'm weak cause everyone did start doing the 1 star vs 5 star bakery cakes after you did. Definite trend setter

That boba cake is a thing here in Vietnam. Most of the time, the boba part will come in a separate container from the cake to retain its original taste and gummy texture. When you want to dig in, just gently place the boba on top, and voila

FYI, at that first bakery, those cakes were in a beverage chiller, not a refrigerator. It's generally recommended that food isn't stored in beverage chillers because they don't distribute the cold air evenly between the shelves, so the food can end up reaching a higher temperature than is safe.

I'm glad to see positive comments in the comment section... There are a lot of people complementing him, his ideas and his contents. In his previous videos years ago, the comment section is filled with a lot of negative feedbacks like "Wow, you're stupid" or things like "Bruh yoir contents are not good, fake". May he gain a lot more followers who truly supports him.

The first bakery is definitely an indian bakery because there are items like gulab jamun and veg samosa, also the cake in the beverage chiller had design elements of a lot of indian cakes (chocolate shavings and a maraschino cherry). That bakery might not have specialized in cakes specifically because indian desserts are heavy with fried food soaked in sugar not iced cakes, but yeah it definitely look cluttered and disorganized!

This cake is quite common here in some countries of Asia and it does taste good! The only difference is, baker would exclude the pearls from placing it on top of the cake early and they would put in a different container, so once arrived you can pour it on top of the cake yourself and the taste is exquisite.

13:07 "Did-did the cake scream?" I don't know why, but I found this part *so* funny!😂

You are not stupid. Great idea for a cake. They should’ve covered the boba pearls with a light jelly like they do for freuit cakes and tarts to preserve them from drying or welting. Or they could’ve made dark jelly ballads to use instead of boba balls.

To counter anyone who does call you stupid, here is a comment telling you that you are a beautiful human being who always makes my day!! You are so wonderfully you, please don't ever change!! Love you so much 💕

This type of cake is very popular in asia 2 years ago, it call "Bubble milk tea lava cake". The tapioca pearl on the top of the cake have to be kept warm separately when it arrive and be poured on the cake by customer when they eat.

They needed to give him the boba in sauce on the side and then it could be poured on at the last minute before it gets cut. That way they’ll be soft and chewy for eating and they’ll look pretty still

Raphael: I left these cakes in my house for like 2 days Also Raphael: why are the Tapioca pearls hard 🤣🤦🏽‍♀️

well.. if the cake had been sitting around for 2 days that's probably why the tapioca pearls are dry

"Did the cake scream? " 🤣🤣🤣

The bobba tea cake seems like something that needs to be finished at the event before it's revealed to everyone. Like just keep the caramel on the cake but they just pour on the pearls and sauce right before they cut into it and serve it

Everyone who loves tres leches hearing how he doesn’t like the texture of the wet cake: 👁👄👁

Dude. I just found you this past week and am *LIVING* for the binge on your content.

Boba cake is very popular in Asia, the Boba pearls should be eaten on the day they are made. My family own a bubble tea place and we often make more than one batch of tapioca pearls each day since they lose their chewiness very fast. We would never use a batch from the day before since they would be hard by the second day. When we make bubble tea at home we would also finish the pearls in one day before they lose their chewiness

Raphael: "This is the sharpest knife I've ever owned" *cuts towards himself in the next shot* 😂

When that drawing flew away!! 😂😂😂😂 the most Raphael thing that could’ve happened to him! 😂😂😂 had me DYYYIINNGG!!

We actually have bubble tea/boba cakes here in Ontario - it's a mini lava cake that has a mousse topping with the tapioca pearls sitting in the mousse. You can get regular flavour, and also brown sugar! They're made by Bakecode and sold at Chatime, but looking online, it seems like a bunch of places sell these cakes as well!

2 days 🙃 you really should taste your cakes when they are fresh...

2 days??? Of course it would be dry lol there is a reason we eat them while SOAKED in liquid.

"if there was a perfume that smelled like bubble tea I would shower in it" Honestly, same.

The attention to detail of the boba pearls though. The cutest. 😂

Moral of the story: Just because something/someone looks nice on the outside, does not mean they are nice on the inside

10k people screaming “don’t eat that cake!” What next? 1 vs 5 hospitals?

To me Rafael's personality is what keeps me coming back. There's always at least 2 things he says that make me pause the video because I'm laughing. I do cringe when he eats from the zero hygiene places. While I scream, "don't do it, please!"

