Wow! I never expected THIS many views when I originally posted this video for my 1K subscribers. Thank you!!! A few things I want to address that are frequently commented or asked: 1) Here is where the home baker got those amazingly sturdy boxes: www.flourconfections.com 2) Unboxing starts at 5:22 3) Yes, there’s a lot of talking-it’s an explanation video and I wanted to be thorough, but I’ve also changed things up in my newer videos since creating this one! 4) I gave two bakeries the same picture with the same requests and I really was just expecting a slightly different interpretation of each; I gave the professional bakery a chance to correct the issue twice, but unfortunately it didn’t work out. No complaints at all from me to them. They were sweet and cordial. As a baker, I understand how these things happen especially with new techniques. I’m sure if I had requested it, they would’ve restarted and done something different. However, no reason to cause more undue stress to redo something that wasn’t for an event. I’m still impressed that they gave the sugar sheet a try. Once again thank you so much for watching and for giving me input about which one you would’ve preferred. Lots of respect and love for all of my fellow bakers, cake enthusiasts and the sweetie fam.

I never tell a customer I can make the exact same cake. I ask if they have an image for inspiration. I say this because I am not the original designer and we may be working with different tools and using different techniques! I just don't want to promise anything and disappoint the customer. One thing I can guarantee is that it will look nice and taste good.😊

Home baker. Hands down. The storefront may have tried the sugar sheet technique, but it failed. As a customer, I'd rather the cake look nice with a different medium than look a hot mess with the medium I asked for.

I'm a home baker, and I feel like my cakes and cookies look way better than a bakery. Home bakers dont get enough credit. I want my cakes to look perfect and I dont rush through them.

What's the best about her is that although she made her own cake to perfection but she was still very very kind about the failed bakery cake and the not so similar home bakery cake, not to mention that she actually covered the failed attempts with very kind explanations and was almost apologetic on THEIR behalf ! For me this kind of gesture has my instant respect. You are a genuinely great person worth a lot of respect. Blessings be on You !

Home bakery for the win😝😝 very encouraging.. cause I'm an aspiring home baker🙈

"And I personally like eating buttercream as opposed to fondant." Please say that about a thousand more times. Maybe people will get off the fondant train. Seriously, it tastes like playdough. Also, I will say that one problem I've noticed with many bakeries (at least in the US) is that they aren't staffed by trained pastry chefs. So, many of them are really decorators, who don't actually have the years of study/training required to be a proper pastry chef. I.E., they don't have the knowledge of food chemistry and how to fix things when problems arise.

Worse case scenario the floppy heart could be removed from the 1st and still have a gorgeous cake. The 2nd was not worth serving imo.

The only cake that counts is the one that makes it to the party. Sad for the professional cake but that shouldn't have happened.

5:22 home bakery (unboxing) 11:37 Store front bakery (unboxing) 17:35 tasting the cakes

It was wonderful watching you treat both bakers with such professionalism and kindness. I recently watched another baker that truly enjoyed shaming the other bakers, not my style or moral values at all. Congratulations on reaching such an amazing YT milestone!

The first cake is beautiful! It looks way similar to the one you asked for. The second cake is a disaster 😳 it’s falling apart and the color is totally off...

Can't imagine the tears if the second cake was ordered for an actual event. They should not have taken the job.

The first one did their best using techniques they knew how to do. I'd still be happy to have that cake at my party, whereas the second one leaves me without a cake for my event. You can't possibly use the second cake.

Home bakery had a prettier presentation. Even if the brick and mortar one had stayed together there are a lot of things that make it hard to tell what I'm even looking at. The sugar, butter cream, and decals all blend together. And the only thing that pops out is the strawberries. What I like about the home bakery is that they took the time to think about the color. Because I can see the gold on one clearly the other not so much. I also appreciate the touch if the candle. It's not like the ones you get in the packs at Walmart. And it matches the cake. Home baker's wins in my book.

The thing is that home sellers tend to put more effort for the reputation while professional bakers kind of already have their own reputation and their own copy paste recipes for everything.

The home baker's cake. They don't always buy in big bulk like a business. So they can asked a little bit more.

I like the first one!! It looks more professional.

The sad thing about the second one is if it was for someone's actual event...they would have been really disappointed and probably ask for a refund.

I hope you let that no review home baker a great review! It was beautiful!!

