Time Waster
Veteran
Cake stops are fine - but I find that after a ride of any kind (and I am talking about an ebike on canal paths here!) if I stop then getting my legs and lungs going again is a pain and the longer the stop the worse it is
So I tend to go for a quick apple and a can of coke half way round for only a few minutes while standing up - cake stops are normally done when nearly home!
My group used to do evening rides mid week. Each ride stops a couple of miles at most from the meet up point for a stop before the end. It's usually a pub though. The final mile isn't a quick one!