If Buttercream in Shaw is still open, that place had the most amazing cake I've ever eaten.

Agree that MilkBar stuff is gross AF.

Anonymous wrote:Do any moms out there have recommendations for delicious and attractive cakes for birthday parties? I don't need an elaborate fondant creation but a delicious, somewhat healthy, cake (meaning not Safeway/Giant).

OP here 😊 thank you all for your replies! Sorry I should have specified that this was for a kid’s birthday. By “healthy” I meant minimal chemicals and cancerous agents like Red dye 3. As an example, this is the ingredient list for Safeway cakes…

“Sugar, Vegetable Shortening (Interesterified Soybean Oil, Fully Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Mono- and Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Contains 2% or Less of Each of the Following: Corn Starch, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Salt, Guar Gum, Sugar, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Egg Whites, Soybean Oil, Eggs, Water, Skim Milk, Cocoa Alkali Processed, Contains Less than 2% of the Following: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Propylene Glycol Mono and Diesters of Fats and Fatty Acids, Whey (a Milk Derivative), Salt, Mono and Diglycerides, Wheat Starch, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Modified Tapioca Starch, Sodium Caseinate (a Milk Derivative), Polysorbate 60, Guar Gum, Corn Syrup Solids, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Modified Corn Starch, Soy Lecithin. Contains: Wheat, Eggs, Milk, Soy, Cream, Salt, Butter, Water, Artificial Color (May Contain the Following: Blue 1, Blue 1, Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5 or 6, Yellow 5 or 6 Lake), Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid.”

Anonymous wrote:Buttercream Bakeshop

Pretty but dry!!!

Stella’s cake in Rockville. If asking specifically in DC, then cake room on 18th st.

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Anonymous wrote:Somewhat healthy? 😳😳

My vote is for Costco

I agree.

That said, I really miss Jennycakes.

I will always miss JennyCakes. RIP. We’ve ordered delicious cakes from Woodmoor Pastry Shop. I also like Nothing Bundt Cakes as a PP said - their cakes have the perfect texture. Also, cream cheese frosting FTW

+ 2 on jennycakes

Anonymous wrote:Tout de Sweet for fancier, Wegmans otherwise. I get Tout de Sweet for myself, Wegmans for my kids (but I love it too).

I agree, Tout de Sweet! Definitely more for adults

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely *not* Milk Bar. I made that mistake once and it was gross!

Oh no! What was gross about it? They look pretty...

Such a strange reply. I’ve order several milk bar cakes and they are expensive but so so good. Better than anything else that I’ve found around here.

I've had the chocolate birthday cake and it was delicious. Also had the apple cider cake and it was VERY sweet. I love sweet, but it was too much even for me.

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Anonymous wrote:Somewhat healthy? 😳😳

My vote is for Costco

I agree.

That said, I really miss Jennycakes.

I will always miss JennyCakes. RIP. We’ve ordered delicious cakes from Woodmoor Pastry Shop. I also like Nothing Bundt Cakes as a PP said - their cakes have the perfect texture. Also, cream cheese frosting FTW

Buttercream Bakeshop

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely *not* Milk Bar. I made that mistake once and it was gross!

Oh no! What was gross about it? They look pretty...

Such a strange reply. I’ve order several milk bar cakes and they are expensive but so so good. Better than anything else that I’ve found around here.

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Anonymous wrote:I dont think many people are answering because you said it was supposed to be "healthy".

If you can let that go, I suggest Heidelberg or Bake Shop in Alrington.

I don't know about their cakes but Heidelberg has a [b]croissant donut that may be the tastiest donut I have ever eaten[/b]. Sorry to derail but thought worth sharing...

Thank you for sharing this important development. I appreciate it!

And yes, Heidelberg cakes are super delicious. Straight up vanilla - our "go to" birthday cake for years.

If "healthy" means real butter, rather than crisco then this is your place.

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely *not* Milk Bar. I made that mistake once and it was gross!

Oh no! What was gross about it? They look pretty...

My kid was obsessed with Master Chef last summer so we ordered him a Milk Bar cake for his birthday. It was good (had a little crunch which was different, I didn't think it was too sweet) but it was not the best cake I've ever had, especially for that price. A positive was we ordered online with pickup and my husband discovered that the Milk Bar Logan Circle location has an actual parking lot which was a nice surprise.

I like nothing bundt cake. Simple but delish.

Sticky Fingers in DC. As a baker, I’d need your definition of “healthy” to be of more help. But Sticky Fingers can do gluten free and is plant-based.