My 8 yr. old daughter asked me last week if I could make a cake for her CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine - Catholic religious education) class which is on Thurs. evenings. I said sure. So even though I think I have a sinus infection and my son has a cold, and so does the 15 month old, I made it last night and decorated it this morning. I made it small because she said there was going to be other goodies and there are about 20 kids in the class. I figured a 6 inch cake three inches high cut into small pieces should suffice.
When she came home she said the teacher loved it but because there wasn't enough for all she was taking it home. What the heck is that all about? All she had to do was cut small pieces, plus there were cupcakes and other goodies there as well.
-Grace
P.S. Since the photo is too big to attach, you can check it out in my photos.
Because we are decorators, we know the "appropriate" size that a slice of cake should be. But I think most civilians to decorating naturally think of a larger slice when it comes to cake. Think about the slices of cake you get in most restaurants...they are much larger than anything we would cut and serve. I think it's just a common conception that cake slices are much bigger than what we go by. Therefore, it would be natural that as a civilian she would assume there wasn't enough cake for everyone.
That story sounds quite odd to me. Why would she take it home? Thats just wierd. So what if there wasn't enough for all. Cut it up and serve it. Especially if there were other things there to eat. Kinda wierd. Maybe the teacher thought it looked too good to share
Maybe that was her excuse to take it home and have it to herself
I think it was tacky for the teacher to take the cake home, but in her defence, she may well have thought that she couldn't realistically cut the cake into 20 pieces. A slice of cake that was 1/20 of a 6" cake would be less than an inch wide at the thickest part of the wedge, and only 3" from outside edge to tip. That would be a really hard wedge of cake to serve, especially if she didn't want to handle the slices with her fingers. (Three inches tall and less than an inch at the widest is a recipe for toppling!)
The teacher may have been afraid that all of the students would want a piece of that *beautiful* cake, and she didn't want anyone to feel like they were left out, because there wasn't enough.
Just my 2 cents.
RedPanda
Sorry, Grace, but that was pretty shabby behavior for a CCD instructor! If she didn't know how to cut it, she should have sent it home with your daughter. She had no right to claim the cake for herself unless you specifically told her it was OK.
That said, I don't know exactly how to handle this--appropriately, that is, because I would be very tempted to take the teacher aside and ask her how the cake was--with my voice dripping in sarcasm. I'd then tell her that if the time comes again that I send in something that she chooses not to serve to the class, I would expect it to be returned to me so that I could decide what to do with it.
My take on this is that it was incredibly selfish on her part and that she may have had an ulterior motive for keeping the cake in one piece 
I forget, what number is, "Thou shalt not steal." ?????
Rae
I agree with RedPanda and MisDawn. I think she was afraid there wouldn't be enough and didn't want to get her fingers (germs) all over the slices. I recently sold an 8" cake that I decorated so they knew where to cut in order to get 20 slices and they thought the slices were quite small, which thankfully is what this customer wanted. 
Also, I think people don't think about cutting in any shape but wedges. She could have just cut it in squarish sections, but it probably didn't occur to her.
All that said.... she SHOULD NOT have taken it home. She should have written a note to you and sent it home to you.
Kathi
Wouldn't you have been equally insulted if she had sent the cake home??
I think she probably didn't know how to share it equally among all of the children and did what she thought was the most 'PC' thing to do. Even if there were other treats I'm sure that everyone loved the cake and everyone probably wanted a piece. Her only other option was to throw it away (which would have insulted you even more).
How would you have liked her to handle the situation??
I think she was wrong to take it home herself, but some teachers really follow the rule of sharing in a class. I once sent a banana to school with my niece for her morning snack, the teacher cut that one banana into 30 pieces so each child got a piece. I don't mean to be a scold, but if you knew there were 20 children in the class it would have been best to bake something that would serve all 20 students, or not send anything. A 6" cake isn't going to serve 20 people. I woukld rather make too much than not enough, and send leftovers home with someone. But maybe that is just me.
Actually I thought my daughter had said there were twelve kids in the class the night she asked me to make the cake, but when she corrected me this morning I still thought that with other goodies, not every child would want a piece, especially since it was plain yellow cake on the inside (I didn't even torte it, which is unusual for me!). The other problem is that the last four cakes I made, I wound up coming home with. (I won't get into details now.) But I can't afford to gain anymore weight. lol & 
Thanks for the thoughts on this odd question. At the end of the year I'll probably send in two Entenmann's cakes. lol
I have to say that this just made me laugh because you just never know about people. They can sometimes be odd. I once did a cake for my MIL at a nursing home (and there were other desserts to eat). I made a 12" x 18" sheet cake. I delivered it early and then went for the party. They had cut that cake into 96 pieces!! LOL! Hey, you just never know. I do, however, think it was odd that the teacher took the cake home.
IMHO she should have cut it up and served as many as she could, tiny peices with other goodies would have been just fine. And like you said I am sure not every child would want some. You never know, maybe it would have been like the fishes and loaves and she would have had plenty LOL!
