Hi, got a 21st birthday coming up too soon for my liking and I am trying to find out good recommendations where to get a good cake.
For my sisters a few years ago, we got her a big amazing chocolate mudcake from the woolies in Dickson but pretty sure they have stopped doing it.
I am thinking of buying one from Costco because I have heard they do nice cakes. Any other recommendations?
(I love making cakes myself from scratch for family and friends birthdays but I cannot justify spending 200 dollars on a cake! – nor do I want to make my own birthday cake)
I live in Gungahlin but am willing to travel 🙂
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What’s Your opinion?
Where to buy cheap but good birthday cakes?
Holden Caulfield said :
I’m wondering if there is one further south we could recommend. Hmmm – apparently the Bake House at Adaminaby is good. 😉
Seriously though, +1 for the Bonython cake place. Located at the Bonython ‘shops’ (all three of them) next to Bonython Primary.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/CakeFace/226180637454762
CakeFace as per above link. Under $100 for a custom themed cake.
It’s a 21st people, it’s time to get redonkulous.
Buy TWO mudcakes from Costco and put one on top of the other. It will look awesome. Possibly put whipped cream in between them, and some cherries maybe.
And then make up some chocolate icing as ‘mortar’ and stick tim tams all the way around the sides and top of the cakes, in a brickwork pattern. Ooooooh, and alternate the colours with the white tim tams, will look tops.
I want to try this now, damn.
Silo Bakery, Kingston? 🙂
Just avoid the mayonnaise………
The Cheescake Shop. They also exist in Belconnen and Woden. I’ve only tried Costco cake once and was only impressed at the amount of sugar and fat for the price, not the taste.
Cheap, aye? Why would you want something Cheap for a 21st birthday? Surely you would want something good at a reasonable price? I make mine myself (orange and poppy seed is on at the moment, and also teacake with coconut and home-grown and made raspberry jam topping). Suggest you try Amore Cakes – they have a stall at the real farmers market at EPIC – open this Saturday. Chocolate gluten-free stuff is to die for and their cakes taste like real cake. Ph. 0415 633 652 or email amorecakes@tempting.com
The Cheesecake Shop
1/ 5 Badham St, Dickson 6257 6110
Pretty sure Woolies have still sell mudcakes, just not giant ones or anything.
Not sure if my last comment posted…
Hi Katie, my sister makes all our family bday cakes. She does a brilliant job. Not a professionally-trained decorator, but her cakes are awesome (she has even done ‘rude’ ones). She could probably do a bespoke theme one for you for less than $100 (prob a lot less, depending on the work going into it). If you’d like, I can send you pics of the gingerbread house she did for our xmas, and a few others (including my sister’s wedding cake).
+ 1 for the Costco cake. I bought a black forest for my wife the other day & is was pretty good. She loved it.
“I live in Gungahlin but am willing to travel”
Dork said :
Well played!
Hey Katie, My sister MAKES all the family b’day cakes. She’s not a trained cake-maker, but she does a brilliant job and it would likely be cheaper and better than a store-bought (they are made with love!). She could possibly do you a ‘bespoke’ theme cake (she has even made ‘rude’ ones). If you’d like, I can send you pics of the gingerbread house she did for xmas and some of her other creations.
You could bake one? If not though, def grab one of the Costco Cakes.
Haven’t tried them but the Costco ones look like great value. The previous poster mentioned Cake lovers and I went to them once and they are cetrainly nice but not cheap.
Cake lovers in Bonython.