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[eac02]

I always see the cakes in the display at my local Paris Baguette and they look really good. But I'm wondering how long they sit in that display before they are bought or thrown out. I've seen them making fresh cakes, but I've only seen one person ever buy a cake (other than on Christmas eve).

If you've had one before how was it? Did it seem fresh?

[DrugstoreCowgirl]

Don't get their "cheesecake". It's terrible.

[ticktocktocktick]

I don't know how fresh they are, but generally, they're not as good as they look. They're made for the Korean palate so they're not as sweet, and a bit drier than a cake you'd find in the west. Dunkin Donuts do cakes a bit more like what we'd expect a cake to be, but they're a bit pricey for what you get. If you're in Seoul, maybe try the Bangbae French quarter?

[eamo]

[b-class rambler]

[Horangi Munshin]

My wife worked at one part-time ages ago. She told me the cream scrape thing was common practice.

I understood the strong opinions of some people on where they buy cake after finding out about that.

[S.Bingham]

Like most places in Korea, it depends on the branch and the management.

I am addicted to the cinnamon, creme cheese rolls in my local Paree Bagettugh, it's sweet, soft and loaded with cream.

The bigger cakes are give or take and like someone said before, avoid the Korean style cheesecake.

[AsiaESLbound]

I think many of those perfect looking display cakes are plastic! And then you can order based on those fake examples, but can make minor adjustments if able to speak Korean well enough.

[oldfatfarang]

I saw a young shop girl opening up a Paris Bagette shop recently. Nothing unusual I thought. However, she was taking her pet mice/guinea pigs into the shop in a cage. Not a health department inspector in sight. No more PB pastries for this boy!

[littlelisa]

They are not good. Their cream tastes like plastic, for starters.

[The Sleeping Earth]

This thread makes me want to barf... ugh

[J Rock]

[ChilgokBlackHole]

Okay, you've gotta remember that there are two Paris Baguette shops. There is Paris Baguette and there's Paris Baguette Cafe. The first has the same bland, boring crap as everyone else. The second is more upscale.

Though if you really want a cake, I'm not sure what the issue is. A sponge cake with butter-creme frosting would be simple for me, and that's with stuff that I have here in the kitchen.

One of the nicer cakes I've had here came from the parent of a student (as a thank-you for her last day). It was basically three pancakes (flour, eggs, milk, sugar, baking powder, baking soda), sandwiched with some fruit and some thick whipped cream from the bakery, and topped with more whipped cream and fruit. Probably took less than a half hour to make, not counting chilling the pancakes. It was really good.

I can make a "cake" on a stovetop that's 10 times better than you can get at your average bakery. It takes a few ingredients and a little creativity. And it's ridiculously cheap.

(Protip: Add strawberry jam to the pancake batter. and buy your baking powder and soda fresh.)

[maryjanes]

Not great, and I agree withe the cheesecake postings - eurggh!!

Maybe make your own cupcake tower instead?

[itaewonguy]

its always best to buy from a bakery which is always busy...so you can expect the cakes to be fresh... its sad but thats business, the bottom line matters so redoing the cakes and trying to sell them the next day or day after that makes sense to the business, but of course not to us...

Cheese cake in general in korea SUCKS!! they have no clue how to make one.. the cream cake is koreas best cake...

tour de Jour have better cakes in my opinion, there rasberry cake, tiramisu is pretty good...