Mr Kipling does NOT make exceedingly good cakes!

[ElenaSt]

I remember seeing this advert circa 1978 and thinking how nice those French Fancies looked, but upon buying a box and taking a bite, it was bloody awful!

Sickly, and synthetic tasting.

Over the years I've tried a few more of his offerings and they have all been a huge disappointment and are either tasteless or synthetically over sweet tasting.

I love an artificial cake just as well as the next person (or not apparently here!!) but the caged eggs did it for me. I rescue caged hens and I see the awful condition those girls end up in. Mr Kipling u turned on using free range eggs to maximise their profits and I won’t go there now.

Even the mince pies are awful - too sweet and with really bad pastry. I always avoid them at Christmas.

I loved French Fancies as a teenager. Not had them since. I loved Cherry Bakewells in my late teens as well.

Mr Kiplings French Fancies are the ultimate cakes. There is no social setting in which they are unacceptable. You can serve them to at an adult birthday party, a kids birthday party, a leaving do, a wedding, a wake, you can even give them to Royalty... There are a totally foolproof food.

M&S French fancies are much nicer than Kiplings ones.

I never said people WEREN'T allowed to have different views and different palates. I was just agreeing with another poster. What a strange and pointless post.

All bought cakes are a disappointment… home made are much tastier and not full of rubbish

They're exceedingly SMALL cakes nowadays. Or else my mouth has got a lot bigger over the years. And exceedingly expensive. I'll only buy them when they're reduced. I got a load of special edition French Fancies for cheap recently, DH was almost as excited as the time I came home with Fray Bentos pies. I've never found them dry or unpleasant, though, and like them for a two-bite treat.

@SanFranBear have you tried these? They’re my guilty pleasure

Never heard of them @QueenOfThorns They look lush!

Agreed! My fave :)

French fancies are awful and always have been. I am partial to a country slice, although they may be awful too now, as I haven't had one for years.

Used to love the Country slices and the Manor House cake.

I agree, French fancies are grim, on the other hand Mr K’s almond slices are delicious!

I’m very partial to a trifle bakewell but can’t find them very often. Astonished I have reached my mid 50s without realising that Mr Kipling makes Viennese Whirls!

This.

Can't eat me Kipling anymore as I'm gluten free sadly.

Many moons ago, I worked for Mr Kipling and the amount of discounted cake I purchased was incredible!

Still love it now

Many moons ago, I worked for Mr Kipling and the amount of discounted cake I purchased was incredible!

Still love it now

@PurpleButterflyWings they really are! The crumble goes everywhere, though

#controversial

Agreed. They are awful.

Tho I have a soft spot for French Fancies. Tho they also make me feel sick!

I thought they were lovely back in the day but I've a sweet tooth and I wasn't very discerning. Wouldn't buy them now.

Any one remember when Mary Berry set French Fancies as a GBBO technical. Looked a nightmare to make so probably just as well I don't like them very much.

Mr kipling has shrunk with age.
I like the pink and yellow French fancies, not even my dog liked the chocolate ones. I look forward to Halloween because of the orange ones and the Xmas ones are dollops of sponge cream and teeth melting sugar with no flavour.
I like his country slices but there's only 6 in a box and they're wrapped in pairs in plastic, so I don't get them often.

They are very sweet, but our tastes have changed over the years. In the 80's and 90's they were delicious