If she was afraid there would be fits and not enough to go around, when you picked up your daughter she should have explained she was afraid some children would be upset, yada yada and she did not cut the cake, even though it looks so lovely, yada yada, then you most likely would have told her to bring it home and enjoy it. So to make yourself feel better try to pretend that is what happened 
This is a tough one. I would give her the benefit of the doubt that she felt there was not enough. I don't think she thought, "great, a 6 inch cake I can take home and devour all to myself".
Perhaps she felt it would be insulting to send it back to you untouched. Maybe she was going to tell you she took it home, but didn't get a chance and will let you know soon enough.
I would possibly approach her and mention what your daughter said. Then I would state that I was happy that at least someone got to enjoy the cake. She is likely to further explain the situation.
Just my thoughts.
Not everyone is an evil cake thief (especially of children's cakes 
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Can you say T E A C H E R ' S L O U N G E ????????? Ifffffffff size was the issue, it could certainly have been shared the next day among teachers. Pretty entertaining if she really did take it home! Maybe she was having guests for dinner the next evening!
I still can't get use to the serving sizes cake deocrators use. I tried to cut the size they recommend and just can't seem to do it, I have cake all over the place.
Before I started classes I would look at a six inch cake and think this is enough for six people.
There was plenty with the other food there. But, maybe she was afraid all the children would all want a piece of the "cake" because that's how kids are.
It explained a lot when you mis-understood the number of children you thought 12 at first.
But, it is just so odd she took it home. Unless she didn't know what else to do.
It reminds me of the time I made a beautiful cake to take to a woman I was visiting at the Nursing Home. We ask the nurse to put it in the fridge until later so she could share with her friends and someone at the Nursing Home stole it. I don't know why it made me think of it, but it did.
I have to say you really have me curious why you ended up taking cake home with you the other times.
I may be naive, but I dont think the teacher did anything wrong. She may have felt that there wasnt enough cake for everyone and she wouldnt want to be the one to disappoint the kids. Perhaps she may have even thought the cake was for her since they typically sell 6 cakes in the supermarket as cakes for individuals; Farmer Jack gave us one as a smash cake for free on my sons 1st birthday. Either way, I think it would be more insulting to send it back home with your child. Thats like saying, Thanks, but no thanks. JMO
I serve 20! Wow - if it bothers you, I would definitely inquire - maybe even call to explain the size...
I usually give everyone the benefit of the doubt, but i have to be honest, that one would annoy me a little - even if it was done for what she thought was a 'good reason'.
I would really like to know what she did with it....are ya gonna ask her???
I'm sure she had a party that night and the thought of stopping at the store was removed from her head just as soon as she saw that incredible edible in front of her! Bingo! Dessert is served!!
First,the cake looks toooo yummy,so I can imagine why she took it home (writing this reply my tummy is rumbling Second, I dont think it was ok for the teacher to take the cake home or send it back .And third I agree with nglez09, yes you can make a 20 p of a 6 in cake if you know how to cut it with a very sharp knife.Most of my practice cakes are 6in so Ive tried it a lot.Ive seen people cut a small cake in small pieces and placing them in cake plates or napkins for everybody to try, like a cake tasting.Since there was more food,why not try it?
CakesUnleashed - I agree, it was my first thought!
That exact same thing happened to me. I created a halloween cake for my sons class and it turns out that the kids didn't get ANY of it. The only bummer for the teacher is that we live in such a small community. Because...she had not only taken it to an adult party but she also claimed she made the cake! Well! A fellow school staff member over heard that and told me. I never said a bad or mean thing to her. I just said, "So glad you could enjoy the cake!" The look on her shocked face was enough! LOL!!! 
It is the Gory Table Setting (eyeball) cake in my photo's. I actually got a laugh out of hearing what she did because I had put red gel in the eyeball, so that when the eyeball was actually cut, the blood (red gel) would run out. I bet she got a surprise at that. It was meant for the kids! LOL!!!
Cakesunleashed, you are a much better woman than I am. I would have torn her a new one about that situation. It's bad enough for her to hog the cake, but to take the credit also?? Man Please! I admire your "tongueholdingnish" behavior.
Well, Karma eventually came back to bite her on her cake-munching arse. She ended up having to admit at a Town Council meeting that she couldn't make the cake they wanted her to make at an up-and-coming event as she has never decorated a cake in the past. So, guess who they contacted after that event? Yepper! Me!!! LOL!!!!!!!
Oh Wow CakesUnleashed, I can't believe it!!! I would've hunt her little tush down and let her have it... and taking credit for your awesome work, that's what gets me the most... not only dishonest but I find her a little on the dumb side, like she wasn't going to get caught specially in a small town... you are such a good person and I applaud the way you handled the situation!
Now, to the other cake, I don't think it was the correct thing to do by taking the cake, she (the teacher) should've called you and ask what you thought she should do with the cake since "she thought" it wasn't enough. Next time I see her I would very politely ask what happened to my cake.
Really, I'm not the kind of person who will start a fight, riot or argument of any kind (DH thinks I let people take advantage of me) but hey, some people are just unbelievable!!!!!!
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