Cruisin' For A Nervous Breakdown

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FlowerGirlMN Posted 21 Sep 2007 , 1:26am
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Here's the deal.

Today I had to carefully schedule out a TON of baking for the next week, starting Sunday. Saturday I have a wedding to do (flowers), so tomorrow and Saturday are going to be crazy as it is. I'm doing a lot of "samples" baking for photos, which will all end up going to an event next Friday night, along with a cake to feed 80.

So, no sooner had I decided on EVERYTHING I was going to have on my favors / baked goodies menu, plotted out the most reasonable schedule for baking / photographing next week, and figuring groceries on them all...

Got a call that I'm gonna be on the news mid next week. They wanna come by and see me in action at the kitchen I rent. Holy crap, right? I mean my week was scheduled down almost to the minute as it was..

So, that 80 person cake needs to be BIGGER and CRAZY. I was initially going to do a relatively plain but elegant fall themed wedding style cake. Now I've got the ideas brewing for something wild.

Anyway.. at the wedding show this weekend, pretty much every second person told us that my cakes were like "on tv" and "ace of cakes", what have you. I don't have cable, I've never seen a cake show in my life. Could use some inspiration! I know where I'm going with the theme, but it'd be cool to see some techniques the pros use that are really out there.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Anything really cool technique you've seen on any cake show? Anywhere I could SEE bits of these shows online?

Goin kinda nuts here. It's been less than two months since I decided I'd try offering wedding cakes!

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GenGen Posted 21 Sep 2007 , 1:42am
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wow congrats icon_smile.gif sorry i'm not any help but will be wishing you all the best and lots of calming vibes sent your way.. just remember to breathe and smile!! hope it goes well. will be watching for commentary icon_smile.gif

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Flur Posted 21 Sep 2007 , 1:43am
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I don't know where to find clips on the internet, but I wanted to tell you that after looking at your cakes, you have NOTHING to worry about. Your work is awesome and speaks for itself. One day I hope to have just a smidgen of your talent!

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FlowerGirlMN Posted 21 Sep 2007 , 1:47am
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Breathe and smile? I'll be too busy trying not to throw up!!!

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MimiFord Posted 21 Sep 2007 , 1:48am
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Ace of Cakes airs on Food Network - Duff's website is www.charmcitycakes.com - that's about all I can do to help. I like his site.

Week sounds busy and very exciting as well!!!

Best of luck - would like to see what you come up with. icon_smile.gif

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infields Posted 21 Sep 2007 , 1:52am
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There are some clips from Ace of Cakes on youtube.com

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KlyKat Posted 21 Sep 2007 , 1:53am
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Duffs website was going to be my suggestion too. I know there's no clips on there, but his pics are fabulous.

I don't do alot of searching on www.youtube.com but maybe you could find something on there. Or, I just remembered one other one!!! www.innertube.com You can watch shows on it. HTH K'ly

Seems I have made a boo-boo somewhere. I have to correct the innertube site icon_redface.gif Forget the whole innertube site icon_mad.gif It's only for CBS programs icon_eek.gif UGH, I can be such a dumb a** sometimes icon_lol.gificon_cry.gificon_lol.gif

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FlowerGirlMN Posted 27 Sep 2007 , 12:51am
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Ok, well I finished the cake that I'm presenting them with... it scrolled off the homepage in less than 5 views! LOL.

Here it is: http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1080823

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