Flavorful Fridays

Taste something new every Friday.

Every Friday we set out free samples of a featured mix or filling at the front of both stores. Grab a cup, taste it, and take home the ingredients if you love it.

Every Friday · 8 AM to 7 PM · Both stores · While supplies last

Holiday hours may vary. See the dated event details below.

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Free baking samples at Bakers Express Flavorful Fridays
White cake with blueberry filling, Flavorful Fridays sample, October 30, 2026

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30 October 2026 · 8 AM to 7 PM

White cake with blueberry filling

Light white cake with a bright blueberry filling.

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2026 tasting schedule

Something new every Friday.

Free samples in 2 oz cups at the front of both stores, 8 AM to 7 PM or until they run out. Come early for the best chance.

October

November

December

Gingerbread cookies, Flavorful Fridays sample, December 4, 2026

4 December 2026

Gingerbread cookies

Spiced holiday cookies, ready for decorating.

Coming online soon. Ask for it in store.

October 16 tasting · Recipe

Devil’s food cake with creamy chocolate filling

Mix → Bake → Cool → Fill

Yield: three 8-inch cake layers · Bake: 350°F for 25–30 minutes · Allow to cool completely.

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Cake batter

  • 6 cups (2 lb) 50Express Devil’s Food Cake Mix
  • 2¾ cups water, divided: 1 cup + 1 cup + ¾ cup
  • ½ cup oil

Chocolate filling

50Express Creamy Chocolate Filling: a dollop per sample cube, or 10–12 oz between two cake layers; adjust to taste.

Equipment

Three 8 × 2-inch round Fat Daddio’s pans, nonstick baking spray, mixer with paddle attachment, and spatula. Use the paddle throughout mixing.

  1. Prepare the pans

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray three 8 × 2-inch round pans with nonstick baking spray.

  2. Start the batter

    Add 1 cup water and 6 cups cake mix to the bowl. Mix on low speed for 3 minutes.

  3. Add water, scrape, and mix

    Add 1 cup water. Mix on low for 1 minute. Scrape down the bowl, then mix on medium for 2 minutes.

  4. Finish the batter

    Add the remaining ¾ cup water and ½ cup oil. Mix on low for 1 minute. Scrape the bowl, gathering batter toward the center, then mix on low for 2 more minutes.

  5. Bake and cool

    Divide the batter evenly among the pans, filling approximately halfway. Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until firm in the middle. Cool completely before filling.

  6. Serve as samples or a layer cake

    For samples, cut the cake into cubes and top each with a dollop of chocolate filling. For a two-layer cake, spread 10–12 oz filling between two layers, adjusting to taste. Reserve the third layer for another cake or samples.

Optional: cover and decorate a full cake

Choose one finish: 50Express Buttercream; Pastry Pride, Pastry Pride Premier or Whip N Top whipped topping; Frostin Pride or Whip N Ice whipped icing; Bettercreme; or fondant. Finish with piping, sprinkles, chocolate accents, edible images or toppers. These extras are not required for the sample bites.

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Start with the cake mix and chocolate filling. Water and oil are also required; check your pantry and equipment before buying. Quantities below are packages, not recipe measurements.

50Express Devil's Food Cake Mix, 2 lb

50Express Devil's Food Cake Mix, 2 lb

$11.59

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Creamy Chocolate Filling, 2 lb

Creamy Chocolate Filling, 2 lb

$7.19

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November 6 sample · Recipe

Pecan streusel coffee cake, step by step.

The coffee cake we sample is made with 50Express Crème Cake Mix. Here's the full recipe, as featured on Twins in the Kitchen with Claud & Liz.

Crème cake batter

  • 5½ cups 50Express Crème Cake Mix
  • 8 eggs
  • 1½ cups oil
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tsp 50Express Vanilla Flavor
  • 1 tsp allspice

Pecan streusel

  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ¾ cup pecans
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

Equipment

  • 9 × 13 × 2-inch Fat Daddio's pan
  • Mixer and mixing bowl
  • Spatula
  • A little melted butter for the pan

  1. Make the streusel

    Combine the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, melted butter and pecans. Mix with a spatula until evenly combined. Set aside.

  2. Start the batter

    Pour the eggs into the mixing bowl. Add the Crème Cake Mix. Blend 1 minute on low speed, then 3 minutes on medium speed.

  3. Finish the batter

    Add the oil, water, vanilla flavor and allspice. Mix 1 minute on low speed. Scrape the bowl, then mix 3 more minutes on low speed.

  4. Assemble

    Brush the pan with melted butter. Pour in half the batter and sprinkle with some streusel. Add the remaining batter and top with the remaining streusel.

  5. Bake

    Choose one oven temperature.

    350°F: Bake 50 to 55 minutes, until the center is firm.

    325°F: Bake 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 25 minutes. Check the center at 1 hour 10 minutes.

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Recipe fromTwins in the Kitchen with Claud & Liz →

Free samples

Two stores to choose from.

Holiday hours may vary. Check the tasting schedule before visiting.

Baldwin Park

8 AM to 7 PM

4299 Maine Ave., Baldwin Park, CA 91706
(562) 777-2251

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La Habra

8 AM to 7 PM

1403 E. Lambert Rd., Unit M, La Habra, CA 90631
(657) 478-0012

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Samples sit on a table at the front of the store in lidded 2 oz cups. Grab one on your way in.

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