I ordered a CUSTOM cake from 1 vs. 5 STAR BAKERY 

I think the idea of the cake the "5-star cakemaker" had was great, however, the artist should always get back to the customer when making such radical changes to the initial idea. I'm a painter and sometimes I get requests from customers. If I have any alternative ideas, I always present them to them before making such radical changes.

$50 for a cake? thats hella cheap. making a cake is a lot of work and hours and ingredients. Cake is really expansive and as a baker seeing those cakes actually really make me happy because some of theses people love baking and they post their stuff because they're proud of it. we all started somewhere you cant make a perfect cake without making questionable cakes at first. practice is good. and to anyone who loves baking, DONT STOP BAKING even if your cakes turn outs looking like a monster. keep baking and learning from your mistakes.

Don’t lie, we first watched the wedding cake video that was recommended to us, then now we’re watching this one.

Who else is here straight from the wedding cake video😭🙋🏼‍♀️

I feel like the 1 star cake was actually made like the photo he sketched. While the 5 star did their own thing. Cause he sketched a 2 layer cake with a trash can on top. So i vote the 1-star cake actually 🤷

The sticks are so important! Without the “sticks” your cake would be like the leaning tower of Pisa. Or worse. Without supports the cake would just seep into the other layer. Don’t ask for layers if you don’t want supports in them!

To be honest I’d be pretty annoyed with a FIVE STAR bakery if I specifically gave them a custom design and they changed it. Even if it is technically better that’s not really the point

The 1 star ACTUALLY did what you asked for… the 5 star did what they wanted to do…

Nobody: Raphael: *calls frosting ‘sauce’*

The sticks are necessary for support. They are a typical tool found in tall or heavy cakes with multiple layers. It shouldn't be a surprise to find them there. The bakery knew what they were doing.

OMG YOU ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT HAVING “STICKS” THAT MAKES IT STRUCTURALLY SOUND THAT JUST SHOWS THAT THEY ARE TRAINED AND KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING THAT IS A GOOD THING

Here after the wedding cake video

There is literally no cream between the layers of the 5 star cake , gotta say the 50$ cake is better. They did what you want and there is enough cream between the layers

tbh the cheaper one is better because they did what he drew. the expensive one is nothing like his drawing. if i paid that much money I'd want them to do what i asked them to, not something else

So, first impression of the 5 star is they changed the design a lot, and if I wanted something specific that would bother me. It's a nice cake, but not what was asked for. I actually really like the design of the 1 star cake, because they do deliver what was shown to them and if I wanted something specific that would be the place I went to.

Bruh when he said “I’m gonna have to call them and give them a bigger tip” made my heart so happy idk why that’s just so wholesome that he’s willing to go back and tip them more idk

The dowels (sticks) in the cake are necessary for the cakes to retain their shapes. I’m actually surprised the first cake had no dowels in it and didn’t fall over. It would have to be super dense and honestly it probably compacted down from all the weight of the fondant and creme, making it even more dense by the time you cut into it. The dowels help hold up the cake while retaining its fluffy texture.

Raphael: *Watches cake boss* Also Raphael: *Has never seen support dowels in a cake*

who else is here after the other recommended video by him 👋🏻

1 star paid attention to details!! They did exactly what they saw in the picture

“I watch Cake Boss” **doesn’t know that there are supposed to be dowels in the cake to support it**

The cheaper one looked more like the drawing

They both look good for their budgets. I’m also here from the wedding cake video.

I’m a cake maker myself & I thank you for showing me how my customers would react when they cut my cakes and find sticks in them :) Just FYI those sticks were there for a reason: To prevent the top tier sunk into the bottom tier, i.e Secure structures and that’s what the 1 star cake lack of. See how it slid off the base when your friend dropped the cake? ;)

The cheap one wins to me, they actually made what he wanted instead of the other one that just made what they wanted and the cheap ones tasted better as well 🤷🏽‍♀️

The "sticks" are very important to support the cake. They hold up all of the above layers. With a cake that tall, without the "sticks" the cake would be tilting.

They're not sticks,they're dowels. And they're in there to keep the cake from collapsing. You're supposed to remove them before you cut the cake.

