Caterer Refuses To Serve My Sister's Wedding Cake!!!!!
Decorating By emmascakes Updated 9 Mar 2007 , 1:49am by nikkifoster
Emma... I just looked at your gallery and your cakes are unbelievable!! I love the Cinderella cake!
May I ask how long you have been doing this and what kind of training you had?
I am getting ready to take my first cake decorating class and I can't even imagine doing the kind of cakes you do!
Lisa
Did you speak to the person in charge of the venue? They deserve to know that the caterer is eating the wedding cakes and not serving them. It is THEIR reputation at stake as well...
The venue is partially responsible for the behavior of the subcontractors and in some cases could be held accountable, and sued as well as the caterer. (Not that I think you would sue - but lots will.)
I haven't had any training and I've been decorating for just over a year now. Before cake decorating I'd done a lot of art - painting, wood carving, pottery etc. which must have helped.
I'm not going to contact anyone about this incident as I'm just too lazy. I work four days a week as a primary school teacher and I just don't have the time, but big thanks to all of you for your support - it's made me feel better about it all as it had rankled, as you can all imagine (but no-one else could!)
This caterer sounds very strange to me. I can't think of why she wouldn't just serve the cake even if it wasn't cooked properly!
I would hope that a caterer that I paid would not serve something that might harm one of my guests. Here in NY, catering halls usually don't accept outside food unless you sign a form of indemnity to protect them if they get sued.
However...this dingbat should have went straight to you, Emma....if, indeed, she had an issue. I bet they ate so much of it in the kitchen that they were scared that there was enough for the guests and they were waitng till a few of them left.... 
I'm sorry this happened to you on your sister's wedding day...but the cake was really gorgeous. Very cool! Is your sister's name really Pippa?
Her name is Phillippa which is shortened to Pippa - is this an unusual name? I love it - I got landed with 'Emma' which is pretty dull 
She was a dingbat. I wish I'd gone out - grabbed a few of the dry cardboardesque sausage rolls she served and pointed out that food doesn't have to be dessicated to be edible.
Her name is Phillippa which is shortened to Pippa - is this an unusual name?
I think it's adorable. Regis Philbin (talk show host) calls Kelly Ripa (his sidekick) Pipa, affectionately. That's what I thought of when I saw it. And Emma is a beautiful name. It means (of all things), blood, in Greek.
I guess we literally can't live without you! (p.s. Irene means Peace)
Hi Emma,
I've been admiring your cakes for a while now and this one was my favourite.
In most cases you can tell when a cake is undercooked. When you put it in your mouth it has more of a floury taste and wouldnt want to make you eat a quarter of it!!!. This woman wanted the whole cake all to herself! good riddance to her.
Good points, but she didn't come and tell ANYONE that she's made this decision - she just took it into her own hands. People had actually started leaving the reception by the time I went in and asked what was going on. She knew I had made the cake - she knew who and where I was, she could have come and said something - but she chose to stay in the kitchen and eat my cake. I didn't quite understand your point about the second cake? She doesn't do cakes herself. She serves out dry sausage rolls and burn-your-mouth chillis.
That is strange. maybe she was keeping the cake for herself since she ate a good piece of it! 
Sorry to hear this happened to you Emma. I know exactly what you mean about moist cakes as opposed to dry ones. A well made fruitcake should be moist. It is exremely easy to overcook and make a dry tasteless thing but a well made cake is a joy. I agree with you about not wanting to work with the caterer again, The one thing I would say is did the venue insist on you using that particular caterer? If they did then I would certainly alert the venue to this caterers dubious practices. The one thing I always do is if it is a family wedding that I'm a guest at I insist on cutting and serving the cake myself. I know it's done properly then.
The caterer is the caterer who works at the venue - there's no choice of caterer when you go to this particular venue, so there's no point making an issue out of it - life's too short.
In my fruit cake I use chopped dates, glace cherries (natural colour) sultanas, mixed peel, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds. Yum Yum.
I agree with you Emma, I wouldn't bother to talk to her again. Who would want to work again with her anyway.
Your cakes are fantastic! I'm sure they taste just as good as they look.
Your recipe sounds to die for! Can't wait to try it.
I can't get over how beautiful your cakes are. You should be writting a book and teaching for sure.
I think your cakes are better then Duff's, Collete's and just about every other top name designer! I would jump at the chance to take a class from you and wouldn't mind paying the big bucks either.
You should really think about coming over to the States next year at Cake Camp. I'm sure everyone would sign up for your classes and you would quickly become a huge hit here. No joke.
I agree with you Emma, I wouldn't bother to talk to her again. Who would want to work again with her anyway.
Your cakes are fantastic! I'm sure they taste just as good as they look.
Your recipe sounds to die for! Can't wait to try it.
I can't get over how beautiful your cakes are. You should be writting a book and teaching for sure.
I think your cakes are better then Duff's, Collete's and just about every other top name designer! I would jump at the chance to take a class from you and wouldn't mind paying the big bucks either.
You should really think about coming over to the States next year at Cake Camp. I'm sure everyone would sign up for your classes and you would quickly become a huge hit here. No joke.
What is cake camp and when and where is it at? I am interested.
Cake Camp is held by CCC and every other year they get together and offer tons of classes by top notch decorators. It's so fun. Last year it was held in Vegas and I think it is going to be there again next year.
The years they don't offer Cake Camp they have a cruise. This year it is in Sept and is going to Alaska. They will have Colette Peters and Nicholas Lodge give demos.
You can Google Cake Camp or Cake Cruise and it will take you to the web site.
It's lots of fun and I recommend anyone who can go should go. Everyone is so nice and there is a nice dinner with raffles on one night. I can't wait to go again next year. My tip is to sign up early though. The best classes go fast.
Emma, as always your work is jaw droppingly beautiful! I can't blaim you for not talking anymore to the caterer. Being associated with her would not be good for business hearing how she behaves and how her food tastes.
Thanks also for posting the link to the stand and the recipe for your fruit cake. I think I'm going to make one for my mom for mothers day, she would love it.
Your cake is stunning. It sounds like she didnt even want to listen to you. Poor her.
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