Thanks to frequent appearances on Groupon (plus the 15% cashback bonus from Discover), I've gotten two more cakes from Lisa's, and I've been very happy with them. I got the chocolate rum last month which was crazy delicious. I loved the rum flavor in the custard, and the cake chocolate layers were incredibly moist. Ditto for the strawberry rum I got today. This is the flavor that they were known for back when Cathy's Rum Cake was around. It's the cake we had at my grandmother's 75th birthday nearly 20 years ago, and it tasted just as good as I remembered.
The cake is really some of the best I've had. I bake all the time, and there's no way I could do anything this good. I'm surprised how much I like the custard filling because usually I don't like that sort of thing, but it goes perfectly with the cake and the just-sweet-enough Italian whipped cream frosting.
Just a couple things keep me from giving them a 5th star. It's a bit steep without a coupon or discount. My sister is begging for one of their cakes for her birthday so if there's no Groupon available, I'll stick with the 25%off flavor of the month discount. Lastly, my cake today said "Doris" instead of "Dons" for the two guys named Don I was gave the cake to. I guess I can't get too upset though since we have a great new nickname for our boss.