I love the decorating at ABC. I've ordered a few from them because themes amuse me. They always come out just as they do in the catalog.
The cakes have never come out well. We eat them cause, well they'll get old and we paid so much for them. The cakes are always dry. For being a bakery, they don't do a very good job at baking. Is there a shortage of water? LOL I could do a better job myself. I tried one year. I asked if I could buy a cake set through them and just make it myself. The first lady was helpful about it. The person she referred me to, bit my head off. I just want ONE? Heck no! I have to buy SIX of them!
The actual moral of that was I got to learn how much the sets cost. It turns out that they are almost 50% of the cake bill. That's okay but, it still seems a little pricey for a few pieces of minimally detailed plastic and cheap buttercream.
I DO know that I am NOT going to order strawberry cake again! That was NOT strawberry in any way. It was white with food coloring. It looked like it was bleeding on the table. LOL
Pros: They have great themes and are skilled in creating them.
Cons: The food is awful and they're a little pricey.
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