Men & Cakes

What is it with cakes in Melbourne coffee shops? They always look really good, but taste like I imagine plastic display food would taste. The supermarket ones are even worse, tasting of some sort of oil emulsion. All look, but a bit disappointing when you take a bite. A bit like the men in Commercial Road? (oo, we cant say that can we...)

Where do you go for good cakes (apart from the excellent home baked ones we often get to sample) - and dont say Acland Street. Joe just wants his Crème Patissier to taste like Crème Patissier and not cornstarch-thickened yellow stuff. A bit like his men.