Rumor is that Sam's club uses the Rich's Bettercreme (same thing basically) and that is one of the things I love about Sam's you can buy anything they use. So I go to the bakery counter and ask for a bulk of cardboard cake boards and they sell them to me!! If you see the packaging being used in the bakery section then you can buy a bulk of it! Same for the ingredients, you can buy a case of frozen cake blanks, their frosting, etc...

In Northern California I can only find it at Smart & Final or Cash & Carry, although I heard recently that Costco is now carrying it, but it large containers. I prefer the 1 quart and keep an extra in the freezer at all times. No cake supply outlet in our area carries it.

Wow Janette, that's the first time I have heard someone say that. What was it about it you didn't like, and how did you use it? I especially like it as a Bavarian filling but have used it to ice a cake with strawberries and it was delicious.

It is very similar to Cool Whip, just more stable and I think better tasting. But if you don't care for Cool Whip you may not care for Pastry Pride either. The Bavarian filling made with Pastry Pride is really good, and can be flavored with any extract or liquere to compliment the cake. You might like to try it sometime.http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2396-Bavarian-Cream-Filling.html

I've never used Pastry Pride to frost the outside of a cake, but I LOVE it to use as a filling. You can add flavors to it and since it's non-dairy, it doesn't have to be refrigerated like whipped cream. I use Pastry Pride instead of cream for the Cookies & Cream filling and it's great!