Have you ordered a Princess basic cake or custom cake? How was it?

[RSS from SF]

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I'll have a big milestone birthday (for me, anyway!) onboard Princess in a few months

and I would like a cake --
but not the small celebration chocolate cake* that Princess gives you.

 

QUESTION:

• If you have tasted the ordered cakes --
  Coconut Confetti / Chocolate Mocha* / Vanilla Celebration [image below]:
  Which one did you have and how was it?
   
• Or, if you have successfully ordered a custom cake from Princess, how was it?

 

* FYI my favorite cake is rich dark chocolate with dark chocolate ganache frosting & filling,
   with nothing else;
   never with mousse -- which both the small chocolate cake and Chocolate Mocha cake have. 

   (I'll be on the ship 10 days before the date, so onboard I'll have plenty of time to either:
    order a stock cake, try ordering the Chocolate Mocha without mousse,
    or attempt a custom cake order.)

 

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH in advance for any answers and comments you may have!

 

-RSS-

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Edited April 24, 2022 by RSS from SF

[RLK33853]

Twice in the past we've ordered a dark chocolate cake but this was 10 years or so ago.  One time it was to die for, while the other was just a cake.  I'm guessing it is the luck of the draw who the dessert chef is and what amount of effort they want to put into it.  Get to know the head waiter a bit, and possibly they will guide your request.

 

Good luck and congratulations on your milestone.

[MISTER 67]

Never ordered a cake but we always cruise around DW birthday and the  birthday cakes the waiters have brought down through the years were to die for especially if you are a chocoholic.  

Edited April 24, 2022 by MISTER 67

[wcflats]

Two of our daughters were married during a cruise and we did get cakes from princess.  They were both wonderful.  

[VibeGuy]

This offering appears to be new since the restart - it showed up midway through a recent cruise. 
 

Given that the display samples didn’t look quite like the photos, they appear to be assembled on board, so I’m certain a discussion with the Director of Restaurant Operations or his staff could get you something customized to your liking.  

Based on what I saw of a slice, I would call the filling more a whipped ganache than a mousse per se, but I didn’t get a fork in it to be sure. 

[brisalta]

Take a look at the cakes on display in the buffet to get an idea of what the pastry chef on board can produce.

Edited April 24, 2022 by brisalta

[Peachestravels]

We had the coconut cake and it was hard to put down a fork. The cake was absolutely perfect. The only problem we had, they delivered it 2 days early then what I booked online.

[Level six]

Chocolate Mocha was good in November.  My son ordered for me for my birthday as a surprise.  It is huge!

They have them on display at the international cafe.

[peachykiehn]

We ordered the coconut cake gluten free for my daughters graduation celebration in January. It was very good. They delivered it at dinner with a special song done by one of the waiters. They delivered the leftover cake to the room after dinner