Those are the 2 most common flavours in a double layer cake, and the sticks are used to ensure that the cake doesn't cave in with the weight of the fondant and a second layer on top

I honestly like the one star cake because they followed his design

Ok but the 5 ⭐️ one wasn’t the design you asked for while the other was

Bro I feel like every one of your comment sections is so much negativity and hatred compared to a lot of youtubers - you make amazing content and seem like a sweetheart - you def don’t deserve that :/

Cheap cakes are tasty, expensive cakes are pretty

Yo the one star cake is fantastic wdym it’s exactly what he asked for the trash is small and still manages to be supper detailed and didnt change his design and 50$ isn’t cheap

'Sticks' = dowels for support 'Sauce' = icing/frosting 'Frosting' = fondant

Im here right after the wedding cake review

honestly, i wouldnt know what to choose. like if i handed in a sketch of what i want, id be expecting something that looked very similar (like the 1star did for your sketch). As nice as the 5 star is, if its not what i sketched, id feel a little disappointed. for example: if i wanted a plain white frosted cake with a banana on top it, thats what i want. if you give me a banana shaped cake, thats not what i wanted. its cool, but no. it would almost feel like someone said "yeah, cool idea, but my idea is better" at the same time id probably love it because i didnt think of it. but i dont know.... i kinda also imagine a kid designing a cake, and how sad they might be receiving a cake that looks nothing like what they pictured.

Let’s be honest, you didn’t search for this

okay, so.. The ‘sticks’ in the cake are for stability, so the cake doesn’t collapse.

Poor baker. Making the cake unaware that they are about to be compared to a higher rated place. I just imagine someone being proud and then seeing one of these videos

“It’s kinda of annoying that it has all of these sticks in it”.... it’s for stability... they have to be there.... but okay.

If I got a literal trash cake I would be like : *”Why did you take a picture of me and put it on my cake?”*

I think the writing wasn’t very good on the 5 star one because they wanted to fit the theme. If it was nice writing it wouldn’t fit the theme very well.

Vanilla and chocolate are pretty generic flavors that everyone likes, so it makes sense why both of the bakery’s would pick chocolate and vanilla when you didn’t ask for a specific flavor. That 3D cake was gorgeous even though they didn’t exactly follow your design

i watched the wedding cake one first lol

I’m confused why they put a giant trash can on top and didn’t follow colour scheme? That’s not 5 stars LMAOOO

The cheap one wasn’t that bad and they actually followed your drawing, the other changed it a little bit too much with the big trash can lol

The sticks are necessary, if there weren’t sticks the cake would topple over itself and squish the bottom. It would also be lopsided

If i were you i would compare two 5 star bakery, rather comparing 5 star to 1. Its more interesting which best 5 star bakery can deliver best.

The dowels in the $200 cake are there to support the top tier; if they hadn't put all that support in place, your trash can would've sunk into the bottom tier. It does make cutting the cake a bit tricky at times, but it's totally necessary.

Honestly the better quality cake still isn't as great as I expected.

Not a rocket scientist but i think when customers dont ask for a specific flavor the bakery gives them strawberry or vanilla on top and choclate on bottom

Sticks are in the cake for support! If the sticks were not there the cake would clapse on itself or become very uneven! Supports are in every good cake

no one: not a soul: Raphael: *sees his drawing of a trashcan cake* "to me this looks incredible"

I like how the five star cake looks so incredibly amazing, and the one star cake actually looks like what he drew

The 1 star cake did follow your request and that is actually also very valuable.

The amount of cream they put between the 2nd and 3rd layer on the expensive cake is so small and so uneven comparing to the 1st and 2nd layer.Thats honestly embarassing for any bakery

The 5 star doesn't even look like your drawing. The 1 star looks like what you drew

If the sticks weren't in the 5 star cake, he'd fall over or collapse by weight. So they're there for a reason

Look at the 1 star cake first next time. It's better content to leave the 'best' for last. It's more suspenseful for us 😊

the 5 star took his design and elevated it, I know its not exactly what he asked for, but it looks amazing

I defiantly prefer the one star one they actually followed the design you wanted

I’m sorry but the one star it isn’t terrible

When she dropped the cake in the sink my heart stopped

i just watched the wedding custom cake and now I'm here🤣 there's a bunch of recent people here tooooo

The “sticks” are for supporting the structure on top so it doesn’t fall.

