Don’t do it, it’s a trick by big cake!!
I have literally done this while watching Matilda
I think about that kid every time I’m sitting there eating a whole cake straight out of the box without even bothering to slice it up or anything.
Which is uh… not often >_>
Ah, you see not everyone has a car.
I don’t have a car, I get the train or bus instead.
Because nothing will stop me having cake.
I have carried a cake on a bus before, I don’t recommend it.
Not everyone needs a car, I can get a cake without driving!
As an adult, I can bake as many cakes as I want, and everybody will want to hang out with me even more than usual because of all the delicious cakes.
What’s up. I heard there’s cake?
I’m down to hang out with cake and you
literall–
downvote.
I discovered that in my mid-20s. I enjoyed eating a whole cake all by myself whenever the hell I wanted a few times and then the consequences begin to show and that’s how we learn our lessons about things like that and then we eventually teach our kids the right way to do things and then they get bored with that and they turn around and rebel and then they learn their lessons in their 20s and the cycle continues.
Some people don’t suffer those consequences
You mean some people can eat an entire cake and not get fat or feel generally unwell?
Do this enough, and physics will stop you from getting in your car.
They’ll probably stop you from fitting your pants long before that.
Pant’s are overrated anyway
Pant’s what?
So is chocolate cake.
That’s when you buy a bigger car
That explains the entire USA.
Adulthood is being able to buy and eat as much cake as you want, but knowing that you really shouldn’t.
You can, you absolutely can. The thing is now it’s not just that cake at the bakery counter in the grocery store. You’re going to commit to buying a 10,000 calorie pile of wonder. You need to make sure that you do a good job. You need to go find the best goddamn cake in your area. But then, that means you got to drive a little bit. And it’s going to be expensive, and you already a couple of pounds heavier than you should be because you’re out of time and dealing with the kids. Ah crap, the kids they’re going to want some cake. I have to eat this in my car. Do you think the bakery has utensils? Damn now I’m going to have to go two places. Ahh screw it maybe the next time this is posted.
OMG, coffee shops exists who sell cake by the serving. Some are delicious and they will keep bringing you new slices of cake as long as you promise to pay for them until all the cake is gone. And the waiter might judge you, but she will do so silently and from afar.
Diners are also a pretty good place. The desserts are usually somewhat generic repeatable things but they are of a consistently decent quality, and as you point out sold by the slice.
It seems like every time I find a favorite place they just disappear.
We (me, wife and 3yo) were driving through a fairly urban area. There was this little sign outside this place that said vegan spiced chai cupcakes. I’m not vegan, I’m not vegetarian, but what I have found is that if a place says they’ve got vegan cupcakes or vegan cookies, somebody has been working on that taste and texture for years to get it right.
They were absolutely the best cupcakes I’ve ever had in my life. The store closed up shop after about 6 months.
Yeah it makes me want to go out and get a cake. For about 30 seconds before I think about the logistics of actually getting a cake, having to pay for it myself, then eating like 2 pieces before I start feeling sick and overloaded on sugar and just leave the rest in the fridge until it goes stale.
Freedom is wasted on the old
This is one of the benefits of children. You eat the two pieces you want and they eat the rest. They don’t care if it’s stale. It’s cake.
brb, having kids
That’s the most fun part.
I live near a store that sells mini sheet cakes. I buy them whenever I’m in the mood.
In the mood for what?
Sheet cake.
That sounds pretty sheet
In the mood for sheets ofc.
Of only bought cake were nearly as good as home made.
Yeah I bake cakes and sweet treats for my family. I am kind of worried about the consequences on all of us. Please help.
In my early housewife days I thought I was supposed to bake things so I did that and it didn’t last long because baking is never really healthy and why would I want to sabotage my health and my family’s health? I stopped baking.
It depends what you are baking and what your health goals are. Sweet things are pretty bad, though probably better than chocolate. That’s what makes me feel kind of guilty, because I like baking sweet things. It’s also important to note I am not really overweight and what excess I have is lack of exercise from being unemployed and living at home in a tiny village not dietary reasons. My parents who eat the baking are overweight though especially my dad.
I think freshly baked pie and pasties are a lot better than say junk food, though they can be high in calories. A vegetable pie would be a lot better than say chicken pie with a creamy sauce. Something like a Cornish pasty wouldn’t be too bad either I wouldn’t think as it’s largely vegetable and lean beef.
Baking bread at home can be potentially healthier especially if you live in the US where they add lots of sugar to bread and it’s heavily processed. Some homemade whole grain should be better than this. The only issue here is people can overeat fresh bread more than they would supermarket bread simply because it tastes better. I know some of my extended family had this problem and stopped baking bread because of it.
They can be. You just need to go to a local bakery instead of a grocery store.
As an adult anyone can stop or hinder you from having a delicious cake
For me, it was a whole honey glazed ham.
Can you order cake like you can order pizza? This calls for further investigation.
Yes but it’s up charged by the delivery app you use + tip to the driver so an $8 cake becomes $16 after taxes fees and tip.
On the other hand, cake.
I thought food is way cheaper in the US but considering the taxes and tip, the prices seems similar to Europe.
What type of cake are we talking here? Industrial or home baked? Also what size? I am talking about a cake of 6 portion of around 200g.
I would never spend that much for grocery store cake …. I’d spend the same amount and get the Costco 5 lb cheesecake with like 20 servings
Is that American enough for you?
That’s kind of my problem. I wish I could stop myself from buying ice cream.
me too
I shot up to 50 pounds above my healthy weight during 2020, and a big part of that I can attribute to the availability of Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food at a nearby gas station
Its only 1100 Cal per pint, what could go wrong?
edit: don’t tell me you stop at half a pint, that is clearly impossible.
My wife manages to eat only one scoop of half-baked. She must be a witch.
For me, the brand is Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream. They’re pricey, but I ended up buying a couple of pints and eating them over the weekend. It completely undoes all my progress throughout the week too.
Aw, shoot. Maybe I need to cut out ice cream.
I’ve had a pint of Phish Food in my freezer for months now. I keep wanting to eat it, but that stuff is so outrageously high in calories, and I know I’ll eat the whole pint the moment I open it!
That is the problem. If only there was a way to put less in a bowl, but I’ve never figured out how to do that
Oh, look at Mr. Portion Control over here. 🙄
Your grandma makes better chocolate cake than whatever the grocery store sells.
Grandma is dead, besides, she was always a terrible cook.
