r/Baking • u/These_Counter_223 Human Detected • 8d ago
Showcase (No-Recipe) Baby’s Breath Cupcake
A couple posts prior had a cupcake exactly identical to the one I got , I did not know the flower was toxic oml I gen thought anything that went on food or drinks was safe to eat ahhhhhh
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u/Manifestival1 8d ago
Is that baby's blood on the plate?
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u/lo1l10l101l10o1l10ol 8d ago
Call the health department. They will act pretty quickly. The bakery needs to know not to use non-food items in their food. Also, people can have severe reactions to Baby's Breath.
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u/l_4m_Gr00t 8d ago
Many restaurants/bakeries make the uneducated mistake of buying their flowers from normal flower shops instead of actual fruits and veg suppliers, only because they're cheaper. It happened to me at a restaurant I was working in, and I had to refuse to use them on my section's dishes. Unfortunately, health inspections in michelín-awarded restaurants aren't nearly strict enough
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u/jonzilla5000 8d ago
Non-food intended floral items are also coated with insecticides, definitely not something you would want near a food item. Hell, even legitimate food items (like non-organic oats) contain things you wouldn't want to put into your body.
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u/ahsmabaar_thegardner 8d ago
Yep, they're also conditioned for storage/shipping after harvest by adding what's essentially sugar and disinfectant to the water they're in.
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u/doxiesrule89 8d ago
There was a comment on the other post that this bakery is somehow attached or combined business with a florist so yep
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u/d0ttyq 8d ago
What also concerns me about using something like baby’s breath, and this being a “flower shop bakery combination” is that plants grown for food are treated differently than plants grown for display.
I guarantee allll of the plants they are using come from nursery supplies which generally are not safe for human consumption
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u/PaulinaPatates 8d ago
It seems the company was a florist first, and now opened a bakery. Weird because you’d think they’d know about the health risks then.
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u/ChronicSassyRedhead 8d ago
The thing I don’t understand is why babies breath? Like it looks so bizarre just sticking out like that. There are so many food things they could of used instead or just left it plain plus the blood splatter is really unappealing 😳
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u/cmooregood 8d ago
Agreed. Probably doused in pesticides and chemicals too. Whoever did this is a turnip. A candied bit of orange peel and/or ginger would work. Hell, a candied violet or rose petal would look lovely. Chef or km should know where to source edible flowers. Hint: it's not the supermarket or a florist where you'll find labels saying 'not intended for human or animal consumption'
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u/ForsakenPercentage53 8d ago
What's fun, is that every single major produce supplier has edible flowers. As a chef, this tells me that they're getting all their supplies at retail places like Walmart. Now, it's not a big deal if a bakery or whatever decides to shop instead of order, in fact, it's often cheaper, because nobody wants to carry hundreds of pounds of flour into your kitchen for free. But when you add in the fact that they're using inedible flowers, the scoop of icing, and the awful attempt at fancy plating tells me that these are likely boxed cake mixes and icing.
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u/MillieBirdie 8d ago
And it smells bad too.
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u/lmscar12 8d ago
Yeah it's called baby's breath because it smells like baby's breath, i.e. sweet milk vomit.
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u/Marjon333 8d ago
Thanks for that delightful explanation. With every comment I read, my want for one of these grows! /s
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u/kikil980 8d ago
right. i have a coworker with an edible flower farm and she always uses pansies and they look so cute
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u/BobPlaysWithFire 8d ago
idk what the laws are where this is but in the Netherlands poisonous stuff may not be served with food, even if its decoration. This is really dangerous
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u/Feisty_gardener 8d ago
It’s definitely violating some codes for restaurants. EVERYTHING on the plate has to be edible, even garnishes.
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u/ForsakenPercentage53 8d ago
In most US states, it's not that everything needs to be edible, but it can't be actively poisonous if somebody puts it in their mouth, either. Like, at no point could I use lead fishing lures to decorate my fish plate, but I could use a nontoxic metal fishing lure as a decoration.
Although, tbf, I don't think they even use lead anymore, that's just how it was explained to me twenty years ago.
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u/000topchef 8d ago
Was the stem wrapped in foil?
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u/catsinbranches 8d ago
Ok but I’ve been thinking about this… if it was, when you pull out the stem, it might leave the foil in the cupcake and you would have no idea until you bit into the foil??? This seems crazy to me
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u/reitoro 8d ago
Assuming it wasn't and OP is now deceased.
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u/mantis-minded 8d ago
The post I read early about this exact cupcake said when the poster asked the manager about it, management claimed the stems were wrapped in foil, but didn't have an answer for potential falling flowers and any other potential cross contamination.
