I hear alot..."Thank you so much for the cake! You exceeded our expectations!"

Does this mean the cake was out of this world, or does this mean they were scared to death to order a cake from a home baker?

LOL! I have a hard time figuring this one out sometimes! Either way, I guess its a good thing!

judging from your pics...you just blew them away....that stacked cowboy cake is awesome......you really nailed the tooled leather look, and the hat was great...(i'm in oklahoma so that one caught my eye)....the others are stunning too...good work!

DH and I crack up whenever someone says I've "exceeded their expectations". What kind of crap were they expecting? "Gee, Diane, we never expected anything this nice from YOU."

I know it's a compliment, but it still sounds a little backhanded.

geesh, I hate it when people use "current trend corporate buzzwords".

"exceeded our expectations". Whatever happened to "Wow! What an awesome cake!"

I have people consistently tell me that the guests all "raved" about the cake...I always picture a bunch of screaming guests stampeding around the reception.

Hi Suzy-
First of all, I think your website is great! You have some fabulous cakes in your portfolio on CC as well as your site. I think my favorite is the stacked one that resembles a quilt. My jaw dropped.

I must say though, that I noticed this quote on your site:
"I want to make sure your cake will meet or exceed your hopes and expectations."

Reading the OP and then this quote confused me a bit. No big deal...just sayin', ya know?


*<ducks from flying objects>*

o.k. here's one, I THINK this one is supose to be a compliment...sometimes I not sure...

(I don't own a business but have done some fun cakes.)

So, my sister is always telling me, "I think you missed your real calling in life".

It doesn't feel like a compliment!

It does make you crazy to hear stuff your not sure of the meaning!!!

How about when someone at church or a shower says something like, "OMG, you did that?"

Well, yes. I told you I would make the cake. What did they expect?

There is a lady that lives in my town, our kids went to school and played sports together, went to church. Anyway I haven't seen her in a while until recently. She was at a wedding a couple of weeks ago that I did both of the cakes for and I did the cake for her future DIL's shower (I was asked by her daughter who still comes to our church) this past Sunday. She called me Mon night just to tell me how pretty the cake was and how moist it was and everyone was commenting on how good it was. I ran into her tonight and she said someone called her today to get my number so they could order a cake. Anyway I told my husband she just seem really "suprised" that I am able to do cakes. I really do appreciate when I get compliments on the looks and taste of my cakes, I was just a little tickled about the way she complimented them. The daughter is getting married May 09 and I am doing her cakes.
I don't have any pics on CC because I can't figure how to resize so they will fit. I'm computer stupid.

Suzy,

I absolutely love the cake with the snail topper... Did you use a baby blanket pattern?

My daughter's bedding matches your cake!!! LOVE IT!

Thank you! Yes I used the baby blanket picture to match the cake...

Yup, I've had this a few times, it and does feel like a back handed compliment!

Well...you could always change your wording on that sentence

I don't know why anyone would be nervous ordering from you - your cakes are amazing!!!

Do they come to your home for meetings? I'm a licensed home baker too...but I'm also a member of a local wedding company, and that allows me to have my meetings and tastings in their office space, which is REALLY nice, and a lot cheaper than running a shop/renting space.

Anyway, I love your work!!

awww come on guys! It is DEFINITELY a compliment!

My fav comment is "Thanks for the amazing cake...people actually ATE it!!"

I understand that they have been to other weddings where the cake has been dry and yucky, so most of it has NOT been eaten, but for goodness sake...(LOL)!!

well that's what a customer told duff last night...(for a big cake and 70 (UGH) tiny cakes)....

didn't seem to hurt their feelings ha ha ha

Here I actually find that people expect a better cake from a home baker...My little brother lives in a Atlanta and for his wedding my future sil (who is too snobish to order from a home baker) ordered the cake from a big "muckety muk" cakery there. He (the cake guy) acted like royalty, wouldn't make the cake size they needed, it was too small for him, so made a dummy layer, charged an arm and a leg for a very plain/boring cake that tasted soo bad it was not edible... A box mix cake would have been better. I actuallt went into this guy's website before the wedding trying to figure out why they wouldn't let me make their cake, and was intimidated and actually doubted my cake making abilities after seeing it, it made him sound soo fancy and knowledgeable, NOT!

I totally agree with everyone's comments. My personal favorite is, "It tastes as good as it looks!" Like I'm gonna make some beautiful cake that tastes terrible? People are so funny...

It is always a compliment, but I think people who say "YOU made the cake?" or something to that affect, just mean that they are surprised that someone who is seemingly "normal" like them has the ability to do it.

You just never know what someone has a talent for.