Wow, from the packaging alone I absolutely thought the home bakery was the pro bakery, do that telling enough in itself

Just some recommendations for your videos. I think the viewer needs to see a some close up shots of what you are talking about. For example you made a comment comparing the gold edges but we as the viewer cannot see. Also when you cut the cake we never got to see the inside. I would have loved to see the cake you made pop up a few more times as a reminder of what you were actually comparing them to. I think you are great and are great at doing videos. Taking time to do some close up shots would be so much more fun for us to watch. Seeing a nice close up of the inside would have been a rewarding moment. I know it takes more work to edit but your channel will blow up with subscribers! I know you didn't ask for feedback. I just think your great and could be amazing!

Unboxing starts at 5:22 😁

I think they both tried hard but the first one was my favorite!

I've come across this trend of ordering two cakes and reviewing them but it's alway by people who have no baking experience, just doing it for fun. I'm loving your professional breakdown of each cake. I learned so much! I hope you do more of these! Also, if you could contact the home baker on that box I'd love to know where she gets them for my cakes!

The first one nailed it. Forget about the sugar sheet the second one made, it didn't workout. Home bakery all the way.✌✌✌✌

I think it is a win for the home baker, because although she didn't use the sugar sheet technique, her cake remained presentable and the white bc gives it a nice contrast. Kudos to the bakery for attempting the sugar sheet technique in the middle of a busy schedule!! I think what happened with their sugar sheet was that they probably used regular granulated sugar instead of sugar crystals, and probably did not have enough time to set. Composition wise, the bakery's cake lacks some contrast, it's more a one tone design.

I think the first cake looked much smoother. It’s tighter and neater. You can tell they took their time making it nice and smooth.

Idk how it works for bakers but when I worked as a graphic designer, we were told never to do “exactly like the photo” unless it was the clients own artwork they were requesting to be remade. 3 things had to be changed or made differently.

I mean...for the home baker cake...that's still pretty amazing and well delievered. I'd give it a five star review. It's definitely the one I'd be proud to show off. So I give it to them. Go home baker!

First, congrats on the 1000 subscribers 👏! My daughter is a home baker. I KNOW how much went into that cake. I am very proud of that home baker! Especially when their cake is top notch.

The difference in size is pretty interesting. The homemade does look tastier though. Also congrats on going from 1k to 14k in 4 months.

The $63 cake looks like a train wreck and as I hate coffee, I wouldn't have wanted the mocha flavor. Even ignoring the sugar sheet problem, I thought the top of that cake looked messy. I don't do what you did and the minute I saw it, I recognized that they hadn't made the top the way you had. That chocolate thing sitting on the strawberries took away from them completely. Just messy looking. They other one looked great.

I think you were very kind. The “professional” cake was everything but professional looking. If I had ordered this for an event it would have been a catastrophe. Honestly, I can’t believe they let it leave their bakery, as they told you they could recreate it exactly. The home baker, hands down was the better cake.

I can't get over the wrong colour icing and wrong size heart on the second cake, especially when they didn't disclaim the way the first bakery did!

Wow I've never seen one of these videos done by an actual baker, it's nice to hear more about actual technique and what goes into the products. I love it when smaller creators pop up in my recommended.

The home baker deserves 👏 . Yes she used a different product but her talents came through. Pro bakeries so so. We need to support more home talent bakers. They are hidden talent.

I would be so scared and embarrassed if my cake somehow made it on here and it was not done right 😅😭

Ok, to me the first one is a clear winner! Besides that tiny flop with the heart they did AMAZING!

As a home Baker I do want to mention that we ask for a deposit because we don’t always have the ingredients on hand like a store front would. It helps us a lot. I think I’m biased but the home Baker was wonderful.

I hope you left the home bakery a good review! Their cake was beautiful. Definitely what a customer would prefer out of these two. Do you give them feedback as a baker about how wafer paper doesn't react well with moisture and the professional bakery about making sugar sheet thinner? I think that would be really helpful for two small businesses to know that info.

Home baker did make it look like the picture. The other one didn’t work. So they should have just said sorry it not working. Maybe did a sugar designs on the side. The home baker had it by looks

I like the first one better it looks beautiful 😍

Amazing how well the home baker recreated this, even using the wafer paper and not the sugar sheeting! I know which one I would have preferred to get :)

Home Bakery...hands down! And I’m not just saying that because I’m a home baker.😂

That anticipation when you opened the professional bakers cake box!

They both turned out really pretty for how complicated the design seems :)

First, I appreciate you doing this video. People often discount/count out us home bakers just because we do not have a building/bakery/store front. But alot of us put time and effort into learning new techniques and are very good at what we do. Thank you

The $75 cake looks much more elegant and sharper.

The first one nailed it the second would have needed to refund this cake for the total flop if it had been for anyone than you.

