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Karema
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Ok so I got a call today for a golf theme cake and I was so excited. Now she asked for a fresh strawberry and whipped filling on one half and the other half a crasata (sp?) filling. She said its a Ricotta type filling. Ok problem I dont know how to make that. I dont even know how to spell it. Does anyone know what she means? What do I do for fresh strawberry filling? Do I cook the strawberry filling? I need help fast. She wants a whipped cream topping. Ok its summer wont whip cream melt? Should I just use bettercreme? I have so many questions. They also want strawberries on top. I was thinking of dipping the strawberries in green white chocolate to resemble trees. What do you guys think? Also I was thinking of charging $3.00 per serving and extra for the figures. What do you think? That just seems like its too much money especially since its for 40 people. TIA |
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Karema
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Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:16 am |
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ok i see no one has answered. Does anyone not know? I have to give her a price today so I needed to know how to make that filling. Does anyone have any suggestions. Can I Bump myself. lol |
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k8memphis
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Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:28 am |
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If I do a fresh strawberry filing I layer them all cut in small-ish pieces so it cuts & serves wells like a mosaic in between layers of whipped cream.
I would charge at least $4 a serving for a cake like this with two gourmet fillings. Whipped cream icing is maybe doable with a golf theme.
I've never seen a dipped strawberry resemble a tree-- I think I get you but no I would not do that.
I'm at work & I don't recognize what that crassata filling is.
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foxymomma521
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I just did whipped cream on cuppies over the weekend. The customer didn't listen and let them sit out... The cuppies melted. Is the party indoors or outdoors? |
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foxymomma521
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leannewinslow
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I can't help with all your q's but depending on your market I think your pricing sounds OK. You should definately charge extra if you are making figures but what about the strawberries? If you will have fresh berries in and on the cake $3/serv. might be too little. Go check out the price of berries and get a ballpark for how much the cake will cost you. you might want to bump the price up a bit.
About the melting, if the cake is indoors it should be ok as long as the room isn't 90 degrees. If you do use WC use a stablizer. http://www.prairiemoon.biz/whitcrst2pa.html
you can buy it at Safeway.
You could probably find a ricotta filling in the recipe section here. I think I have seen recipes for canolli filling, if I remember correctly that has ricotta in it. |
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awolf24
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foxymomma521
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Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:48 am |
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As far as your pricing, Pumpernick n Pastry is less than that for whipped cream... You may have a tough time getting that much... |
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Karema
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Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:12 am |
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Its a Golf theme not Gold. lol I think the party is indoors but I should double check. FoxyMama you think $3/ serving is too much. You're from buffalo also so you know what our area is like. They are out in williamsville so I have to deliver. So let me get this straight. I should just cut the strawberries up and put them as a filling? The Crasata recipe seems weird. Nuts, chocolate chips and candied cherries? wow. I will double check with the customer to make sure that is what he wants. I was thinking the strawberries on top green to make them look like trees. Thanks guys for all your help. I love you guys. |
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foxymomma521
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If they live in Williamsville $3 serving is not a problem  |
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k8memphis
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$3 a serving is light light light for two different gourmet fillings.
And what I said earlier I typod I meant I have never seen a strawberry resemble a tree. I don't think that will fly on a golf cake. Green strawberries will work like on St. Patty's day. |
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Karema
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Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:31 pm |
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If I frost the cake in whipped cream can I use colored buttercream to decorate it? Will the buttercream colors run onto the whipped cream? My sister said I should charge like $200 but I think someone would almost be out of their mind to pay that much for a sheet cake even if it does include delivery. I looked up the serving charts and they all say 9x13 is enough servings. That just seems too small for 40 people. |
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foxymomma521
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try this one |
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Karema
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Foxymomma I'm loving you tonight. You have been so helpful. I was looking at that chart and if it is a birthday party for a family which one do I go by. That may be silly. But I was just wondering. If they need it for 40 people do I go up to the next size pan? Do I charge them for all those extra servings? I was thinking of doing $4 per serving and include all the figures and charge $20 for delivery. What do you think |
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MichelleM77
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| Karema wrote: | | The Crasata recipe seems weird. Nuts, chocolate chips and candied cherries? wow. |
I have never heard of a cassata cake like that!  In my neck of the woods, it's white cake, a vanilla custard-like filling with strawberries, and whipped cream. |
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