That is amazing! That she came back to you with the price she found to replace it...seems to me that if it were someone who does cakes for her all the time that she wouldn't have had to find her...she would already know where she was. and another thing...this other person who "has always done her cakes" ...I can't imagine how the MOB became so skilled with her own elaborate cakes(forgive me if I don't quote exactly...it's on page 1) if the person "she found" "has always done her cakes"....hmmmmph, yeah right.

I would love to see someone produce a cake that has more finish and attention to detail than your's at $1.50 a serving. Even more than that, I would love to see that cake. I'm sure there are many cake bakers/decorators out there that do it for that price and cheaper and with wonderful skills too. I just don't think there's too many of them that are in business or remain in business very long.

I can't wait to see the groom's cake!

Sweetie, I have seen your cakes and she doesn't know what she is talking about. Your cakes are gorgeous and very detailed. She has a lot of nerve. Blow it off, it's not worth expending the energy on. She's got a case of sour grapes. If she's that darn good at cakes, why isn't she making her kid's cake?

It reminds me of when my cousin got married and her mother-in-law-to-be made the cake. You would have thought that she walked on water bragging through the whole wedding about it. I was there and saw the cake. Suffice to say, I was embarrassed for my cousin. I wasn't making cakes at the time, or had classes back then, but I could have done a better job, BLINDFOLDED.

You have an amazing talent. Don't let some mean spirited witch make you doubt yourself.

Best,
Karen

sounds like she was po'd that she lost her chance at having a cake she could show off to everyone which is why she lashed out on you.. good riddance. if you want to go to the wedding still thats your choice.. i'd just send a gift and enjoy the night myself but depends how close you are to your family too... i agree,, your cakes are devine!!

All I can say is this: I can't WAIT to see the groom's cake!

Beth in KY

PS Your cakes ROCK!!

I have found in my experiences in life that when people have to resort to making snoting comments like that they are just jealous.

I think she just wants a cheap or free cake.

they wanted free cake.

her loss, your work is fab!

Something tells me she will be coming back to you for the cake. What will you tell her?

yep,, ain't that for sure, they wanted free cake!! I just looked at your pics..my ???? "what flaws??""... they are very pretty!!
I agree with the others,, if the MOB has done cakes, then let the MOB knock herself out making the cake for the bride........
She probably did cakes way back in the 60's, where it was all done in a laid back, slow mo, type way.....and doesn't realize this is the space age now where we do have great attention to detail, tastes, etc....
And yes we do stress, worry, cry, throw things when the icing doesn't want to work or melt or the cake crumbles, etc.......and yes it is hard to collect your monies when you've worked so hard in making a beautiful piece for the brides big day.........

Sorry,, I get carried away at these knuckleheads who always feel they are "entitled" to "free cake".........

First of all, your cakes are amazing! You can come do my baby shower cake! Second, familys can be a pain, my family seriously feels I should make them cakes for free because we are family. You did the right thing and should be proud for doing it! You go!

She's just mad b/c you rejected them. You are better off not having to deal w/ them, I am sure. Just let it roll off your back, and don't worry about them. You know that your attention to detail is there.

OK, so after reading your initial post I went and looked at your cakes. Since I hadn't seen any of your cakes I didn't know your work and thought, hey maybe she DOES need to pay attention to detail. I like to make sure I know what I'm dealing with before I start yammering on about something.

However...after seeing your photos, my only conclusion is that the MOB is not only INSANE, but she sounds like a bee-atch!! Your cakes are lovely and you're FAR from a beginner! I don't know why people have to be so ugly. She could have simply stopped at "thanks for your time" but she had to get nasty.

Be proud of what you do - you're a talented decorator!

OH - and at the next family reunion I'd have a big juicy pie ready for the MOB. A nice dark blueberry so the stains linger on her face for a couple days. Maybe then she'll learn to be nice and keep her negativity to herself.

Your cakes speak for themselves!!! They are gorgeous ~ and judging by the amount of "favorites" you have under your photos, a lot of people would agree. (I'm not going to say anything about the people you are dealing with because it sounds like they are relatives of your's, no? )


Our wedding cake served 60 and was $500.00 (and that was 10 yrs ago). It was done at a time when fondant was so rare around here, that it had to be delivered from Suncook, NH to Maine. (delivered for free, if you can believe that!!! )
Point of my boring story... I do not think you overcharge at all.