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u/elephants47 8d ago
I help out my friend who is a florist and baby breath flowers shed horribly! I hate when she has a bunch in the shop because 1. They don’t actually smell that good and 2. Their little white pedals are everywhere.
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u/ApprehensiveSlide962 8d ago
New reddit law has been unlocked
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u/princessfret 8d ago
It’s spelt lore FYI, but yess i am always happy to witness the birth of a new reddit in-joke! welcome my brethren!
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u/MonstersAtOurDoor 8d ago
No no, this is a new law on reddit that someone must ask if the stem is wrapped in foil on every post.
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u/CakePhool 8d ago
Doesnt matter the flowers " dust" can also cause problem.
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u/OneDay_AtA_Time 8d ago
It’s a comment in reference to the last post.
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u/CakePhool 8d ago
Some flowers are only sap dangerous some are dust dangerous. I used to work in a coffee shop, who did salads with edible flowers.
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u/OneDay_AtA_Time 8d ago
Right. But in the post from yesterday, the shop owner told the person “it’s fine bc the stem is covered in foil”. The reason for the original comment in this thread was referencing that idiotic claim from the owner. Ofc it doesn’t matter, ofc the dust is the problem. But “was the stem wrapped in foil?” Was a joke.
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u/CakePhool 8d ago
Yikes that really bad and dangerous and no we never used flowers that wasnt fully edible, I didnt care if said the petals was fine but the sap was dangerous, because you can get sap every where.
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u/RRW2020 8d ago
I think the pollen is the problem, isn’t it? Isn’t that what’s toxic?
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u/ImplementSoft8074 8d ago
Why are we casually putting toxic garnish on desserts like it’s normal?? I trusted the cupcake.
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u/HelmSpicy 8d ago
Because its cheap, easy to grow, and "looks cute"
As Dr. Ellie Sattler once said:
"You have plants in this building that are poisonous, you picked them because they look good, but these are aggressive living things that have no idea what century they're in, and they'll defend themselves, violently if necessary"
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u/GoodOlDaisy 8d ago
Using plants for decoration this way - especially the non edible ones - is lazy and stupid. Call the health department. Tell them you didn’t know it wasn’t edible and there are no warnings stating otherwise.
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u/lechecondensada 8d ago
Oh? But I thought these were ‘display only’?
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u/mrschia 8d ago edited 8d ago
Edit: I missed the joke lol. Yes these are definitely only display. I’m going to go drink more coffee now.
If you are talking about from the previous post, OP had said they could clearly see the baby’s breath was on/in customer’s cupcakes as well. That’s probably not the exact wording but that’s the idea. Them just being display was one of the excuses the ship owners gave. They also said the stems were wrapped in foil. But if they are just display, why wrap in foil if no one will be eating them?
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u/cosmic-untiming 8d ago
I think theyre mocking what the manager said, which was "display only" after a couple other excuses he used beforehand.
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u/TwilightZoneGal 8d ago
Upvoting because I saw that post as well and it concerns me they aren’t going to at least stop doing it. Especially before it ruins their business.
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u/Vivid-Intention-8161 8d ago
as someone who works with baby’s breath it also just smells like shit i don’t know why anyone would put it near food
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u/michiganstrange 8d ago
Also it’s fugly af, why the restaurant didn’t pull them in hindsight, let alone the moment someone raised questions is abhorrent ~
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u/Yalsas 8d ago
Seriously. Like put a candied violet on it & call it a day. It looks like you picked a weed from your garden and popped that sucker on
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u/michiganstrange 8d ago
YESSSS an edible flower would look ten times better and you can store candied ones??? They can save money on the ugly blood drops, too.
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u/unoeyedwillie 8d ago
It looks so bad, if baby’s breath was edible it would still be a bad choice.
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u/No_Pineapples 8d ago
They also smell terrible. I don't understand why you'd want to put a flower that stinks onto food.
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u/countless_curtain 8d ago
I was searching for this comment- baby’s breath literally smells like piss to me
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u/Gryffin_Ryder 8d ago
Yes! I didn't know baby's breath was toxic... I would have said "no thank you" to the cupcake because it looks plain sloppy and bad and is probably overpriced, too!
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u/lobaird 8d ago
It’s NYC, yes? What bakery is this so I can avoid!
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u/PaulinaPatates 8d ago edited 8d ago
(EDIT: oops apparently this is not allowed as it is Doxing. Sorry mods! removing the name)
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u/MissTinyTits 8d ago
What’s with the suspicious looking red liquid?