I actually prefer the "trash" writing of the more expensive cake because it isn't too perfect. I think that is on purpose because of the trash concept. I think they purposefully made it rough and uneven to go along with the idea otherwise it would really odd.

Here after wedding cake vid

If you’re fine with your cake falling apart then keep complaining about the sticks. Pro bakers put the sticks and the layers to make sure the cake stays stacked up and doesn’t fall over or get ruined.

The expensive one, yes it's really looks creative, but if your paying $200 you expect moist vanilla cake

the word "trash" on the 5 star cake was written like the Bratz logo

The 1 star actually stuck to your picture, the 5 star kinda did their own thing lol

The sticks are to prevent the bottom cake fron being squashed. The trash can cake is definitely heavy, hence needing those sticks as supports.

I don't understand why the $50 have 1 star, i mean what the client expect for that price, is not expensive is a big cake, and it has a great flavor, they show the picture of they work so we can't expect a decorative like the other, but for that price i wouldn't give them 1 start. :/ hope they get better and better :D so they can charge a better price for all their hard work :) like the other bakery :D

i am no baker but even i of all people know that you need the sticks in the cake for support and i only know that from nailed it

Those sticks are dowel rods used as supports to hold the trash can on top. If the bakery didn’t use the rods the top layer would crush the bottom. I worked as a pastry chef.

The one star one was closer to your design

The sticks in the expensive cake are there just so the cake on top doesn't collapse and squish the cake on the bottom

The sticks in the cakes are dowels and they are used so the cakes support it's own weight. If there isnt any dowels, the top tier of the cake would just sink into the bottom tier. My mum is a cake Baker. I know my shit 😂😂😂

Although the 5-star cake looks gorgeous it's not what he wanted. I think that when the costumer takes the initiative to literally draw an image of how the cake should look like, it should look like the image. And the sticks are normal in such a giant cake. It's really massive and in order for it to stay like it should and not to break apart the sticks should be in the cake. They should have even been in the 1-star cake 'cause I can imagine how heavy it is. The 1-star cake wouldn't survive as long as the 5-star cake.

The $50 one was really good actually. Where I live that would cost one hundred something dolllars

“I can’t cook” *was basically a cooking youtuber*

You should do two different 5 star bakery’s and see two different ways they both interpret the same picture! 💗

You should look at the 1 star cake first so you won't be disappointed after seeing the 5 star cake

The 'sticks' are support skewers. Professional cake decorators know to use them to support the top cakes. Also, you would have been given a cutting guide if they're good decorators.

I love how he says sauce instead of icing lol

He is in my recommendations again. First the wedding cakes now this. Ok.😂

I like this series but you should try to guess which one is the 1-star and which one is the 5-star, and pick your favorite before you know which one is which too.

the sticks are there so the cake stays in place, and so the top layer doesn't mess up the bottom layer bc of the weight

The one star actually looked what you asked for the 5 star changed it

Everyone’s here from the wedding cake one lol

I got here from the five star one star wedding cake one. The same thing is happening there. What is RU-vid on?

The sticks are there so the cake doesn't fall off.

The sticks are called dowels and they are there to make sure the cake is sturdy and doesn’t fall 🤦🏾‍♀️

tbh the 1-star followed his design more and it's pretty good but the 5-star just used more creativity and skill making it less like the design

"I think the sauce is different in this one right". Frosting. It's called frosting.

The 5 star cake has sticks because they don’t want the top cake to fall

I would have been mad if the 5 star one was my cake because it really does not look too much like your drawing... the 1 star one actually tried to make it look similar. This is my opinion🤷🏻‍♀️

kinda hate how he seems to be pushing the whole "expensive is better" idea even after the cake not being anything like his design and tasting bad in his opinion like bro, its not wrong to admit the one star one is better. don't get me wrong the 5 star cake looks good but what's the point in him designing it if they're gonna pretty much completely change it.

so this just popped up in everyone's recommendations that the comments are hours and minutes ago

It’s weird that he’s confirming if it’s the 5 star cake and then goes on saying how amazing it is.