On Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:54:25 -0500, Cheryl >
wrote:

> The only store bought plain-type cake I like is from Costco. Their
> icing isn't too sweet, and the cake is for the most part moist. Not bad
> at all. Other store bought cakes, no thanks. Cloyingly sweet icing.

I have to say that I just noticed last week that grocery store cookies
and cakes are *not* as cloyingly sweet as they used to be. Last week,
hubby wanted me to buy a "square" of German chocolate cake that our
Safeway has prepackaged in the bakery section and I was hungry, so I
made a choice between their chocolate through and through cookies or
their chocolate chip cookies. They gave me a taste of the totally
chocolate one which I liked, but I didn't think hubby would like the
"sticky" quality to it - so I passed and went for chocolate chip.
Neither is too sweet, in fact they verge on needing some added sugary
goodness - but that's the way I like them. My only complaint was that
I wanted them thinner (so thin the chocolate chips appear to be little
hill/mountains) and a whole lot softer... but apparently they sell
what the "average" consumer wants. sheesh!

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