Anyone catch Wedding Cake Wars on WeTV tonight? What did you think about it?

Well, I'm watching the new one tonight and I love it! They seem to show more of the prep work and behind the scenes stuff that is really missing in the other cake shows. Maybe if more shows were like this we wouldn't have so many posts about people who want sculpted cakes in no time for no money.

SPOILER ALERT (SORRY)

I enjoyed they way they followed some of the designers.

I just with they had followed Ruth Rickey (the amazing winner) cause I took a class from her at ICES and she is both talented and a real sweetheart

I also like the judges. They were less snarky than judges on some shows and yet they were exacting and fair

i still have 2 hours before it starts but it sounds as though it's going to be good!

I loved it!

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I'm sorry I gave away the winner. It never occured to me about different time zones.

I liked it for what it was. I too thought that they should have followed Ruth more. She did and does amazing work!! Wish I could get a class from her! I need to find an ICES rep here in Kansas so that I can try to join up and find out when they are having all of these classes around me!

I like the overall show, but I think (if there will be any more) they need to refine it a bit.

crap i don't get wetv...can you watch online?

I thought it was great ! It is a nice change from the same challenges and competitiors we see on the Food Network. Don't get me wrong, I love those too, but this gave us an opportunity to see some new faces.

http://cakecentral.com/jackie/115/wetv-wedding-cake-wars

I actually like this competition show format better than any of the others. I don't enjoy all that âforcedâ drama where they add ridiculous, unrelated âsurprisesâ, that are just totally irrelevant and do not actually add anything to the show. There is enough stress and drama in making a cake in 7 hours.

I also felt like they did a really good job with the âfeaturedâ contestants, or back-stories, or whatever that is called, I really wished I could have seen everyoneâs preparations, home life, baking tips etc, even if just for like 2 minutes total per person.

I really felt like there were way too many contestants for the 1 hour. I think if they had 4 teams or less, for a 1 hour show they could have given everyone more airtime.

My mom, and a few friends were like where did that Africa cake come from, and Cleveland? They got such little air time, by the time the show ended they had actually forgot they even existed!
If I hadnât been there for the live taping I would probably feel the same way.

I also felt that there werenât nearly enough shots, or photos of the finished cakes. The one thing I actually like on Food Network challenges is they give a good shot of every finished cake, with close-ups.

I agree with that, Jackie. I thought that they could have just a few people instead of the 12. When it startd I did think that it was only about the 3 contestants, but then got thrown off when I found out it was 12. Hopefully that is something for them to try out next time! Those were some amazing looking cakes, though!

I thought that having many contestants (as opposed to just 3 or 4) was kind of refreshing because you got to see more cakes that way but it is true that with so many, you didn't get to see as much of each contestant's work.

I also like how real all the contestants were and how real the contest seemed, not that forced reality show format with too much drama and mean comments. I was also SO happy to see new faces too. I was beginning to think there were only 5 or 10 decorators brave enough to take on cake challenges because it seems we keep seeing the same ones over and over on the other shows.

Congratulations to all the contestants! You are a brave bunch to take on a challenge like that and come up with some really gorgeous cakes.

I agree there were some cakes mentioned that I didn't think I ever saw. Africa was really amazing. I do think the best actually won. I too wish they had less teams so we can actually see more of what they are doing and the cakes. I totally did not get the big vegas one........did anyone understand that one?

I love the whole format of the show. I did love some of the cakes that didn't make it to the top 3--that I wondered why.

Well, I love it. I love the fact that there were decorators of all levels competing. It gives hope to those of us who don't yet make over the top cakes that spin & shoot fireworks. I thought it was AMAZING that the girl who did Russia has only been decorating for 2 yrs---& what a Great attitude she had. Gotta say I think her work was cleaner than "Sugar Daddy's". For a pro he had some problems w/ clean fondant.

I too was wondering about Africa. I really thought the ones that got air time would have been the ones in the top 3. I was surprised when it came down to the competition & there were more than 4. I think it could have easily been a 2 hr show w/ so many competitors.

Will this be a reoccuring show? Will they have more "show" competitions? I love watching any cake show I can. I must say I did enjoy this format better than Ultimate Cake Off---maybe it's the editing, but it seemed to flow better.

Its nice to see someone on the show that you can actually relate too. I love any cake show, I think I may be in need of a ten step program soon lol.........I am on here all the time my grandson said hahaha

I liked it, it was so refreshing to see something different, (judges with a wonderful attitude, new contestant of different levels, and the fact that even RBI was able to approach the contestants and encourage them was amazing but I also would like to see more "how to", tips and full detailed shots of the finished cakes.

I DVR'd it and am watching it now......so far I like it.

One observation......
I don't know how that one lady gets anything done with one kid hanging on her leg and the other in the playpen. Just how many hours a day do you think that poor little guy spends in that playpen anyway?

Back to watching.

OK Observation #2.....

Those decorating tables seem so low compared to a normal counter height.....their poor backs must have been aching at the end of the 7 hrs.

Also......what is with the sloppy fondant? I'm with Jay on that one.

Too cool saberger! What location was your's?

I was thinking Carolina was/is a member here too (I'm sure more than that)...

Thailand - it was a fun experience, but there are disappointments about the show.

todolomio is Carolina

I was loving the EIs! That print that ya'll were putting around one of the tiers was gorgeous!

Thanks all4cake. I had fun "cheating".

I'm curious...how did you find out about the competition and how did you get chosen?