"Made with cupcake and white chocolate syrups, a vanilla ice cream shake mix base, and a topping of whipped cream and sprinkles, Dutch Bros' Birthday Cake Shake certainly looks festive. The first sip certainly brought a rush of nostalgia that makes birthday cake flavors so popular these days, but subsequent sips became more and more disappointing. While milk shakes are supposed to be sweet, this shake was overly sugary tasting."
"The tooth-aching sweetness wasn't the only disappointment as the birthday cake flavor itself ended up tasting like a bunch of artificial chemicals the more our taster imbibed. Since all Dutch Bros shakes are lighter and slushier than the thick and creamy milkshakes you might get at an ice cream shop, we were hoping that this iciness would dilute the sweet richness. But as this shake melted and became warmer, the artificial taste took over."
The Birthday Cake Shake combines cupcake and white chocolate syrups with a vanilla ice cream shake mix, whipped cream, and sprinkles, presenting a festive appearance. Initial sips evoke nostalgic birthday cake notes, but the flavor quickly becomes cloyingly sweet. The birthday cake profile deteriorates into an artificial, chemical taste as the shake warms and melts. Dutch Bros shakes are lighter and slushier than thick ice cream shop milkshakes, so the iciness fails to sufficiently dilute the sweetness. Many customers on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook also report excessive sweetness, though some praise the accurate cupcake-like flavor.
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