OMG!!!!! The wedding is tommarow. They just got the recipe to me, AND ITS HORRIBLE!!!!. Its falling apart, and it tastes like baking soda. Im horrified. Its 5:30 and their wedding is in 23 hours.....
ALSO they changed their mind on the design of the cake THIS MORNING!!!! and I have enough stress with the cake alone.
Kenni

Wow! That's an awfully short notice to receive a recipe!!!!!!!!! I suggest calling them to tell them that the cake is not working. Have another suggestion in mind for them to try....they'll probably agree with you if you keep exxagerating that there aren't even 24 hours left til the wedding.

Good Luck!!!!!!!!

I'd call and let them know about the cake problems, then start baking one that you know is reliable! How large of a cake is it? Can you borrow a neighbor's oven to bake more cakes at the same time? Shame on them for getting the recipe to you at the 11th hour!

I agree with mmdd....if you already have an alternative to offer, they may be okay with your suggestion. What is the cake flavor supposed to be?

Good luck!!!

Its supposed to be red velvet, and i cannot even explain how much i greased floured the pan. I made 3 other cakes already today in the same pans same way, no sticking. These are breaking in half. And they seem hard, but I cooked them about 1/2 the time in the recipe. I just dont want to dissapoint them. They really wanted this cake.

did they really expect you to make this cake in 23 hours ?
how clueless of them!! they are crazy..I'm sorry.

Let them know of your dlilema right away. You only have two hands and 23 hours..
please let us know how it came out..
take care

Wow!!! I have never heard of such poor planning on their part!! I would bake the cakes using boxed mixes.I would also call and let them know it is not working.Chances are they won't even worry or care since they didn't seem to mind giving you the recipe at the last minute.

no, i mean i knew i could do the cake in 48 hours (i started this morning), its a pretty simple design, some ribbon and carnations, nothing special, but the cakes falling apart was not supposed to come into play..
uggg, and the taste.

The red velvet III recipe on this site is to die for...if you are concerned about the cake taste and want to re-do them, that would be my suggestion.

Oooo....I wish I was there to lend a hand! How stressful.

Lesson learned, I suppose. You need a cut-off date for changes to the cake. All decisions should be final (just like deposit, etc.) at a certain time ahead of the contracted date.

Best of luck to you...I'll try to send you some extra sanity with my message.

You could always add red food coloring to the chocolate cake mix to get red velvet!!

I am so sorry this is happening to you! I am just curious...Is this family that you are doing this cake for? If not I hope you plan to charge them extra $$$$ for the design change. I know that a girlfriend of mine changed something really minor about the design of her wedding cake and she was charged a "silly" amount for it and she gave them more than 24 hours notice. Definitely see if they don't mind you using a tried and true recipe instead. Good luck!

I think I'd just have to call them and tell them the cake they wanted is not working and that you need to go with a boxed red velvet mix. It's just too late in the game to keep making cakes that won't work.

Update. Were using a white box cake with pink and purple coloring. Things are going a bit smoother. Cross your fingers on the cakes coming out of the pans.. lol.
BTW, we also realized the problem with the red velvet. I live in colorado, near the mountains. The recipe is made a LOT closer to sea level. sooooo... I should have realized this before now. I will send pics when it is done.
Thanks for all your help and nice words, i needed to read them through my tears.

It is not for family, but for a really close friend that I love dearly, so I was willing to deal with some $^^&% . They said they are willing to let me handle all cake desicions from here on out. All their groomsmen dropped out, and they are having problems with the reception hall now. So, they have enough on their plate. They said the cake will probably be the only thing there now.
Thanks again everyone.

Wow! Ummm.....good luck to you making the cake and to them with their wedding. I can't imagine why groomsmen would drop out on such short notice, but I hope everything goes well.

good luck with everything!