Booked My Biggest Cake Ever Today.....

Business By snarkybaker Updated 3 Sep 2008 , 7:42pm by KHalstead

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snarkybaker Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 2:39am
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I've done much bigger total orders, but I must admit, I am pretty jazzed. We booked a $4400 cake today for an NFL player and his young bride for February.

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FromScratch Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 2:40am
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Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!! WTG Kat!!

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iramirez94 Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 2:53am
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Wow.. what does at $4400 cake look like??

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seagoat Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 2:53am
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wow! Great Job!

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GenGen Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 2:56am
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ya no kidding.. i wanna see!! congrats!! i'm so excited for you!!

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DebBTX Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 2:57am
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Congratulations! This is really exciting.

Don't forget to post pictures. It must be a fantastic cake.

-Debbie B.

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leah_s Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 2:58am
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Woohoo!

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Melvira Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 3:02am
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Gah!!!!!!!!! Is it trimmed in diamonds?? I am SO jealous!! Of you for getting the order, and them for getting the cake!!

GO YOU, GO YOU!! You ROCK!!

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snarkybaker Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 3:16am
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It is cake for 400, so it's a biiiiiiig cake. We are making a cake very similar in shape to the Southern Bride and Groom cake in my pictures, but it will be dogwoods on a carolina blue background with the center support being sculpted like a Dogwood tree.

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iramirez94 Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 3:50am
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I look forward to seeing it!! Congrats... When is the wedding???

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sweetsbyJ Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 4:07am
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WOW! icon_eek.gificon_eek.gif
that is awesome..I want to see pics of that beauty!

Congrats!

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holoien003 Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 5:16am
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That's awesome!!! Great Job!! thumbs_up.gif

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CambriasCakes Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 6:13am
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Oooohhh....I can't wait to see it - sounds like it will be beautiful!!! That's awesome for you!

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Jasmine33 Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 6:51am
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WOW! That is awesome!!! Great job!

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Lony Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 7:23am
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HOLY COW! I wish I lived in an area where people would pay that much for cakes. Congrats thumbs_up.gif

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Cakebelle Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 3:44pm
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WOW! icon_eek.gif That's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good Luck!

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playingwithsugar Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 3:56pm
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Congratulations! How Fabulous For You!

Question -

What shade of blue is carolina blue?

Theresa icon_smile.gif

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CakeWhizz Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 3:59pm
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Congratulations!! I hope it goes fabulously well and please post the pictures on CC.

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costumeczar Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 4:06pm
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Carolina blue is the color of the University of North Carolina. It's a light blue but kind of greyer...You have to get it right, or it's not Carolina blue (As my husband has told me many times when I have to do something in that color.)

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snarkybaker Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 5:02pm
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Congratulations! How Fabulous For You!

Question -

What shade of blue is carolina blue?

Theresa icon_smile.gif




Most of my friends here in Chapel Hill will claim any pale blue as " Carolina Blue", but it is the color of the " southern part of heaven"


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_blue

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indydebi Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 6:14pm
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I am enviously jealous that you will add such a great cake to your portfolio!! Baker to the Stars!!! You go, girl!!! thumbs_up.gif

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ziggytarheel Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 6:30pm
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Originally Posted by txkat

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Originally Posted by playingwithsugar

Congratulations! How Fabulous For You!

Question -

What shade of blue is carolina blue?

Theresa icon_smile.gif



Most of my friends here in Chapel Hill will claim any pale blue as " Carolina Blue", but it is the color of the " southern part of heaven"


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_blue




Any shade of pale blue as long as it does not approximate the devil's blue, right?

(Did you hear about the sky diving mixup yesterday????

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/unc/story/1200990.html)

Of course, I'll be racking my brain to figure out who's getting married. icon_smile.gif

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cakesbyamym Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 8:58pm
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That is so awesome!!! Congratulations! I'm really looking forward to seeing the cake. icon_biggrin.gif

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jules1719 Posted 31 Aug 2008 , 10:25pm
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It is cake for 400, so it's a biiiiiiig cake. We are making a cake very similar in shape to the Southern Bride and Groom cake in my pictures, but it will be dogwoods on a carolina blue background with the center support being sculpted like a Dogwood tree.




Math is a wonderful thing. I love multiplication. icon_eek.gif

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Monkess Posted 1 Sep 2008 , 2:37pm
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I would be a bit nervous handling that! lol...great! good luck

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snarkybaker Posted 2 Sep 2008 , 2:20am
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Originally Posted by ziggytarheel

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Originally Posted by txkat

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Originally Posted by playingwithsugar

Congratulations! How Fabulous For You!

Question -

What shade of blue is carolina blue?

Theresa icon_smile.gif



Most of my friends here in Chapel Hill will claim any pale blue as " Carolina Blue", but it is the color of the " southern part of heaven"


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_blue



Any shade of pale blue as long as it does not approximate the devil's blue, right?

(Did you hear about the sky diving mixup yesterday????

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/unc/story/1200990.html)

Of course, I'll be racking my brain to figure out who's getting married. icon_smile.gif




Thought it was hilarious. I guess I should be grateful they missed by the whole eight miles. If they were close, they could've landed smack dab on the top of my shop.

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KHalstead Posted 2 Sep 2008 , 2:42am
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wait a minute......is that cake $11/serving?? oh man....and I charge $2.00/serv. I really need to move!

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MORSELSBYMARK Posted 2 Sep 2008 , 2:49am
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congratulations!!!

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StephW Posted 2 Sep 2008 , 3:06am
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wait a minute......is that cake $11/serving?? oh man....and I charge $2.00/serv. I really need to move!




Come about an hour west Tina! Or make some of them come up off their money - there is some money there!

TXKat - congratulations! That is awesome. Your cakes are beautiful!

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Melvira Posted 2 Sep 2008 , 3:13am
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wait a minute......is that cake $11/serving?? oh man....and I charge $2.00/serv. I really need to move!




Tell me about it. My guts just churn with envy when I read about people who are able to ask those prices, and are still competitive. Then again, I'm sure it costs more around there. (Hey, that's the explanation that lets me sleep at night, so please let me believe it!)

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