I just ruined this huge cake I am making for an order tomorrow. I just had to scrape all the icing off the top of my completely decorated cake, in two patches, because I messed up on the writing, and re-did it... and it (the writing) looks worse than it did in the beginning!! I am just going to go to bed and hopefully when I wake up in the morning I can fix a few letters at least and maybe it won't look so bad. I just can't believe I did this because I've made this huge cake with no problems so far, and I go and ruin it with this butt-ugly writing

Melissa

Oooh...been there, done that! Sorry this has happened to you Melissa, but you are right because in the morning you'll be able to fix it and it'll look wonderful!

Hey Melissa!
I've done it to to to many times. 2 am is just about when I finish my cakes do to the fact I have to wait until my children are in bed before I even start baking. Good luck I know it's going to turn out fine.

Who hasnt done that???

I know exactly how you feel.....things will look better in the morning, you will be able to fix it, and everything will work out fine.

Hi melissablack,

So sorry to hear about your cake. I was up til 2:30 a.m. with a disaster as well. How did your cake turn out and did you post pictures?

Janice

Ugh. I feel your pain! My writing isn't the best to begin with, and it's always the last thing to do. At that point I just want the cake finished!!

Oh heck, Melissa, don't beat yourself up over it. You may be a cake goddess kiddo, but you are not God and we all makes mistakes as we are not perfect, well not always, haha!
Sorry you had such a rough time of it, it seems to go like that, when things go wrong, doesn't it? Get a good rest, it will get better!
Hugs Squirrelly

writing it the hardest part of decorating. i've done the same several times.

I do piping gel transfer for every message I put on every cake, every time. I can choose whatever font I want in MS Word, adjust the size, and flip the image. Print, pattern transfer, and pipe. Easy as...pie?

Sorry about your writing disaster....I had a few of those before I decided I will never freehand a message on a cake again.

~ Sherri

I'm So sorry to hear!! But it sounds like most of us have done it at least once or twice 2 am or later. (I thought I was alone) I have one on here that I just about cried because the writing was so bad! I'm sure that you were able to fix it, and I am sure that your customer wasn't nearly as picky about it as you were! I have noticed that customers wont see all of the flaws that I see and pick out in my cakes. I am sure that they were thrilled!!

Im not sure if you posted it yet, but all your cakes look great to me.

One of the first presents I requsted when I started cakes was a set of Jem letter cutters. I use them for every message I have to put on a cake

Isn't it sick that we stay up so late to make these cakes and for some reason when we are almost done something happens . I hope they all know the hard work ,love, devotion and sleepless night we put ito our cakes.
Michelle