I have a request for a fiesta theme cake for a 75th bday---about 60-65 people---she thinks she wants a sheet cake..Im trying to convince her that it wont be really "formal" enough...
Anyone have any ideas for me to use to convince her...or is she right?

I would suggest to her that with a tiered cake you could incorporate more of the fiesta theme. Fiesta = Christmas here in good ol San Antonio, and some of the popular fiesta things are the tissue or paper flowers. If you suggest that you can arrange flowers around each tier to look like the floral paper wreaths everyone wears on their head, she might like that idea and change her mind. Those things are very popular, my Wal-mart has a whole shelf of just those. You could also suggest that each tier could be a different color.

These are the flowers I'm referring to:

I just thought of something else, you could suggest making a fondant sarape that could drape down the tiers. Can't do that with a sheet cake Of course, I am assuming this person is all gung-ho fiesta like everyone here in SA.

she is! hahaha

thanks for the ideas! I really like the idea of the flowers! and the only way to incorporate that is a stacked cake!

thank you ! thank you!

How cool. I'm from SA too. I'm in charge of making my mother's birthday cake and the theme is Fiesta as well.

Don't forget pinata's!

No, I don't have a bakery.

I'm in the opposite direction. I'm like in the pocket of I35 N and 1604. The powers that be added a new party called Fiesta de los Ninos which I'm pretty excited about. It's just for the kiddos (no alcohol) and it's free.

It'd be fun to start a group. I work full time and do this on the side for friends and family.

Sheet cakes can be fun and awesome - it's just a matter of knowing how to do it.

Suggest the tiered cake but here's a small sheet cake not too long ago. I did in less than a day's notice, but you could do something similar (and better).

(Oh, and I haven't posted it, but I got the idea from here.)

that is actually really nice! Thanks!

And if I had to do this over, I would definitely make the sarape brighter colors, a nicer looking hat, maybe a red or bright base color.

AND if you are doing a long sheet cake you could even add a 'spilled' margarita glass.

hahaha! I LOVE the margarita glass idea!

Here is a fiesta theme cake I did that maybe can be done bigger.

I live in Tucson, AZ and the cake below has all the items you'd need for a great fiesta.

I really like this one by grammasue

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=37368

Cactus and chili peppers are a great idea too!

alright! so...she has decided on more of an adobe house type cake..i think i saw one on here once....i dont remember who did it...


hmmmm...


Thanks for all the input !!!!

I did one for a bridal shower that had a Mexican theme.....I never thought I could get the two themes to work out!

Oh, sorry I didn't realize you had an idea already, good luck!