Cake Bake Shop at the BoardWalk is now open

[JCW]

Freezer burn is not really found in the modern commercial kitchen since they are required by law and or regulations to wrap frozen foods in a manner not consistent with freezer burn. Which is one of the reasons vacuum sealing has become so prevalent. Personally, I suspect that if certain baked goods taste dry it would be due to the recipe or not following the method properly. As for drying out faster that’s the lack of preservatives which I think is a good thing.

I’m just relaying what I’ve read others have said their cake tasted like.

 

[JCW]

Tim Tracker reviewed the gluten free mint and it’s moist and delicious

I don’t trust anything he says lol.

 

[JCW]

I guess some people have never ordered cakes from famous bakeries? They all come frozen but taste very good once properly thawed.

I was replying to the person that said the cakes are made fresh daily. Which implies the cake you are eating was made that day, which it likely was not. Yes, fresh cakes are made daily, but the one you are eating may have been frozen and defrosted. In my mind, there is a difference.

 

[gmi3804]

I was replying to the person that said the cakes are made fresh daily. Which implies the cake you are eating was made that day, which it likely was not. Yes, fresh cakes are made daily, but the one you are eating may have been frozen and defrosted. In my mind, there is a difference.

I don't know if they've been frozen, but I was under the impression that everything there was scratch-made, onsite, which was one of the reasons the build-out took so long.

 

[snacks]

I don't know if they've been frozen, but I was under the impression that everything there was scratch-made, onsite, which was one of the reasons the build-out took so long.

They don't make the cakes in store anyway so the build out on the Boardwalk had nothing to do with cake baking.

 

[Disturbia]

In order to get a smooth finish you need to do a crumb coating which involves freezing the cake a day before and decorating the following day. Otherwise you will have a melted sloppy mess.

 

[Disturbia]

I don’t trust anything he says lol.

I always take any review including those posted here with a grain of salt. YouTube reviews are skewed positive (esp. those paid directly/indirectly to review) and blogs are usually skewed negative.

As long as we have both, we can be assured the truth is somewhere in the middle.

 

[snacks]

I always take any review including those posted here with a grain of salt. YouTube reviews are skewed positive (esp. those paid directly/indirectly to review) and blogs are usually skewed negative.

As long as we have both, we can be assured the truth is somewhere in the middle.

Ultimately there's no substitute for just trying things myself. Reviews are all over the place when it comes to Disney restaurants (and festival offerings).

 

[Traveling on cc points]

I haven’t read all the comments so it may have already been mentioned but if anyone is planning on going here. Check your Costco’s for gift cards. My Costco had $100 cards for $80 today.

 

[AttheParks]

I haven’t read all the comments so it may have already been mentioned but if anyone is planning on going here. Check your Costco’s for gift cards. My Costco had $100 cards for $80 today.

Great tip! Thanks-going to costco this weekend. Hope it's not a regional thing only available close to physical locations.

 

[HappyGal]

When I search Open Table, it shows availability through November 9th. Others have found availability through the 28th. My app is up to date. Anyone else having this issue? What to do?

 

[Dave006]

When I search Open Table, it shows availability through November 9th. Others have found availability through the 28th. My app is up to date. Anyone else having this issue? What to do?

Are you using the iPhone or Android smartphone version or maybe a tablet?

The iPhone version is showing available reservations through Nov. 30th as of today. After you select your party size you should see a rolling calendar to select your day and it should be scroll-able wheel for 1 year into the future.

If all else fails you could always use the web version: https://www.opentable.com/r/the-cake-bake-shop-at-disneys-boardwalk-kissimmee

ETA: fix opentable link...

Dave

 

[focusondisney]

Hmm, very strange. I’m seeing the same thing @HappyGal. Except I only see til November 6th. I definitely was seeing til November 29 yesterday. Although it didn’t move from the 28 to 29 til later in the day. Maybe she’s playing around with it, since ADRs aren’t bookable yet. It’s absolutely not showing the same as it was. And I don’t think it’s open table…I’ve been using that app for years, at home & out of town. The other Cake Bake Shops are showing til January.

 

[HappyGal]

Are you using the iPhone or Android smartphone version or maybe a tablet?

The iPhone version is showing available reservations through Nov. 30th as of today. After you select your party size you should see a rolling calendar to select your day and it should be scroll-able wheel for 1 year into the future.

If all else fails you could always use the web version: https://www.disboards.com/threads/christmas-parade-taping-avoid-it-or-seek-it-out.3956048/

Dave

I have 2 iPhones and tried the Open Table app and regular website on both. All 4 results only show availability thru November 9th. I feel like I’m losing my mind and I’m panicking because I really want to make a reservation for December 1st.

 

[Dave006]

Hmm, very strange. I’m seeing the same thing @HappyGal. I definitely was seeing til November 29 yesterday.

Yes something is up as of now I can only see available times through Nov. 6th. As for as Dec. 1st it should not even show until tomorrow. I am searching a 2 hour window at 8 PM. Could they actually be booking these available windows?

Note: about an hour ago I could see available times through Nov. 30th, next try after trying again Nov. 9th and now only through Nov. 6th.

Dave

 

[focusondisney]

Nope, they’re definitely playing with it. Your link @Dave006 only opened my app. But I typed in open table & got the website & searched the cake bake shop. Dates appear available through December, but when you click on any date, it shows “no availability with in 2 hours”, except within the November 6th time frame.

 

[focusondisney]

Yes something is up as of now I can only see available times through Nov. 6th. As for as Dec. 1st it should not even show until tomorrow. I am searching a 2 hour window at 8 PM. Could they actually be booking these available windows?

Note: about an hour ago I could see available times through Nov. 30th, next try after trying again Nov. 9th and now only through Nov. 6th.

Dave

Their other sites go out a year. So I’m assuming they’re either still loading everything into open table. Or Disney asked them to pull back until ADRs can also be made.

 

[Dave006]

Nope, they’re definitely playing with it. Your link @Dave006 only opened my app. But I typed in open table & got the website & searched the cake bake shop. Dates appear available through December,

The opening in the app is normal if you have the OpenTable app installed When I looked yesterday it worked through Nov. 29th and now the Calendar view shows today through Nov. 30 in bold as we would expect. However I can't find actual times beyond Nov. 6th now and any date beyond Nov.6 is now Greyed Out in the app.

In the app when I click on the "View full availability" link at the bottom of the page it now only shows only Nov. 1st - 6th for the November calendar. And if I go back to October in the calendar I see today but nothing available until 4:15 PM. For tomorrow Nov. 1st there are only 3 times available: 4, 10, and 10:30 PM. For Saturday I see the whole evening range which is normal.

Dave

 

[Dave006]

Or Disney asked them to pull back until ADRs can also be made.

I am not sure that Disney is going to have any ADR availability in MDE since they never had anything for Big River Grill it was all OpenTable.

Dave

 

[BrianL]

This was a nice head-to-head of CBS vs. Gideons:

https://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/the...-disneys-best-bakery-for-cake-and-cookies.htm



Personally, for me, it's Gideon's all day, especially considering that the cookie on the right costs a dollar more and has 120 fewer chocolate chips! I mean, I know quantity isn't everything, but come on now. Cake may be a bit of a different story, but Gideon's is described as richer, if not as delicate. Again, with the price difference being what it is, I think I'd go Gideon's there too.