LA Kush Cake is the Jungle Boys’ name for a Seed Junky Genetics cross of Wedding Cake and Kush Mints #11 that was originally just called ‘Kush Cake’. There’s a few phenotypes with some variety in effects and flavors, but the strain is best known for the outright power of its couchlock effects, courtesy of the linalool terpene. Many phenotypes have enough linalool to deliver a knockout punch, but some phenotypes have also become popular for their fruity flavor, including ‘fizzybubblech’, which was named after a drink from the movie You Don’t Mess With the Zohan.
LA Kush Cake Strain History
There’s some confusion on the strain origins and it’s different names and phenos and we don’t have all the answers, but here’s what we can sort out: While ‘LA Kush Cake’ and ‘Kush Cake #5’ are sometimes thought to be the same, it’s likely that they are technically different phenotypes. Kush Cake #5 may be the first version of the strain to see production and it was probably released as a clone before seeds were made publicly available by Seed Junky Genetics in 2018. We still aren’t sure who made the original Kush Cake #5 selection and where it was first grown, but Kush Cake #5 is still a popular offering from Mohave Cannabis Co in California and Arizona.
However, when the Jungle Boys released the strain as ‘LA Kush Cake’, they did their own ‘pheno hunt’ of the Seed Junky line and released LA Kush Cake #9 and LA Kush Cake #4. If you see something called LA Kush Cake #5, it’s probably based on the original Kush Cake and not one of the same exact ‘cuts’ that the Jungle Boys use, although it may be very similar.
Note: The ‘LA Kush’ strain is an OG Kush variety that’s unrelated to LA Kush Cake.
LA KUSH CAKE STRAIN EFFECTS
LA Kush Cake is a potent strain that has powerfully relaxing effects on the body and eventually grinds mental functioning to halt. After mellowing out the user’s mood, the LA Kush Cake strain coaxes your eyelids into closing “just for a minute”, a disingenuous bargain the devil’s lettuce has no intention of honoring. The relief then moves from behind the eyes to the back of the head (sometimes called the “headband” effect), and then down through the body with a tingly feeling that will leave a grin on your face while you sink into a comfortable seat.
Some phenos are relaxing without overwhelming sedation, but the classic Kush Cake #5 is loaded with the terpene linalool, the Macho Man Randy Savage of terpenes, known to dropkick your ambitions to the mat and restrain productivity in its mighty headlock.
LA KUSH CAKE STRAIN PROFILE
The LA Kush Cake strain has very dense buds with a dark green color that’s highlighted by hues of purple and even the occasional pink. Its hairs are somewhat sparse but thick, with a deep orange color.
Overall, the strain balances sweet, spicy, and fruity flavors that accent the earthy essences of its OG kush heritage. Many phenotypes of LA Kush Cake have the loud earth and pine aroma of the Wedding Cake with a delicate touch of lemon and spice that leaves a lingering sweetness in the air. That creamy, vanilla sweetness tends to come alive in the flavor of LA Kush Cake, which still carries earthy OG undertones but really brings out the sweet and spicy peppermint flavor of the Kush Mints.
The smoke is thick and creamy, the type that seems to hang around in the air for a while and tempt you into taking toke after toke.
LA KUSH CAKE STRAIN TERPENES
There’s several circulating phenos of LA Kush Cake, but we’ve looked through the terpene testing on about a dozen samples called “LA Kush Cake” and “Kush Cake” and found that most of the time the strain is dominant in beta caryophyllene, which has a peppery taste and contributes to the spicy characteristics of the strain. That being said, the most distinctive feature of the LA Kush Cake terpene profile is a high level of linalool, which is often found in the second highest concentration besides beta caryophyllene. Linalool has earthy and floral aromas but provides the minty, almost menthol-like flavor of LA Kush Cake strain.
Myrcene and limonene are also found in almost all phenotypes, with some having more of these two terpenes than linalool. In these phenos, we can expect the effects to be less sedating. Humlene and pinene are also very common and come in lower concentrations but still contribute strong earthy characteristics to the strain. Sometimes farsene, terpineol, nerolidol, and bisabolol are found as well. For example, there’s a farsene-dominant pheno that’s become popular in Canada, and at least one terpineol-dominant pheno. While these versions may be perfectly authentic, they probably don’t capture the head-nodding drowsiness that the LA Kush Cake strain is known for.
GROWING LA KUSH CAKE STRAIN
The LA Kush Cake strain flowering time is said to be 56-63 days but some growers seem to like taking it a bit longer. Reports on LA Kush Cake yields seem to be mixed. It has the potential to do very well indoors because it responds well to topping and stretches vigorously, but we’ve seen some examples of Seed Junky Genetics LA Kush Cake beans that just didn’t seem to stack well, so you may have to search for a heavy producer.
For more LA Kush Cake grow info, you can check out Grow Diaries for LA Kush Cake grow journals such as this hydro grow, or for dirt-lovers, this soil grow.
LA KUSH CAKE SEEDS FOR SALE
If you’re looking to grow the Jungle Boys’ LA Kush Cake by Seed Junky Genetics, we’ve foud the seeds for sale at Neptune Seed Bank, but they probably won’t last long. They’re also for sale at Platinum Seed Bank, but another option would be to look for clones on a site like Strainly.
A third option is getting the LA Kush Cake strain from a different breeder, like somebody who’s “selfed” the original strain. Many times this isn’t recommended as it can be an easy way to cash in on someone else’s genetics with a second rate product, but Kyle Kushman’s seed company, Homegrown Cannabis Co, has a lot more credibility. They offer a Kush Cake strain which they claim is more or less the same. You can find out more about growing their Kush Cake strain and get the seeds at Homegrown Cannabis Co.