However, one show I cannot support is that obnoxious hipster-filled, snarky and, really, faux-food show Ace of Cakes. Sure, the handiwork and construction of the custom cakes are impressive, but let’s not give credit where credit certainly isn’t due. Let’s be clear here; they’re making something, but they certainly aren’t cakes.

Nearly every square inch of the outside of their cakes are made with fondant, which is a cross between sugar and hard plastic. On the inside, it might taste swell, but that’s nothing but regular cake and frosting. Which is what we call a sheet cake, which is also what they deliver to you when you custom order what ends up being a centerpiece; visually appealing, but not so much to the taste buds.

Look at this bad boy. Yeah, it looks cool. But would you sink your teeth into that dump truck, or even the outside of the white wedding cake? Would you taste it?

Maybe it’s just the fondant I’ve tasted. I’d be willing to try other brands, or Charm City Cakes’ brand. But color me skeptical. I’m impressed by their artwork, but I just can’t get too excited by the entire operation that Duff Goodman runs over there in Baltimore until I have some indication that the fondant they use doesn’t also taste like shit.