"Cake" Cruelty
August 17, 2008 Ladies and gentlemen of the cake community, I come to you today with a matter of grave concern to us all.
Allow me to present exhibit A:
These seemingly innocent "cakes" are instead a threat to all the sugary goodness we hold dear. Observe:
Once sliced, you will note that these "cakes" are not cakes at all. Instead, they are layers of various meat and mayo-based salads, bread, and then - here's the worst part - "iced" with cream cheese. Note how the creators of these twisted impostors then push the deception even further by decorating the "cakes" with little roses, vines, and piped borders.
I ask you, fellow carb-lovers, are we to allow such cake defamation to stand? Will we sit idly by while our children and grandchildren are subjected to cakes that are not cakes? And if so, what next? Liverwurst doughnuts? Tuna-filled eclairs? Meat pies? (Oh, wait...)
Nay, I say, nay! We shall rise up, and as one declare that our butter cream icing must remain unsullied, our baked goods pure in sugar. Join me, and together we can make our world a place of fat, sugar, and dairy-based products for all!
Melissa P., thanks for calling my attention to this adjusted unjust injustice. (Seashell-Selling She, eat your heart out.)
Reader Comments (232)
I know it's not directly cake related, but your post reminded me of this other sign of the apocolypse: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411319/1985924
So, so wrong.
Oh, my.
The sight of that had me excited...and then my stomach let out a pain at the sight of the insides. That's...mayo and cream cheese?
Erugh.
The words "cake" and "mayonnaise" are not to be combined....EVER.
I gagged when I read that.
Okay that just looks wrong. Of course I am not a big fan of any sandwich filling that looks like it could be spread on, blech. That is just not right.
Amy
Jen, you rock!
and, of course, you are absolutely right. Food-pretending-to-be-cake is messing with people's minds.
Oh, my. Some characters made this in, I believe, a crappy old Donna Parker novel, so it's a crappy old idea, not a crappy new one. They were very pleased with their own cleverness. The only thing that could make it semi-right is if there were also cakes that looked like sandwiches.
okay yeah thats just wrong.
Oh, that is just *wrong.* And nasty. I can just imagine seeing those on a buffet and then finding out what they are. Yuck.
That is WRONG on every possible level!
No words are necessary:
http://www.fresh99.com/meat-cake.htm
surely that's a criminal offence of some kind - fraud, extreme mental cruelty? Or at very least misrepresentation.
MAKE IT STOP people!
I blame Martha. Her website is full of these types of recipes
Haha, that's funny! I know I'd definitely be surprised by that. But, if the meats used inside were good (no, bologna does NOT count as good meat), I'd be happy anyway.
I am deeply offended as are my well built cake hips.
Actually these "sandwich cakes" are quite popular at least in northern Europe, and they have been around for long time. It is usual to decorate it with the main engredient, for example ham slices or smoked salmon, so that people know what is served. I usually make a fish sandwich cake with two fillings, smoked salmon with mayo and boiled eggs with butter.
Sandwich cakes can be really delicious, so I wouldn't call them wrecks, but a sandwich cake decorated with roses would indeed be a wreck. You should be able to recognize that you are not taking a slice of a sweet creamfilled wonder.
Elsa H.
Oh no! No no no no no!
It actually makes me feel ill, especially as I thought they didn't look so bad until I read further.
Without having tried any of this "cake", who knows, it might be fantastic, but the entire concept is WRONG. Wrong wrong WRONG.
String 'em up, I say!
Oh no, these "cakes" are wrong on so many levels.
Oh these are a Brazilian thing...I've eaten one before. It had pureed gherkin, egg...other things...really not great. They are deceptively cute though.
Seems just like ... well, a terrine, but without all the gelatine goo. Sounds like an improvement on the terrine, at least. ;)
ewwwww...that would be so disappointing to bite into, at least they could have decorated them with piped veggies or something not pretty.
~sarah
Sorry, but there is just something so inherently Wrong with this!
Cakes are meant to be delicious, sweet and sugary! But these meat cakes...(be honest here people, chances are they are 100% animal by product--not even good cuts!) are just beyond the pale!
Meat-cakes: Just Say NO!
No, no, no! You are greatly mislead! Sandwich loaf, the proper name for this featured "cake", is FABULOUS. Like, I'd sell a child for some fabulous.
Really, there can be nothing more wrong than a cake made from meat. It makes me feel dirty. This abomination must be stopped.
Yup, nothing like wanting something tasty only to bite into one of these things! A great way to pull one over on the kids!!
My ex girlfriend used to love "cakes" like this, only they were "iced" with mayonnaise. It was a Quebecois thing. So revolting!
liverwurst filled doughnuts actually sound pretty good.
GROSS!! I can't even believe that someone had that idea...FIRE THEM from bakery, NOW PLEASE!!!
in the 1950's such 'cakes' were popular for bridge clubs, women's club's meetings, etc. i have old cookbooks with recipes with such things.
i can't believe this is making a come back!
That is so very very wrong! I'd be po'd if that was placed before me!!!
Oh. My. God. I feel absolutely ill. Why, oh, why??? The insanity!!
Thats terrible! (And a bit [read: a lot] unappetizing!)
If you don't like those cakes (bread/mayo/meat/cream cheese sounds appealing to me) then you probably will hate the breakfast cake at http://veripolis.blogspot.com/2008/06/breakfast-cake.html. Part of this complete nutritious breakfast!
TJ
This is an abomination.
See also: more grossness
http://picturesofcake.blogspot.com/2007/07/meatloaf-cake-with-mashed-potato.html
But ANYTHING can be improved (or perhaps in this case redeemed!!)by saturating it with refined sugar and lard-based frosting representations of scraggly feet several inches thick!
I thought it was just chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. UGH! What's the world coming to?!?!?
LOL
Ashley
What on earth is that called? And to think I was teasing about meat quick bread yesterday.
Um, OMG. I started out thinking, "What's the matter with those cakes? They look delicious!"...until I read that they were filled with "various meat and mayo-based salad". Then I threw up a little in my mouth :X
That is the most nauseating thing I have ever seen. I don't know what's worse, the mouthful of meat products and (seemingly from the looks of the photo) egg salad inside, or the thought I initially had that the whole thing was covered in a layer of mayonnaise, not cream cheese (which is also gag-inducing).
I just threw up a little in my mouth...
Noooo! We can't let that happen!
Give me sugary or give me death!
Vomit!!!!!!!!!
The concept of a meat "cake" just makes me want to gag. Gross. Can you imagine how surprised one would be thinking that is a scrumptious cake and, in the midst of party convo, just mindlessly taking a bite without looking... expecting a sweet and getting meat, mayo and cream cheese. That's just... just... vomitous.
That is nasty!!!
This sounds like Part 2 of some demented Friends episode (remember the one when Joey loved the trifle with layers of ladyfingers, whippped cream, marmelade, peas, onions and ground beef?). Wow.
Meat and cheese 'cakes', and when sliced offered with extra fruit?!
Yuck!!!
If it was several sorts of ice-cream I would say yummie.
*mmphf*
THAT is one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen.
I guess it's only fair to have savory food dressed up as cake, when http://ameliaclaires.com/Amelia_Claires/Cupcakes.html" REL="nofollow">this bakery disguises cupcakes as savory food. Gotta love peas and carrots, mashed potatoes, and even chicken drumsticks made of cupcakes, frosting, and candy!
I could only imagine the pain of biting into a delicious cake and then realizing its meat. Terrible.
I second the motion! This is unacceptable! Reprehensible! And above all, ICKY!