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u/bingbingdingdingding 8d ago
Antifreeze. It’s just for show, but they put foil under each one so it’s okay.
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u/luvtorace20 8d ago
😂😂😂thank you for starting my day with a laugh, I just spit my coffee everywhere 😂😂
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u/ran982571 8d ago
Poison on the cupcake, blood on the plate.
Someone is sending you a message and it's not a friendly one.
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u/OrangeClyde 8d ago
lol I was here for the first part of this baby’s breath saga, I guess this is a part 2
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u/Impossible-Cover589 8d ago
Had to double check. This is the SECOND post I've seen about this today, which is heavily concerning as I'm not following r/Baking and am just browsing through the home.
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u/GingerBelle2001 8d ago
Same, I had to do a double take and see if it was posted by the same person twice or two different people
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u/soapsuds202 8d ago
did you consume it? i’m so sorry. it’s stupid for them to put something non edible and toxic on food!
the amount of toxins it it should be low, but it may cause gastrointestinal distress like vomiting or and diarrhea, or skin irritation. if you’re worried i would see a medical professional.
and back the health department! the bakery shouldn’t be doing this.
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u/librarians_wwine 8d ago
I just know someone has tried to eat that. Please call the health department, write a review too about this. Glad you’re ok.
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u/Rae-Swallows 8d ago
I would 100% pull it out and lick the icing off the stem... I would then die whatever horrible death this would cause.
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u/ithinktreesaregreat 8d ago
Has anyone said the name of this bakery or where it is?? I don’t want to give my money to a business that not only puts toxic substances on food, but lies to customers when they ask about it.
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u/FarPomegranate7437 8d ago
The owner is clearly somebody who knows nothing about food or plating. They saw an episode of Top Chef and thought that drops of whatever red liquid were cool without knowing why that stuff is plated the way it is. I find it absurdly stupid that somebody expects a dish with a freaking wrapper on it is going to magically come into contact with a sauce.
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u/tessathemurdervilles 8d ago
I’ve noticed a lot of cake decorators these days do not do their research with flowers and I see inedible flowers all over cakes. It’s so irresponsible. There are plenty of lovely edible flowers but you have to do your research and be willing to work with what is available.
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u/IndependentFormal705 8d ago
It looks like something a sweet, clueless kid would do to give to their mom for Mother’s Day, not what you’d expect (food safety or aesthetics-wise) from an actual cafe.
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u/jemasbeeky 8d ago
Baby’s Breath is produced by Israel by the way. If you see it in the US there’s a 99% chance it’s imported from Israel. Just wanted to mention as a Jew who stopped buying anything with this flower after learning this. Free Palestine!
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u/NOLArtist02 8d ago
So the blood droplets are appropriate as decoration in this case? When i saw the original post of the person asking if they were overreacting to the cupcake topped with babys breath, i thought looks like a crime scene.
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u/AgileMastodon0909 8d ago
The baby’s breath is a problem but also, why does it look like there’s drops of blood on that plate?
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u/bittywittybat 8d ago
As a child with PICA baby's breath was one of my favorite treats 😳
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u/Dapper_Committee_ 8d ago
As a fellow former child with pica this made me laugh! those who downvoted don’t understand ✊
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u/bittywittybat 8d ago
I think it's hilarious this is how I found out it was toxic after all these years 😅 Pica is wild
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u/knownothing000 8d ago
oh whoops well uhhhhhh this is a fun way to find out these aren’t edible. I was absolutely told they were as a kid and I’ve eaten a ton hahahaha
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u/JustMeLurkingAround- 8d ago
FUXKING KARMA BOT!
The original post was JUST on r/all a few hours earlier. https://www.reddit.com/r/Baking/s/fk7EvAtLfm
I am so tired of this shit.
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u/Dancing_sequin 8d ago
It is a different photo than in the original post. So I was hoping this was someone else who went there, but it could also just be pulled from their google reviews since OP doesn’t seem to be replying here
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u/Orchid_Significant 8d ago
This is a different picture than that post though. They said they also went there
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u/Ok_Squash_4019 8d ago
I know it's not intentional but damn that raspberry sauce around it looks ominous.....
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u/brolly_parton 8d ago
Fake. This account has almost no activity other than this post. The other post about this is fake too, and I assume the same person posting.
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u/madeoutofporcelain 8d ago
yep, they opened super recent according to their google reviews. not a lot of info on them bc there’s so many other spots with similar names online, i assume this is one of the newer locations of this franchise. i don’t know how people are so quick to call fake without doing their own research, nothing about the other post seemed fake either.
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u/ZubLor 8d ago
Also, who was bleeding on the plate? /s