Pastry Chef Reviews Boxed Cake Mix 

“If u can mess up making a box cake mix, its not you, it’s the cake mix” PREACH

"I pretend to be sophisticated, but im really garbage" I WANT MORE OF HIM

Way less unnecessarily snobby than the regular people they have doing food reviews. Ten stars.

“It’s just a vehicle to get cream cheese frosting into my mouth.” Big mood

I thought he was going to be pretentious and annoying, but he was actually the opposite! Fair reviews.

I really liked this guy. He's a pastry chef, but he didn't come across like he's better than everyone else. And I liked that his reviews were honest; he admitted that sometimes he just wants a simple, easy cake and he knows that not everyone can just make desserts from scratch and that there is no shame in that.

I'd like to see him do a blind taste testing without knowing what's boxed

“I pretend to be sophisticated but I’m really garbage.” A life motto.

“Trying very hard. But just didn’t live up to its potential” MEEEEEEEEEE

*”I pretend to be sophisticated, but um,”* *camera zooms in* *”I’m really garbage.”*

He should have his own baking show 👏🏽 if he doesn’t already ☺️

I love chefs who can critique without being snobby. This guy was awesome, more of him.

This guy’s got a PERSONALITY👌

*Just a vehicle to get cream cheese frosting into my mouth* Iconic words.

All the cakes should have been the same flavor.

I NEED HIM TO REVIEW EVERYTHING NOW THANK U

"This cake was trying really hard but it just didn't live up to its potentials." I never knew I was a cake.

"I pretend to be sophisticated but I'm really garbage" and that's when I knew I liked him.

My sister in law sells cakes to locals and claims to be a pastry chef but she uses boxed cake mix and has never made anything homemade in her life. She decorates well, that's it.. she's a decent artist with store bought fondant. Meanwhile, I make everything by hand but my cakes just look like cake. People say that the things I bake are delicious but they oooh and aaah over her decorations. If I could stand working with her I'd suggest a partnership. 😂

“This cake makes me feel at home, it reminds me of all my childhood memories, it brings me so much happiness and really makes me feel good inside - ONE STAR”

"If you can mess up making a box cake mix, it's not you...it's the cake mix" HA Take that Linda

More of him please.

I love this guy. Natural comedic timing, I bet his kitchen is a riot.

Wow, Katya's side gig as a pastry chef looks fun.

“I pretend to be sophisticated, but I’m really garbage” MEEEEE

This man is brutal. It's a great cake, very moist, tastes phenomenal, beautiful to look at. One and half stars

This guy throws shade in the classiest of ways

One of my favorite food reviewers so far... while he can judge the quality of the cake as a professional... he still acknowledges the simple things like the smell of a bag of Tootsie Rolls lol... it would be like something such as a professional chef cooking luxury food but can appreciate chomping into a Mc.D's Quarter Pounder lol...

"It's a chocolate cake guys. How can it be bad?" Words to live by

BRING HIM BACK

He compliments them so much and gives them such a low rating what

"It's a chocolate cake guys, how can it'd be bad?" couldn't agree with him more

She's a *thicc* cake

*_"i pretend to be sophisticated but i'm really garbage."_* is now my senior quote

Everyone: he's so relatable, he's so funny, he's so fair! Me: he's hot. rate my cake.

Love this guy! He's so honest and is the perfect amount of critical and kind!

I enjoyed his persona very much, 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I actually love these, "culinary experts review store-bought factory-made brands"

He gave a group of us a baking lesson once...he is just as funny in real life! Love him, especially on Halloween Baking Championship!😚

I really like how he always found something good in each cake.

I love this guy mainly because with other videos that were done like this everybody else acted poshy asf

We need more reviews by this guy

This chef is a judge on many MAAANY food network pastry competitions and he always brings a fun charismatic energy with him, Love him!!

I use boxed cake mix but they call for water, I add whole milk. Since there's no butter it's good to have that fatty milk in there. Also instructions say to throw everything together in one bowl, but you can actually whip the eggs, milk, and oil together first and then add half the cake mix, mix it together, add the remaining half. That kinda helps

“i try to act sophisticated but i’m really garbage”

I like to pretend I'm sofisticated but I'm really garbage -ME

We need so much more of this guy

I love how honest he is

love his personality. put him in more videos!

It has perfect consistency, so moist, great taste....I'll give it two stars 😂😂😂

This guy's good for these reviews. Funny, honest, generous and totally brutal at rating. Love him!!

I love this! "It's chocolate cake. How can it be bad?" But so right, that a homemade cake from scratch takes about 5 minutes more to mix and is SO much better. You can use the real vanilla and butter (I didn't use to--it's pricey, but now I can afford it and I'm glad. Same with butter over margarine. Plus no trans fats.). All of my kids get homemade birthday cakes. I'm certainly no professional, especially in the decorating department, but I can certainly handle a basic frosting. And they love choosing their own cake and frosting. That ISN'T buttercream. BUT there is so much you can do with a cake mix to make other types of desserts when you're in a hurry. And it's very cool way to start kids out in the kitchen. They learn to read a recipe, follow directions, prepare the cake pan, set the timer--and they get an awesome reward when they're done. It works like a charm to get kids cooking. No child of mine will be dependent on the cafeteria, take out, or ramen noodles in college. The cake mix does the trick.