Cheap A$$es! I hope that they enjoy the cornbread that they are going to get for $1.50/serving!!

This is the kind of foolishness that gets my goat! I tell folks who ask the general "How much do you charge for wedding cakes?" question that pricing STARTS at $3/serving for BC. (Food and gas are simply too high now.) The one's that balk at that, I refer to Publix. (I work there, too! tee-hee)

Babe, if you have sold 2 or 200 cakes a year, you are in the business of selling cake. Get yourself a contract to protect yourself from these nut jobs out here.

Happy baking.

I had a similar experience, with DH's cousin's daughter, only I
DID make the cake, at a good price, did my best job, and then they complained about the cake to try to get out of paying me....

I wrote a post several months ago venting about that situation... I don't really have anything new to add that hasn't already been said, but I feel for you and I would be 'peeved' too!!! Sounds like she was just trying to be catty...if she could really do it better than you, why was she trying to find someone else to make the cake anyway?? she should be making it herself

What I want to know is how come the idiot MOB never noticed all these disrepancies BEFORE pricing came up. She's just upset because she was hoping to get away with a beautiful cake for next to nothing and didn't.

Something like this happened to me with my sister in law. She asked me to make a cake for HER mother in law and it was for 100 people and her 50th birthday. Mind you I dont really know her mother in law that well but I was invited to the birthday, which was in July in my sister in laws back yard in the Hamptons. Ok, so I agree to make the cake and I tell me sister in law just to pay for the supplies. I asked her for $40 and she actually told me that I should make it, seeming it was FAMILY. Yeah but not mine and I told her to go to carvel!

I have now learned my leason to NEVER do business with family or close friends unless $$ is talked about right off the bat.

I totally understand your position and HER LOSE...

Something like this happened to me with my sister in law. She asked me to make a cake for HER mother in law and it was for 100 people and her 50th birthday. Mind you I dont really know her mother in law that well but I was invited to the birthday, which was in July in my sister in laws back yard in the Hamptons. Ok, so I agree to make the cake and I tell me sister in law just to pay for the supplies. I asked her for $40 and she actually told me that I should make it, seeming it was FAMILY. Yeah but not mine and I told her to go to carvel!

I have now learned my leason to NEVER do business with family or close friends unless $$ is talked about right off the bat.

I totally understand your position and HER LOSE...

What she said wasn't about your work. It was about her being miffed. Don't take it personally.

What she said wasn't about your work. It was about her being miffed. Don't take it personally.

after reading post I went to your gallery.Your cakes are wonderful and it appears you DO pay attition to details. I know location is everything but here in central Florida even Publix would charge about $450.00 PLUS gumpaste work for a cake that size.We(my wife ,the decorator in the family,I JUST carry the cakes) LOL, will sometimes give a cake as a gift .But we always give the bride the full price for doing her cake while it is in the design stage(keeps her wants within our budget).I agree with most ,that you are better off without having to deal with MOB. Just knock their socks off with the grooms cake.

Your cakes are beautiful and you are very talented.

This woman is clearly not worth the oxygen she consumes from the planet.

I hope everyone's support has cheered you up

Thanks again you guys for all of your support and kind words, you crack me up with your comments. I have had a night to sleep on it and I realize she is just one ugly B***h!! My cousin, who is the mother of the groom was very upset after I forwarded the email to her, she said she has been dealing with this crazy B***h from day one and was so sorry for her comments. I told her it was ok some people just have to be mean. Anyway, The grooms cake she wants is a tuxedo cake nothing real elaborate and I have done one before, but I guarantee it will be the best one I ever do and will taste like heaven! Ha! I may have to accidentally trip and spill my wine on her at the reception! Ha!

Hey gal....if they come grovelling back, make that $350 cake a $700 cake at this late date!

i'm glad that you aren't holding it against your cousin and her son. i feel bad that they have had so much problems with her. i say you put it all behind you and go enjoy the wedding. i'd be curious to see what the wedding cake looks like now. make sure you post pics =)

You are no obligated to be nice to her.. No need to be nice to people who are not nice to you..

My first thought was that she took your well wishing email as being rude (even though you meant no harm). Even if she did, she should have just left it alone. Her comments are uncalled for and beyond rude. I was wondering what your cousin thought about her rude comments and if she knew what kind of family his son was marrying into. Poor guy. Hopefully this will be the last time you have to see this woman.