Kroger's Private Selections Upside Down Cake

Has anyone heard of the Private Selections brand at Kroger? I've gotten multiple BzzCampaigns for this brand, and I get excited every time because they really do have some good food. If you have never heard of it, it is basically Kroger's "premium" line of products/food. This current BzzCampaign I am going to be discussing is Kroger's Private Selection upside-down cakes! They're found in the refrigerated portion of the bakery area.

Remember- I am not in any way selling or endorsing these products. My job is simply to provide honest feedback, tell others what I think, get others' opinions, and submit it to BzzAgent in exchange for receiving this product for free. So I am not going to sugarcoat anything or make commission if you decide to try one for yourself ;-)

I went to Kroger to buy one of these upside-down cakes for an anniversary dinner at my in-law's since I was designated to provide dessert. I really wanted to try the Amber Honey Apple Spice cake, but all my Kroger offered was the German Chocolate Fudge. I don't really care that much for chocolate cakes, but know other people enjoy them so got it anyway.

I brought it to their house and placed it in the refrigerator until dinner was over. Then, I simply heated the oven to the instructed temperature and put the cake in for about 15 minutes. Took it out, flipped it upside-down onto a plate and exclaimed, "Dessert is served!" It was literally that easy (which is great for me since I'm not that handy in the kitchen). All 3 of my sister-in-laws gave it a try, both parents, and my husband. All of them enjoyed it and cleared their plates. I had to quickly snap a picture before it was gone:

The cake was moist and the toppings were nice and glaze-y. So.. now you know they all said they enjoyed it but here is my honest, hype-free Bzz Review: I did not like it and wouldn't buy this flavor again. Yikes. So the purchase was easy, the preparation was easy, but I did not like the taste. Again, I am a picky eater so this does not go to say you would not enjoy it. However, I did not like the glaze on top with a mixture of caramel, coconut, and pecans- it just seemed to be too much to me paired with the rich chocolate cake.

I would, however, still like to try that amber honey apple spice pie and pair that with some vanilla bean ice cream... mmm!! I will keep that in mind for the next family get-together because it's so easy to make.. and hopefully available next time at Kroger.

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Private Selection Frozen Food

Via BzzAgent, I received 3 coupons to get free foods from the Private Selections frozen food brand. I could get one free appetizer, pizza, and dessert (excluding ice cream). I got the Private Selections appetizer Southwestern Style Chicken Trumpets; frozen pizzas Fire Roasted Vegetable and Pepperoni & Roasted Garlic; and for dessert, the apple crisp. They have a great variety of choices.. it was hard for me to pick which flavor of pizza I wanted (in addition to what I got, they also had yummy pizzas like margherita and barbecue chicken), but appetizer was pretty easy since some of the options just seemed strange to me. The desserts also looked great, and I was disappointed I couldn't try their ice cream because those flavors looked de-lish!

I decided a fun way to Bzz about this meal would be to throw a girls' night, while also having my parents try the food. Everyone agreed that everything was great. I, too, enjoyed each course.

Abby said: My favorites were the vegetable pizza and the chicken trumpet appetizer. I did really like the apple crisp with vanilla ice cream too, though.

Audrey said: My favorites were the pepperoni pizza and the apple crisp with vanilla ice cream. I liked everything, really.

Mary & Al agreed the pizzas were great.

Personally, I would definitely prefer this pizza over some other brands I've tried, such as Digiorno, California Pizza Kitchen, and others. However, for the price, I think more than 2 servings should be included in each package. I did like the use of authentic, delicious ingredients.. they really came across in the fresh, high quality flavor. They also gave me 5 coupons for $2 off any future purchases, which I offered to my friends & family who tried the foods. I would definitely consider purchasing again with the coupons. Without them, however, I am not so sure since it is a little pricey for just 2 servings.

Edit: Oh! Forgot to mention- they also sent me a great black oven mit in my BzzKit that says Private Selections on it. I put that to good use tonight! : )

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