Omg! The second place is my local bakery and I loveeeee it! It’s Turkish, and have loads of sweet/savoury treats and take cakes very seriously 😂 love it there… also love your videos they are always VERY entertaining xxx

0 Hygiene rating London: clustered boxes in the store and some sugar on the floor and wall. For the standard that EU has they will rate 0-1 every bakeshop in my country.

the way he display the cake in front of the camera gives me major anxiety, isn't easier to grab the camera and film the cake instead of messing up the cake and your hand?

Maybe the tapioca pearls can be given on the side in the syrup and added right at serving 😀

He had a problem with the 1st bakery having cakes in their fridge but then goes on to put cakes in his freezer for 2 days and then eat them

The 0 star cake looks like the other one but after two years of meth

"The drawing left!" 😆😅 that cracked me up so much.

Semi-naked drip cakes are the easiest things to make! There really isn’t much effort required to make it look nice, I’m shocked at how bad the 0 rating cake looks!

The idea is not stupid. I've seen a couple people review boba cakes before, so they're actually a thing. Not common, but still a thing and everyone who tried them became obsessed with them.

Actually, boba cake is really popular in Asia since a long time already. Now they're even doing boba lava cakes + testing other flavors/texture. It's just never been done in the UK. So, your idea is plausible. However, the pearls should be eaten fresh just like how bubble-teas should be drank on the day it's made or else it'll harden in the fridge.

Probably if there was a layer of hard tempered white chocolate with caramel over which the tapioca pearls were spread just before setting would've prevented the water from getting inside the cake. Or else they could have sent a separate container with tapioca pearls sitting inside a pourable caramel sauce to drizzle over the cake once it arrived

plz make more videos like this, i absolutely love them

I have been sick and off work for a few days, found your channel and have been binge watching. Love your humor, thank you for making my sick days better. Also I love your purple back lighting.

Can’t believe I’ve been watching this kids cake videos for so many years now. I LOVE them. So addicting.

‘Did the cake scream?’ 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Raph, the reason I keep coming back to your content is purely for the creativity, thought & effort you put into all your videos. Honestly, your videos are always different to most other youtubers, because there is so much originality. I also know whenever I need a good ol pick me up & laugh, I watch one of your videos. You keep doing you Raph :) Also, I'm so glad people are finally appreciating how good your videos actually are, it's about bloody time!

Why did you wait 2 days to eat the cakes...? I think the outcome would be a bit different if they were fresh especially with the 5 star cake 🎂😉😁

Omg when the drawing left 😭😭😭 I laughed for a good minute 😭😭😂😂

I hate the fact that 0 star bakery doesnt give any effort to make a good cake. The fact that is cheap doesnt mean that you to do a horrible cake. For the bubbles they could used blueberries to make a similar effect. And please, a caramel dripping its not so difficult to make. Actually if you dont know how to make a caramel sauce, just use caramel chocolate from callebaut and heavy cream, and done! really sad, looks like they didnt give a shit.

It is quite embarrassing for us that most of the 0 rated hygiene places are Pakistani, I hope they will be able to improve but it is like that here in Scotland too

The first bakery looks like any other local bakery here in India :( And looks like that place was definitely owned by an Indian, with samosas and all kinds of Indian sweets. Sadly, in India, many small bakeries and eateries do not give a damn about hygiene. it's their least concern.

i looked for what the bakeries are, and the 5-star one is called 'adali cake show' in london if anybody's interested xx

Sheesh, Raphael is an artist PERIODT

I feel like if they put a disc of thin modeling chocolate across the top of the cake and then more caramel sauce (as well as properly cooking the Boba) then maybe it would have solved the texture issues

I laughed at the screaming cake so freaking loud! Lots of love from Brazil, Rapha

The first place (1 start hygine) looked like a south asian bakery, probably more trained to make south asian deserts, and not use to advanced cake orders. The 5 star hygiene placed looked like cake was their main product.

Omg I've been wanting this to continue it reminds me of the 1 star vs 5 star rating videos he used to make

He did say that he left it for 2 days that’s why his boba was hard

Where it went wrong is boba cant go in the fridge or it hardens and your cakes were probably, like most cakes, waiting in the fridge for your arrival.

If you want the tapioca pearl topped cake make the cake ahead of time but withhold the pearls till right before serving. 🤤 Then the idea is genius not a fail.

do the same cake, but make sure to eat it the same day delivered!

