For a 50th birthday, is a pricey bakery mud cake worth it over a cheap supermarket one?

[MissSunshine2]

A group of us are going out to celebrate this friend’s milestone birthday in a few months. I need to save up money in advance, as I’m treating her to a middle eastern bbq restaurant meal. A fiftieth is a special occasion and there’ll be about five or six of us there. For the amount that my friend eats, it’ll cost a fair bit (for me); and I don’t mind. I’m wondering if I should also buy a really big, beautiful mud cake from the bakery, much more expensive but it looks and tastes a lot better, or a pretty, but much cheaper and smaller mud cake from the supermarket, which won’t taste as good? Is it worth springing for the better mud cake?

[sage2021]

I don't know what flavor a mud cake is, but remember that some people can't eat chocolate.

I cake that really tastes good will cost you a bit more, but worth it.

[sage2021]

Thank you for the MHO 🙂🧡

[Anonymous]

Dinner seems like enough. Get the cheap cake

[CaptainSmartass]

If you're paying for dinner, just get a cake from the supermarket. It's the thought that counts, not the price tag.

Simples...

[LC75LC71]

You want to give a 50 year old mud? Really though I think the BBQ joint present is good enough.

[Iron_Man]

Of course miss Australia it’s the big 50th birthday. You have to get the best available grocery store cakes are cheap. Not too good

[exitseven]

Yes, it would be nice to get something edible.

[Paige2006]

I have never had mud cake

[arianna1414]

Whichever is best for look and taste

[eagle1951]

go for it