In 2002, Chaya Conrad, a then Whole Foods bakery team leader in New Orleans, created a cake inspired by her grandmother. The fluffy yellow cake is layered with a frosting made with mascarpone and cream cheese and folded with berries. Over the last 22 years, the “Berry Chantilly” cake has become a wedding staple and earned a long list of devotees — until last month.
On September 20, TikToks calling the cake a “victim of shrinkflation” appeared after the company changed its cake slices, including adding a layer of jam, placing fresh fruit on the side, and making a smaller product. They quickly went viral.
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