They should have given him one of his own cakes at the end

He’s a cool dude. I like how he kept it real and wasn’t “above” any of the cakes. Even that weird vanilla cake at the end. Seriously what was that? 😂

Love this man. WE DEMAND MORE OF HIM

More of this adorable person please.

I approve of this guy, he can come back for other video's, he's funny.

"I pretend to be sophisticated, but im really garbage" Me

Whoever edited this...I love you. Thank you. I have died laughing every time I have seen this. Also Zac Young is an absolute LEGEND.

I LOVED Zach on Top Chef Just Desserts. I wish they would bring that show back!

"I pretend to be sophisticated, but I'm really garbage" literally the one sentence that saved this series. all of the other professionals were so entitled it was high key really annoying

I like how he isnt just bashing on the cakes

“It’s just a vehicle to get cream cheese frosting into my mouth.” TRUTH 👏🏻

‘It takes just as much time to make a cake from scratch’. Thank you! People think it’s sooo much work, but the results are night and day.

I love that he wasn't pretentious enough to admit that there was some good things about these.

“I pretend to be sophisticated but I’m really garbage” 😂😂😂 yassss

Yup, making a cake from scratch, after one gets the knack of it, is really a breeze. The main trick is not to over-mix, that's when the cake can get tough and unpleasantly heavy.

They really should have had him sample the exact same kind of cake from different brands so that we know the best one to buy!

bring him, chocolate reviewer and ramen reviewer more often

MORE CAKE GUY

He seems a lot more modest and respectful than many other chefs who were featured here. Upvoted!

I'll totally support my local pastry chefs if I can find one with this guy's personality

As soon as he said, "I pretend to be sophisticated but I'm really garbage" I just KNEW there were going to be 2826+ basic comments about it. "OMG that's totally me!!! Hahahaha #relatable I'm so quirky and self-deprecating!"

I do love his honesty. Nice to see high end professionals not being all too elitist and enjoying something simple for what it is, imperfect.

You made me feel sooo professional. I love cake and your reviews were like reading the inside of my mind. Or does this mean I pretend to be sophisticated, but I’m garbage?!

I want to watch him review more cake and food in general!!

"I pretend to be sophisticated but, um, I'm really garbage." this is me as a quote, 100%

"I pretend to be sophisticated, but I'm really garbage" #relatableAF

I really love how he describes every cake

I made three scratch cakes for my mother's 80th birthday party for about 35 people at a restaurant that let us bring in the cakes (thanks, Stanford Grill! You guys were amazing!) I made a white cake with vanilla frosting, a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and a peanut butter cake with peanut butter frosting and chocolate peanut butter fudge topping. I also served several sauces on the side for people who wanted them and so that picky people - mostly children - could pass on them: chocolate sauce, chocolate mint sauce, more chocolate peanut butter fudge sauce, red raspberry sauce (sieved preserves with a squeeze of lemon juice) and black raspberry sauce (my dad's favorite). The staff took a slice of cake back to the kitchen for the chef to try. They took the white cake with vanilla frosting and no sauces!!! It must be spot on because there is nothing to hide behind! I felt like I was being given a pop quiz! Word came back that he thought that it was quite good. Sigh of relief!

"If you can mess up making a box cake mix, it's not you.....it's the cake mix" LOL 😅

"I pretend to be sophisticated....but I'm really garbage" wow relatable

What an incredibly likable dude

I've actually never had box cake mix before, it's on my bucket list. His commentary is hilarious!!!

I like this guy. Have him back and do boxed brownies, cookies etc. buzzfeed

He’s so quotable

"It's warm, reminds me of fall, 2 stars" 😂

More of him please. He's awesome

"It's just a vehicle to get cream cheese frosting into my mouth" and now I have a new quote to live by

“I like to pretend I’m sophisticated but I’m really garbage” Why is that line so relatable 😂😂😂

I love his guy, because he’s class without being condescending at all! Charm level - MASTER.

"Thanks Mom" 😂😍😍 your mom is awesome!!!!

"I pretend to be sophisticated, but umm... I'm really garbage" lololololol

He's classy 👏💖

This guy is my FAVORITE pastry chef! I love the lack of pretentiousness in his appreciation of boxed cake mixes. This is a guy who knows that boxed mixes are what people have time for. Well done.

Zac! He was my favorite on Top Chef Just Desserts. Love him

“This cake is trying to hard, it just doesn’t live up to its potential” They stole this line from my mother

I love this dude’s personality I’m crying because some of the things he says is legit things I would say😂

We want more of him!

I will always love box cake mix.