Can I just point out that this video is less than a year old and you have OVER 53k! Way to go! So excited for you!

Just found you the other day - looks like you're WELL beyond that 1K subs now!! So cool to see, and I'm happy to join your growing community. Awesome videos!

This is a great and informative video! I’m not a pro baker so I really liked that you’re able to explain the technique and compare/contrast in a clear manner. Really felt like I learned a lot throughout!

Thank you sooo much for these videos!

I will say that it is admirable that the professional bakery took the courage of doing the sugar sheet. The fact that it collapsed is admittedly disappointing but even then If I had asked it for an party or something like that I would probably still serve it, since if you took the parts that were fallen of I could be passed as a texture effect onto the side of the cake instead of being meant to rise above it

Congrats on the 1k subscribers. That’s my goal in the next 6 months. You’re sooo talented and I’m loving your context.

I LOVE THE HOME BAKERY ONE THEY DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB!!!

Loved the home bakery cake! Their packaging is amazing!

The first one is so pretty!

Congrats on 1000 subs. I love the homebaker. That is inexpensive in my area. That is the price of a bare basic non customized smallest cake from a bakery. They run double that here for a customized one that is the size on the left. I think the sugar work would add more money on top of that bc the customized is really just adding your name and picking colors to a standard cake(s) options and flavors. Homebaker for the win congrats to them.

I really enjoyed listening you discussing about not just the looks and taste of the cake, but specifically the customer service as well as the cake details such as the wafer paper and sugar sheet. I didn’t know what those cake mediums were !

Loved the video, very interesting to see the opinion of an expert baker! I watched lots of similar videos but just from non-baker youtubers

I was just passing by knowing jack about cakes except I love to eat them. Thanks for giving such a balanced and positive review, I learned a lot and your delivery and persona is 100% charming.

Please do another home baker vs. 5 star bakery again

The best and worst part is the occasional chunk of sugar sheet that abandons ship when she's not looking.

Just found your channel, havent even got to go thru your videos yet but subscribed b/c of your personality!! Hope to see your channel & subscribers grow !!

I’m so excited, KZfaq just randomly recommended your video and while i was watching you mentioned it rained alot where you lived so I chuckled and thought you must live in Vancouver and sure enough you’re in maple ridge! Im just in walnut grove. I might have to try and order one of your cakes some day!! 🥰

Wait...you grew so much in less than 6 months! 1k to 15k?! Wow! Congrats!

One question, will Tylose powder or cmc work if added to the sugar sheet, like it works with fondant and make it stable for modelling purposes?

Ok subbed. And that giggle from some dude in the background when you sing cracked me up 😄

Just subscribed after watching this. You were very kind in your constructive criticisms, where some might have been harsh. While I do appreciate the fact that the professional bakery did try to do the sugar sheet technique, they failed and also didn't notify you that there may be differences to the original. The home bakery gets my vote, as they let you know upfront that cherries weren't in season, and that they may not be able to replicate the cake exactly. It also looks tastier, to me. I can tell they took their time and tried to get things to be as perfect as they could make them. The professional one looks rushed, in my opinion. While I understand that professional/storefront bakeries have a lot of orders, they should never rush in making an order for someone. When someone orders a cake from a bakery, they expect it to be what they ordered and to look nice and taste good for their special event. How embarrassing and heartbreaking would it be if they purchased a special cake for their party or their loved one, and got the one on the left! It would be a very sad day for everyone, but especially for the person who ordered it. There are moments in your life that you don't ever forget...they may not be at the forefront of your mind, but they come back to haunt you at times. This would qualify as one of them if you were so proud to bring out the cake, and it was a total disaster. I mean, think about how upsetting that would be when you wanted something really nice for your loved ones/guests, and it wasn't worth the money you paid for it. The cake is usually the star attraction at most parties, and it would be a horrible let-down if it was a mess.

I am learnng sooo much from you!

Hi Ash!! I'm very late to the party but this popped up on my home page and had to watch 💕💕 congrats on almost 6k now 🎉 the first one is gorgeous!!

your cake looks a-may-zing!!! i'm on keto (probably the reason i'm watching a cake video, lol) but if i weren't, i would eat the crap out of your cherry cake! do you have a video of that cherry cake? i'd like to watch that now.

Actually I think the home baker did a better job even though they didn’t use the sugar sheet technique. I believe they probably realized that the sugar sheet may not hold up over time because of refrigerator moisture and possible weather conditions (as we saw happen in the other cake). Also, the boxing of the cake was much better and the adding of the candle was a really nice little touch. It also sounds like the communication was better with the home baker. As a customer, I would appreciate the extra effort that went into the home bakers cake, so that is the one I would choose.

