WhatWeWatch
Name: Genevieve Terblanche.
Position: Senior writer and expert cake identifier.
I am watching: New cake-fake cooking series Is It Cake? season 1 on Netflix.
My take on this show: Bakers from around the world disguise cakes as other objects, hyper realistically. The show’s celebrity judges, who’re different in each episode, must then pick out the contestants’ cakes from five near-identical objects, from buckets of sand to burgers, four of which aren’t cake. The winner of each round gets the chance to win more cash if they can pick out which stack of cash is real money and not cake. It’s a blend of artistry, skill and imagination. Host Mikey Day is a scream and with his absurd energy, he could go toe-to-toe with Nicole Byer, the host of Netflix’s other comedy baking show Nailed It!
Each time Mikey brings out a different sword, machete or knife for the cake test… and it’s not cake so you can hear
