About a month ago I volunteered to do a cake for an upcoming baby shower at our church. I was given the colour examples, and a napkin so I could try to match the design. Tonight I inquired as to how many people would be coming so I could make sure I had enough cake. Well I was planning on doing two 11"x15" so the designs on both cakes would be corresponding. Well tonight I found out that another lady -who doesn't even come to our church (her daughter does)- got offended and her "feelings were hurt" b/c she had "planned" on making the cake. So to "appease" this woman, they told her she could bring a cake, and they still want me to bring a cake. I'm not saying I'm any better than she is -cause I just started decorating cakes...but what really frazzles me is that I've sunk a good chunk of money into buying decorations for the cake, and also paying a local cake shop for two edible cake images -luckily they won't be so huge and that I will be able to put them both on the cake w/o it looking busy...but most of all I really wanted both of the cakes to have some similiarity, it's not like I know this lady either where I can "volunteer" to give away an edible image that I paid for. Perhaps I should be appreciative in the fact that I don't have to slave away over another cake...but I just get SO irritated by whiny people when things don't go their way, and act like spoiled brats until they get their own way!!!!
I'm sorry you are in this situation. Did you relay your feelings to whoever you spoke with today?? I think you should and tell them about the money you spent. Just do the best you can on your cake and know that you put your heart into it. Your's will be better anyway!!!
Okay--this EXACT same thing happened to me a few weeks ago, but I didn't know until I got there.
Another lady brought her own b-day cake to a party for a 4 year old.
She told everyone who walked in the door "This is the birthday cake" and pointing to mine "And that is the extra one"
OH MY GOSH, what in the world are people thinking? Justfrosting, who was this woman? Was she some close relative or something?
My daugther's best friend lives next door. Her birthday was yesterday. She knows I do cakes and I told her I would love to do her cake if they didn't already have plans. She told me the next day her and her grandma were going to make her cake together. I was totally fine with that and would NEVER take a second cake to a party like that. (even though I was itching to make a makeup bag cake, LOL)
So sorry, newlywedws. I know this feels awkward and is disappointing. I am not defending what happened but I think sometimes, especially with a church group, some people do not know how to say 'no'. Also, the woman complaining that her feelings were hurt is being childish. Just make the cake you had planned and go in with confidence!
Justfrosting, I cannot believe the nerve of some people! Who was that other woman? If the person giving the party had asked you to make the cake she should have stepped up and put your cake on the table for the birthday child and set the other cake on the side.
People can be unbelievable.
Cindy
Wow, I can't believe people sometimes. I am sorry that happened to you. But you must tell them you were a little dissappointed/hurt because you had already made many of the arrangements for both. They were put into a tight spot, but I think took a way out they saw as fitting....but they didn't really understand what you had invested, time or energywise into the cakes. I'm sure if they know what you had already done by way of planning they will feel very sorry. (I hope anyway)
Also, okieinalaska: I agree with you....I am dissappointed when I can't do a cake, but I understand that I am not the only person in the world that wants to bake cakes for people! Other people also like to have fun...how dare they!! 
I am happy when I find out at the beginning, and not when plans have already been made, then changed, like others in this thread.
Just save the other edible image for a future cake. There are always babies being born, and a lot of times people don't have a specific design in mind. You will be ahead on the next shower cake and it will take significantly less time and money.
Sounds like you took it all in stride. It's good practice for when you have paying customers and all the inevitable glitches happen.
If the other woman is complaining about having her toes stepped on, don't turn around and do the same thing. It's an awful thing to do to whomever is coordinating the shower.
Go, enjoy, eat cake. There are many more occasions and many more cakes!
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