Risks in baking cakes: Rewarding? Or just too costly and a waste of time?

Thank you for responding. For me in some cases, I prefer to buy than baking one or other way around. I love baking because even if how time consuming it is, but at the end especially you've done it successfully? The reward giving feeling that you felt can't be replaced by anyone else. Even if you bake just a simply cake,but makes me feel proud after all.=) It's just that, money and time is involved and the risk of having it done successfully or not. But I believe it's fun and challenging. But jziakhan, haven't you thought of giving up baking especially your cake turns out badly? Considering the cost and time? Hoping for your answer! Thanks =)

yeah! I like your punky answer ritz. I think you're a cool woman! Yes, it's an incomparable feeling of baking and eating your own baked cakes than from a bakeshop or cake store right? It's just that, sometimes when it's still undone, you have this doubt feeling of whether it's successful or will turn out badly. But the best thing in home baking is you are the boss of what ingredients you like. and you're a 100% sure of the content of it's ingredients. But ritz100, haven't you tried asking yourself, "Are those ingredients at the cake store for real or just a commercialized one which is not good for our health?" And that's why you go for baking of you own? Just want to know your own opinion. Thanks =)

Most bakeries buy in bulk so I would imagine they contain additives and preservatives that we are not aware of, and maybe neither is the store. Then, baking at home gives us the control over what quality of ingredient we will use, for example using walnuts - the store baked ones will be broken or crushed then prepacked, so less flavour, whereas if you bake yourself you can buy walnuts in the shells and you then know exactly what you are getting. More work I know, but I think its worth it.