I loved that the Home baker cake looked like it should have And tasted good! If it had been ordered for a special occasion it would have been disappointing to have a broken cake...

There’s so much talking 😩 had to skip through the video. A shorter video would catch most people’s attention. Love your videos♥️♥️♥️

Very good attempts but I could see how it was so difficult to do!

Do you have a video on making the cake? I have how detailed you are one everything

it would have been nice if you'd filmed the actual cake slice from the second cake. can you tell that i'm fiending for cake? lol

You, singing: "just kidding I'm not going to put you through that" Me, a voice teacher: Giirrrl go on and sing it!! ✨

Home backers turned out beautiful.

11:41 I saw the face she made when she saw the cake and I said to myself “Oh no….” 🤣🤣🤣

Hey you just came on my recommendation and I was about 1 minute in and I fell in love with you and your voice is sooo kawaii so I sub :)

Managing customer's expectations are really important in all businesses. Tell your customer the truth BEFORE you provide the service and they are less likely to be disappointed when it's finished.

When asked for exactly, I always say I can try, but not sure if it will be exactly the same, the only places I have seen can make exactly the same cake over n over is places like Walmart, the bakeries in I think China where they kick out 100's of the exact cake on an assembly line, and those using edible image printers.... But anything done homemade, by hand, from scratch, is never the same. I can try to get the color, flavors, and inspiration as close as I can. I also will turn down a request for something I have not yet learned or mastered. I have never tried modeling chocolates, rice paper, Sugar Sheets, not very good with - fondant, sugar glass or wafer paper, but I am practicing to get better. Buttercream I where I shine the best... And fruit fillings is a definite, not till I do more research, as my last cake weeped a lot lol

Definitely the cake on the right!

Like it!!

Wow the at home bakery did a great job!

"I just wanted it to look EXACTLY like the cake" that's not always possible especially from a home bakery

The first cake was definitely similar to your cake but didn't have the panache. I got into cake decorating because I had a hard time getting any consistency in quality of the cakes and decorating. Every fbig family occasion got two years was almost ruined by big bakeries big , careless mistakes. They didn't seem to care if they lost customers either. So, when my son was 2 and all his pre- school friends wanted dinosaur cakes or Bob the builder cakes I took professional courses. I only sold cakes if a friends family twisted my arm. I really wanted to do this for family members and for families who couldn't afford store front cake prices. I stopped once my children were older. I still have problems getting cakes to meet basic expectations. So, I do slot of cheating. I buy a good quality basic cake from a store, upscale grocery store or warehouse club and I do the decorating. I still spend at least two hours but it makes it manageable for me. I get slot of requests from family for the anti gravity cake! Lol!! Even with this strategy, one of my sources let me down. My central a/c wasn't working around the time for my son's 21st birthday and I ordered a cake and then did my own decorating. But the cake tasted terrible. Like it had a baking accident! I felt very embarrassed. I sent big wedges home with people in custom boxes, and I had to call them later and tell them to throw it away. I said I was jinked again by the party fairy. When I took the leftovers back the store didn't even seem concerned. They did refund my money, but it didn't seem like they were even going to look into the matter. Very upsetting! I am not on Facebook but I told my husband that maybe we should be. Lol!

Happy subscriber count to you! 💐

Did you ever find out where the first cake( with the candle) got there packaging from I'm just getting started as a Baker(I'm 16) and I have no idea where to get the packaging to transfer cakes

you make the best videos!!!!

Wow! Your cakes are a piece of art! I wouldn’t want to eat it for ruining it. But then I’d give in…lol. Just subbed.

Even I learned a few things from this. My biggest lesson learned was: take a photo at the bakery. 😭 The second lesson: thoroughly understand the physics of the media you’re using. If the authentic copy had been bone dry, it would have retained its shape. 😥 That’s so sad. I hate to see anyone fail after trying so hard. (I’m ignorant of baking as I actively avoid it, but this was beautiful to watch, and I’m excited for this channel’s growth. I love it when entrepreneurs and small ventures succeed.)

I love how informative you are

If you find out where the home baker got her delivery box, can you add it in the description? I love it!!

Home bakery all the way they don't get praised enough and the work they have done it's brilliant they should be proud of the end results, the other bakery very disappointed they should be 1 star

I like the home baker cake better of the 2. It just looks cleaner. Not crazy that they used the wafer paper but the look of the cake to me is prettier than the bakery cake. But I would love to know where she got that box from... I can not find any like that here is the US.