"This is my dog when it's raining outside and he doesn't want to go for a walk" god you're the cutest thing ever

Pretty sure having the cakes for 2 days before eating it was the reason for the dryness, Lmbo

Leaving it for 2 days would have made the pearls dry I think

Dude you have the best content!!! I am always thrilled to hear your ideas. You should bake a cake and compare it to a 5 star bakery !

I'm sure some of the contestants on America's Next Top Model have 'tyraphobia' (Just a joke y'all)

That cake drawing looks absolutely awesome !!

Due to the fact that it’s been in a fridge for two days, the bubbles are just supposed to be complete rough and solid. But I can imagine how good and chewy it could be if it got eaten right away.5 star’s is just wonderful!!!!!

that cake drawing is lowkey good brooo

We definitely need a part 2, but, please be safe

Bro his drawing reminded me of the drawings they have in great British bake off when they show how their idea looks like

It wasn't that bad of an idea actually, I think it would've worked better if you asked to have the tapioca pearls on the side and you put it in the cake yourself

“Did the cake scream?” 🔪 I died laughing poor beautful cake 🎂 13:06!

The 0 star bakery was an indian bakery, those bakeries aren't actually for cake but still they do keep cakes

I am honestly scared for his stomach

Tapioca pearls are meant to be eaten within 8-10 hours of cooking. And you waited 2 days 🙃

My jaw literally dropped with the 0 star hygiene cake 🤣🤣🤣

I love all of your cake videos!! ☺️🍰 I’m always so impressed by how you so causally digitally draw them perfectly & with such detail

As a cake decorator yeah tapioca Pearls are not the best it easiest thing to decorate with but props to the 5 star for that lovely cake!!

Raphael risking his live for this content is passion

There's actually a lot of boba dessert like boba cakes. There's boba dessert box too! But usually the boba comes in a separate place. I can't wait to see the next video! 😭

Since nobody else is talking about it, your drawing is amazing!

Even though the first cake was somewhat naked it still had been kinda patched up with some cream, which might have been a subtle way to cover up the fact that the cake was soggy. They probably did it because they knew that the tapioca pearls would kinda make the sponge much wetter and also because store bought cakes' sponge is always sogged more then it should to not make the cake dry during delivery and if the cake lasts more than the same day. I would have honestly expected better but in their defense you gave them a kinda difficult task and also looked happy with the result, which is what matters XD

I feel so content and relaxed knowing that I have a video to watch before going to bed from you Raphael ! Can’t thank you enough ♥️

UR ART SKILLS ARE GETTING SO MUCH BETTER !! the cake drawing u looks so good!!!!

Store should separate the tapioca pearls with caramel sauce in the small package!!

Can we just appreciate how good that cake he drew??? Srsly i want a sticker of that drawing for my laptop

Your cake series videos are my ABSOLUTE FAVORITES!!! Please make more! 🙂

The 0 hygiene bakery is definately a indian or pakistani's store because their is samosas, rolls and indian and pakistani sweets.

I don't know if my eyes are deceiving me, but is that a fly on the caramel drip at 12:28? It looks like one....

The cake was wet because they sometimes put sugar syrup or simply syrup in the cake to make it moist. They even put milk and make it like tres leche

omg i almost die everytime he tiltes something to show us

😂😂😂😂😂 as for tyro phobia from America's next top model , you made my day

Wait isn't there a minimum hygiene thingy to stay open? Like a legal level that it has to be to run and not be hazardous to people's health

“Did… did the cake scream?” I was crying 🤣

Hey Raphael I dont normally make a comment on a video but I just wanted to say that I really enjoy your videos. I happened to come across them one day and have thoroughly enjoyed them. I just feel like I connect with everything you are saying not just regarding your videos but on a personal level too. Sorry if that seems weird lol. You seem like a very genuine and good hearted person and I wanted you to know that. Best wishes

I’ve been here since cake in a mug days🥺😭 it’s so joyous knowing you still do what you love and I can still watch your videos and enjoy them

Well u did leave them for 2 days, that's why the cakes wet inside 🤣😂🤣

“Tyrophobia? no that’s the lady from America’s next top model” BOY💀😭😭😭😭

The cake drawing was actually pretty good this go around 🤣🤣

I love this series!!

You should order a plain sponge from both bakeries and compare them.