Why You Should Give Supermarket Cake a Break

We can all agree that birthdays are special occasions. It’s one of the only times in the year where your friends and family pull out all the stops to put a smile on your face. Cake is the main attraction of any birthday celebration, which is why anything less than the best won’t do. And if we’re talking about the best places to buy a cake, it’s definitely not a supermarket.

There are plenty of reasons someone would buy a supermarket cake to celebrate a loved one’s birthday. It’s a quick, convenient, and cheap way to get your hands on a baked treat that serves as the celebration’s centrepiece. But there are even more reasons why a supermarket cake isn’t the best gift to give someone on their birthday. Here are five reasons you should reconsider grab-and-go birthday cakes:

Bespoke Is Better

If there’s one thing everyone knows about supermarket bakeries, it’s that they offer very little choice beyond black forest, red velvet, and cheesecake. If you’re looking for something special and memorable, try a personalised cake. Milky Lane doesn’t just give you the option to choose between a single and triple-layer ice cream cake, but also lets you add an image to the cake and choose your toppings. It doesn’t get more bespoke than that!

They’re Not as Fresh

That supermarket cake you’re eyeing for a birthday celebration could have been on the shelf for a few days before you spotted it. That alone should be enough reason to give it a skip. On the other hand, ordering a cake means you don’t have to worry about how long ago it was baked. You can fetch it as soon as the baker is done, or have it delivered to you while it’s still fresh.

The Presentation Won’t Blow Your Mind

Supermarket cakes aren’t winning any awards for presentation. That’s not to say they’re barely held together, but most of them have simple designs that don’t go out of their way to draw you in. People eat with their eyes first, so if a birthday cake isn’t a visual spectacle, the less likely anyone will want a slice. 

They Don’t Taste That Great

Some people might be happy to have a simple, not-so-fresh, mass-produced cake if it tastes good. But supermarket cakes fall short in this department too. Supermarket cakes tend to be dry and tasteless compared to their freshly baked counterparts. If a cake scores low on the taste scorecard, what’s the point in buying it.

Sometimes supermarket cakes can’t be avoided. When life gets in the way and you have to be a cake at the last minute, there’s not much you can do other than head to your local supermarket and hope for the best. But when time is on your side and you can afford to consider your options, a personalised cake is the only way to have a birthday worth celebrating. 

  For your next Birthday Celebration, visit Milky Lane at:

Shop CG L 10 Cresta Shopping Centre

Cnr Beyers Naude & Weltevreden Road

Randburg Ext 4 

Randburg 2194

Contact Number : 011 678 9144