Let there be cake

We've had a lot of cake recently. In preparation for Cole's birthday party (which had a 'king cobra' theme), Cole told us he'd like a chocolate cake. Well, Freeport Bakery is our go-to place for all things cake and they happen to have no less than eight variations on chocolate cake. And that is how we found ourselves going to the bakery on three separate occasions to sample three slices each time and rate them to narrow down our selection.

We ended up going with their Seville Marnier. It's an orange poppyseed cake (I love poppyseed and I had no idea they made it in cake form!) with chocolate whipped cream and frosted with chocolate whipped ganashe. We got the cake in a half sheet size which could serve up to 40 people.

The Bakery went above and beyond what we were looking for! We were looking for a cake top that would be a home to a crafted king cobra snake. We wanted some pool of water, sand, weeds or bushes, and rocks.

This is the beauty we got.

Everything on the cake was entirely edible (with the exception of the topper, of course!). Jellybean rocks (like on our hippo cake), graham cracker sand, frosting patches of grass, and I have no idea what the water is made up of but it's gel-like.

The cake tasted divine. It was a hit with everyone. We ended up having a ton of leftover cake and gifting a platter of cake to four of our neighbors and received positive feedback from them as well.

The cake wasn't over the top expensive. I went in expecting to spend a lot of money and expecting less than what we received by way of appearance. The decorations on the cake cost us $15 and the half sheet size of the cake was $63. Well worth the added expense to a Safeway bakery to me and so much yummier than anything I could make at home.

 Cole grabbing a plate to help his dad serve cake. My sweet five year old!

If you're ever in Sacramento, it is so worth the money to visit Freeport Bakery. If you want to go small, try just a slice of their many cakes (I'd recommend Seville Marnier or Fruit Basket above all else) for under $4.00. Their slice size is very generous. We always take some home for a second helping. The staff is very professional and top notch to work with. I've bought three custom cakes from Freeport to date and always been incredibly satisfied with them. They always exceed my expectations. Freeport has it all -- superior tasting goods, courteous staff, reasonable prices -- the only gripe I have is their small parking lot and tiny bakery size but then I kind of like the small town feel to it.