Too much icing on cake, especially cup cakes!

I completely agree; I bought some beautifully decorated cupcakes locally but at least 50% was the frosting, the amount of which would have been really sickly to eat.

I don't eat anything like that.
Just too much everything in, and on, cakes nowadays.

Totally with you on this one. I don't buy cupcakes for that very reason.
That said, a proper walnut cake deserves a goodly covering of coffee butter icing any day!

I love carrot cake but not all the frosting on and in it.

I love an eccles cake. No frosting at all.
Or bread pudding..

Totally agree

I agree. I stopped buying cakes as they taste much too sweet.

Same here. I much prefer a plain cake like ginger or a mince pie.

Just a,plain mince pie, mind.

None of this fancy icing or strange fillings.

Hmm, I just like the topping - less interested in the cake!

Yes, the mere sight of those cup cakes with masses of sickly looking, often garish icing on top, is enough to make me feel vaguely ill.

Bring back nice little fairy cakes, with just a little icing! I still make chocolate ones for Gdcs’ birthday parties. Just a little chocolate icing and a Smartie on top.

Ooh, MissA, I'm with you: Eccles cakes, bread pud and plain mince pies - better than anything that's over-iced!

The bakery here used to sell a kind of bread pud with a pastry "lid" on.

That was delicious!

Yes, I've had that pastry-topped bread pud. Yummy!

I could just eat a dollop of that now.
Washed down with a cup of tea.

Miss Adventure, once when i as i London I had a puddingy thing like you describe in an ethnic Jewish cafe. It was very good. I have never seen that puddingy since , and I wish I could buy it from Tesco.

There was/is a Jewish bakery here.

I'm not sure if it was a covid casualty, but I'd like to check it out for that puddingy thing.

I agree with the OP, my kids would disagree vehemently 🤣

I rarely eat cakes but when I do the more icing, fondant, gooey topping the better.

I made a salted caramel cake for only the second time this morning before I read this thread. I had already reduced the amount of icing because I felt it was too sickly, and was nervous it would not get eaten; (made for a talk and meeting.)
Therefore I was greatly relieved that all of it went whilst the wholesome undecorated cakes were left. Will still reduce the amount of icing even further though if I make it again.

midgey

Hmm, I just like the topping - less interested in the cake!

You and my granddaughter!

I totally disagree I LOVE the icing especially on Belgian Buns yummy yummy like * Midgey* I love the top better than the bottom
Licking lips I want a Belgium Bun now

Our local artisan bakery sells these extravagantly decorated ‘cup cakes’, very expensive.

When did they all become ‘cup cakes? What was wrong with fairy cakes or buns?

US import?

Ooh MissA "fly pie". I love Eccles cakes but bought one the other day which had sort of sugary frosty on top. Yuck. So sweet it was inedible & ended up in the bin.😩