I have a friend who needs a cake for work. It is for a load of HS grads who come from different schools and one employee who is leaving the company. I am totally stumped for ideas. Being kind of new to the decorating thing My brain is mush when it comes to design ideas. If there is anyone who may be able to help me come up with ideas I would appriceate it.
Thanks

Well first thing I would consider is what kind of work she does? Maybe her hobbies if you know her. And whats the relationship between the HS Students and the lady whos leaving the company? Maybe do 2 smallers cakes to accomodate both themes?

The first thing that came to mind was a cap and gown. Is this a cake to celebrate the graduation and the other person moving on?

Trying to combine the various grads and an employee leaving - you can do a cake without a theme - or - just a congrat's and good luck. Something like this I found on the web..

http://www.chocolatebakery.com/images/landing/graduation_euphoria_320w.jpg

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Why not try something along the lines of 'new horizons'?

Yeah it is 2 themes on one cake. Normally I would do 2 cakes but it only needs to feed like 30 people and I am only charging her for supplies so I didnt want to spend like ooooodles of time on this, but it is my rep on the line and I am trying to make a business out of this sooo it has to be groovy. She has totally left the design up to me. I was thinking of "cutting" the cake in half with a slab of chocolate and doing like a dual personality cake on each side of the chocolate. UGH I dunno, now that I read that it sounds goofy.

You can split you cake in have with design. I had a grad and a granfather's birthday who gardens. So half was a cap & gown and the other a really neat garden with cabbage, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes and dirt (cocoa powder & powder sugar). Everyone love it even when gramp's blow the dirt all over the cake. Just have fun.

Is the person leaving for retirement?

Just off the top off my head .... a graduation hat and a fondant figure walking away (been there... done that ... have fun kids!)

I keep thinking the circle of life - round cake with grads running, throwing hats ... employee running away from them. (FBCT maybe?) If the employee is leaving for a better job they could be holding a fist full off dollars.

The game of Life just popped into my head too.... you could highlight the 'graduation' square - and maybe have a playing card flipped over from the stack reading "you change careers / retire".

Hope the creativity starts flowing for you - nothing worse than a creative block! I have a cake in my fridge right now - NO idea what to do to it!! ARRRRGG!