Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 13:22     Subject: Anyone else grossed out by cakes and especally cupcakes with way too much frosting?
Yeah, no, I like having 'extra' frosting so I can eat more if I choose.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 13:15     Subject: Re:Anyone else grossed out by cakes and especally cupcakes with way too much frosting?
It's so nice to see Americans are finally coming to their senses when it comes to food in general and sweets in particular.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 13:15     Subject: Anyone else grossed out by cakes and especally cupcakes with way too much frosting?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I hate the overly sweet American frosting, usually full of artificial coloring and preservatives anyway, so yes, it's disgusting.

Now if I make my own frosting, or eat something made fresh by a really good bakery that doesn't make it too sweet, that's a different story!


WTF is "American frosting"? In most countries isn't frosting made with some combination of butter and/or shortening and sugar? If not, what recipe is your favorite from this "non-American" place?


There are actually different types of frostings. American buttercream is made with butter, cream, powdered sugar, and flavorings (such as vanilla). It tends to be a bit sweeter than Italian buttercream or Swiss buttercream, which are more like meringues, or German buttercream, which has a custard base.

FWIW, to me a cupcake is merely a frosting delivery vehicle.

There's typically no cream in buttercream. Just sugar, egg whites, and butter.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 13:14     Subject: Anyone else grossed out by cakes and especally cupcakes with way too much frosting?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Grosses you out? It's just frosting. If you don't like it that way, remove the extra. When you pay $5 a cupcake, I want to have lots of frosting because I enjoy that part. If you don't, this is a very easy fix.


For what it's worth I am also grossed out when people in front of me order venti and trenti (spl?) sized frappucinos at Starbucks.


Ask yourself why you care so much what other people are doing. Honestly.

Then ask yourself where you learned this hatred of people who eat differently from you. You are using food to feel morally superior and it's not a good look. Especially since what other people consume has not bearing on YOU or your own choices.

Try saying this when out in public next time: I'm glad that works for them. I am doing what works for me.


Because gluttony is a sin, it's perfectly natural to be grossed out when you're in proximity of it.


And it's your job to correct all the sins of the world that happen in Starbucks? Do I detect some...pride? Or is it wrath?

You are hardly God's humble servent.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 13:14     Subject: Anyone else grossed out by cakes and especally cupcakes with way too much frosting?
I will say, Cake Love did a great job putting just the right amount of buttercream frosting on theirs.

One thing you can do is rip off the bottom of the cupcake and put it on the top of the frosting so you have a sandwich of sorts. Makes the amount of frosting not so gross.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 13:11     Subject: Anyone else grossed out by cakes and especally cupcakes with way too much frosting?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I hate the overly sweet American frosting, usually full of artificial coloring and preservatives anyway, so yes, it's disgusting.

Now if I make my own frosting, or eat something made fresh by a really good bakery that doesn't make it too sweet, that's a different story!


WTF is "American frosting"? In most countries isn't frosting made with some combination of butter and/or shortening and sugar? If not, what recipe is your favorite from this "non-American" place?


There are actually different types of frostings. American buttercream is made with butter, cream, powdered sugar, and flavorings (such as vanilla). It tends to be a bit sweeter than Italian buttercream or Swiss buttercream, which are more like meringues, or German buttercream, which has a custard base.

FWIW, to me a cupcake is merely a frosting delivery vehicle.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 12:11     Subject: Re:Anyone else grossed out by cakes and especally cupcakes with way too much frosting?
they do this bc most cupcakes are dry and the frosting kinda hides that.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 12:11     Subject: Anyone else grossed out by cakes and especally cupcakes with way too much frosting?
What is it with frosting? It used to be buttery and yummy. Now it's foamy and meh.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 12:09     Subject: Re:Anyone else grossed out by cakes and especally cupcakes with way too much frosting?
Anonymous wrote:We all have our quirks. I’m grossed out by restaurants that put lots of different proteins in one sandwich, like when there’s bacon and an egg on a hamburger. I’m also grossed out when meat appears somewhere it doesn’t belong, like pulled pork in Mac and cheese.

I can handle seeing tons of frosting, though, because it’s pretty to look at.


I so agree with the mixed proteins/meats one! Like deli sandwiches that have multiple meats, w-t-f. Who wants that. Putting bacon, ham, or pulled pork in random things that don't need it. Yuck.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 12:08     Subject: Re:Anyone else grossed out by cakes and especally cupcakes with way too much frosting?
I dislike overly sweet buttercream, especially the kind at Giant or Costco. I like the lighter, whipped cream frosting at bakeries such as Tout Sweet or Les Delice. It’s not the amount of frosting for me, it’s the type.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 12:02     Subject: Anyone else grossed out by cakes and especally cupcakes with way too much frosting?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Grosses you out? It's just frosting. If you don't like it that way, remove the extra. When you pay $5 a cupcake, I want to have lots of frosting because I enjoy that part. If you don't, this is a very easy fix.


For what it's worth I am also grossed out when people in front of me order venti and trenti (spl?) sized frappucinos at Starbucks.


Ask yourself why you care so much what other people are doing. Honestly.

Then ask yourself where you learned this hatred of people who eat differently from you. You are using food to feel morally superior and it's not a good look. Especially since what other people consume has not bearing on YOU or your own choices.

Try saying this when out in public next time: I'm glad that works for them. I am doing what works for me.


Because gluttony is a sin, it's perfectly natural to be grossed out when you're in proximity of it.


So if someone has a cupcake with a bunch of icing they are a sinner? You sound very judgmental. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 11:50     Subject: Re:Anyone else grossed out by cakes and especally cupcakes with way too much frosting?
We all have our quirks. I’m grossed out by restaurants that put lots of different proteins in one sandwich, like when there’s bacon and an egg on a hamburger. I’m also grossed out when meat appears somewhere it doesn’t belong, like pulled pork in Mac and cheese.

I can handle seeing tons of frosting, though, because it’s pretty to look at.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 11:48     Subject: Anyone else grossed out by cakes and especally cupcakes with way too much frosting?
Anonymous wrote:Yes! And so many frostings are super sweet and the consistency of toothpaste too, which makes it even grosser.

I make cupcakes at home with half the sugar and sugar-free whip cream frosting. Way, way better than anything I've tasted at commercial bakeries.


Now that sounds vile.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 11:46     Subject: Anyone else grossed out by cakes and especally cupcakes with way too much frosting?
You'll get a lot of hate on here. However, when I sent my overly frosted giant cookie (birthday experiment never repeated) to a ravenous eat-anything office, it was the only thing even those employees wouldn't touch after the initial bites. Frosting isn't in a group group/nutrient, it is decoration that is edible.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 11:45     Subject: Anyone else grossed out by cakes and especally cupcakes with way too much frosting?
Yes! And so many frostings are super sweet and the consistency of toothpaste too, which makes it even grosser.

I make cupcakes at home with half the sugar and sugar-free whip cream frosting. Way, way better than anything I've tasted at commercial bakeries.