For potential customers. I do cake tasting for brides but for the special occasion cakes do you have tasting for them. I have a potential customer who heard about me but wanted to know if I did tasting. I rather take to her work place and that way I could reach more people. I do not want a lot of traffic in my house and do cake tasting for special occasion cakes. Any suggestions?

I only sample for wedding cakes.

My policy is your cake you are wanting must feed at least 100 people to qualify for a cake sampling. And there is a fee which is waived if they book with me.

How exactly does a tasting go down? I am so new that I am sure tastings are not even close to around the corner, and I have never had to shop for a cake before. Do you make a bunch on mini cakes in different flavors, or do you have them pick a couple flavors that they are interested in?

I have heard people talk about tastings and always wondered...

I let them sample 1, 2, or 3 flavors of cake which I make up as a 4" round, torted. The number of flavors depends on the size of the potential order. I give them a list of 8 flavors to choose from.

I only sample for weddings...since theyre usually spending about $1k with me.
I usually do between 4-6 flavors, and I try to book all of my tastings on one day. Usually the third weekend of each month.

I offer free tastings period, because sometimes (not always) I have to do a "big song and dance" because vegan cakes have a bad rep. It helps them see that there is nothing to be scared of.

I'm still establishing myself, but down the road I'll probably only offer them for weddings. It gets expensive and it's a lot of work.

I only do free tastings for weddings and parties larger then 100 servings. Otherwise, I offer them to buy cupcakes at a slightly lower price for "tasting" They give me the flavors they want and come pick them up.

I too only do them for wedding cakes. I do them for free, but that policy may change next year. We meet at a local coffee shop and go from there.

I make a 4" round cake and divide it into 6 wedges. Usually there are 3 people per appointment (BTB, GTB, and MOB) so I prepare 3 plates with 3 flavors (of my choosing) on each plate. Any leftover wedges get wrapped in saran wrap and placed in a ziplock bag in my freezer. I label the plates so they know what they're eating. I squirt my bc on each wedge and place a scoop of strawberry filling in the center of the plate. I also have a bottled water for each person as well as a plastic fork and party napkin.

I was just wondering ~ how often does the MOB cause drama? I haven't dealt with one yet (only done a few friends/relatives wed cakes), and have a potential wedding from someone I don't know.
Does the drama/problem ever happen at the tasting, because those types of people (rude, etc.) make me very uncomfortable.