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bambuf
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:18 am |
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I am taking a break from working on a Star Wars cake...nothing fancy. But working on it, I got to wondering what everyone else was working on today.  |
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ccr03
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Joined: Sep 16, 2005
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Location: Independence, MO
Birthday: Jan 31
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:29 am |
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Well, tonight I've got to back cakes for a wedding cake on Saturday. I'm pretty excited. the couple is super nice.
but so it's a 14/10/8 stacked and then a 6" on pillars. I'm also doing the 1/4" sheet in the shape of a Spurs jersey for the groom's cake. |
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bambuf
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:31 am |
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Wow! Sounds like you will be super busy! Even though I am crazy enough to teach Wilton classes, I still haven't accepted the challenge for a wedding cake as of yet. I am so afraid of messing up someone's special day! |
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ccr03
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:46 am |
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see, I don't know if I am right or wrong in my mentality on wedding cakes, but I view them as just 'bigger cakes'. Yeah, they should be as smooth and clean as you can get, but the more you stress about the worse it'll come out. |
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bambuf
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:53 am |
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That is a great attitude to have about it. I think once I actually do my first wedding cake, I will have more confidence in them. I did a wedding shower cake a few weeks back that was an "after the wedding" shower cake...and the bride had not actually had a wedding cake, so the lady wanted the shower cake to emulate one. I was so nervous about that one. It was not as pretty as I would have liked, but I also prefer to work with fondant instead of all buttercream. It turned out fine, though, I think. |
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ccr03
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:01 am |
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Yeah, I totally get what you mean. My first 'big' cake was for a quinceanera for 300ppl!
Luckily, I just thought to myself, one at a time, one at a time.... |
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bambuf
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:04 am |
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Wow! The largest order I have done was for 150 people...all sheet cakes... I think I fuss over the cake too much. |
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SweetPea0613
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:10 am |
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Well I'm just starting out but I will be making my third and fourth cakes today. They are for my brother's girlfriend's birthday party this weekend and she doesn't know that I'm making them.
They are going to be frankenstein and his bride....(I'm pretty sure everyone has done these before but it's my first time so I'm excited!)  |
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bambuf
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:12 am |
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Oh how fun, Sweet Pea! I would love to have an excuse to do a few characters like those. Most people ask me for sheet cakes...aaargh... |
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TooMuchCake
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:14 am |
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I'm just finishing up 40 sets of Martha Stewart-style stacked cookie "wedding cake" favors. I've been working on these blasted things for four days and gave the bride a huge discount since she ordered THREE wedding cakes (biggies) and spent over $1k on them. I'm still kicking myself over the too-generous discount, but it's too late now.
Lesson learned... LOL
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bambuf
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:27 am |
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wow! That really is wonderful of you. I bet they are gorgeous! When you are finished with them, sit back, take a nip of your favorite libation and pat yourself on the back to remind yourself how amazing you really are! |
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maryj
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Joined: Apr 22, 2008
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:03 pm |
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My timer just went off...hold please...OK last cakes out of pans. I threw my back out this morning and couldn't go to work, also can't sit without pain, or basically do anything except stand up. So... I have made 8 cakes today, easy microwave lemon curd (thanks to whomever posted that recipe...it's very tasty and easy to make) 1 recipe of IMBC lemon flavored, one to go, and tonite I will try to get them all torted and crumb coated so I can try my first stacked wedding cake tomorrow, right after I go to the chiropractor again. Have my husband stopping at the lumber yard on his way home from work to get me some dowels. Cr**p my back hurts. Gotta stand up now.  |
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bambuf
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:24 pm |
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mary!!! You poor thing! If I were there, I would come lend a hand. I am actually done with all of my cakes for the week. Woo hoo! Hope your back gets to feeling better soon! |
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Michelle104
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:49 pm |
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I just finished one for my mom's friend that is getting her citizenship on fri. Now I have a 3D frog for a little one's first bday with cupcakes to go around it that are all lilypads with water lillies on them. Then I have my own daughter's tinkerbell birthday cake for sun. Super excited about the frog one though!  I've been looking forward to this one!!  |
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indydebi
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:52 pm |
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It's a good cake weekend for me ... and no caterings, so it works out ok.
3 weddings (3 tier; 3 tier; 4 tier). a 2-tier birthday. A 24x18 sheet cake for four women who are celebrating their 40th birthdays in Chicago!
The good part is they are all just drop-offs, and 2 of the weddings are on Saturday ... all others are due Friday, so that helps to have them split up a little. |
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