I hate people who steal and especially people who steal free stuff. Last week the Cake Boss was in Pittsburgh in Market Square and gave away 10,000 cakes. When I heard this on the news I was so excited and I rarely eat cake. Well I do eat cake for special occasions, but pie is my preference. I wanted so badly to go Downtown and get in line for a free cake. They looked so pretty and they were my favorite flavors—free. But I couldn’t leave work just to get a free cake worth $27.
I tried to put the fact that there were free cakes being handed out in Market Square out of my mind until I was driving home and heard about the dust up on the news. A Black male actually tried to steal a box containing four cakes. He was pushing and shoving and reportedly he was intoxicated and not only that, he has some outstanding warrants… are you kidding me?
Why do people with those types of issues always draw attention to themselves? If he wanted a cake that bad just stand in line like the thousands of other people and get your free cake. Or was your motive to sell the cakes? Can you imagine buying a “hot cake?”
The cakes are available in Pittsburgh and there are six varieties, they look yummy. Here are the flavors so you don’t have to look them up. It’s My Party: Moist yellow cake and velvety chocolate cake layers married together by an indulgent layer of fudge filling. Oh My Ganache: Layers of heavenly chocolate cake with chocolate shavings filled with a creamy fudge filling and topped with Belgian chocolate ganache, wow. Vava Velvet: I bet you can guess the contents of this one? Moist layers of delicious red velvet cake filled with a rich cream cheese frosting and finished with cake crumbs and white chocolate shavings. Bada Bloom: Moist yellow cake and velvety chocolate cake layers married together by an indulgent layer of fudge filling. I wish I had room to show you the pictures of these beautiful cakes. There are two more. Dulce Deleche: Caramel dulce de leche filling between layers of rich chocolate cake, iced with dulce de leche buttercream and drizzled with Belgian chocolate ganache; and Whole Lotta Carrotts: Layers of moist cake with real carrots, pineapple, raisins, coconut and walnuts, married together by rich cream cheese frosting.
I want to taste each one of them. I may have a cake tasting party so I can try these cakes and share them with my friends. The only thing I want to know is where is my cake? Most companies that do this type of thing will send the press a sample of the cake. Perhaps after they see this column my cake will arrive at the office.
If you want to give them a try you can find them at Giant Eagle. I did a search and found 20 Giant Eagles that plan to carry the Cake Boss Cakes, locations like Squirrel Hill, Waterfront, Fox Chapel and Cochran Road.
(Email the columnist at debbienorrell@aol.com)