yes this is a quince (15) birthday ,i spoke to the grandmother who is paying for the cake ,she said they had 700 confirmed up to now ,the mother of the 15 is a social worker here in town ,the grama is related to the state reprisentative,or so i heard this in a local beauty shop ,i wouldnt have the courage to ask any of this ,their paying 1750.00 for this cake ,this is a small town were everyone is worried about their social events and" mine has to be better than hers " being this my first big cake in town ,i will say that i am the only one around here that works with fondant .my cakes are always very heavy so i will take it and put it together at the reception hall i will bake two layers for everyone of these 5 inch to 6 inch high so ill probably feed more that way.and by leaning she meant that the top tiers be placed in a way that it looks like their about to fall over since its a mardi gras ...

$1.75 per serving for a fondant cake? Yikes! That's a lot of work for someone to get buttercream prices from years ago.

also; on the subject on "serving numbers" alot of people cut bigger slices then the standard size; i know i do, so that may be the reason behind her wanting the 200 extra.

YUP! We Hispanics go all out for our daughters Quinceneras! It's a tradition, and we usually have huge families. It's almost like a wedding, except there's no groom.
My daughters quince (15 yrs ago!) was a pretty big deal too. 500 guests for the reception and another few hundred that showed up just for the dance!
By the way, in case anyone is wondering how to pronounce Quincenera, it's kin-say-ni-e-ra

But what does it mean?
Is it similar to a *coming of age* Birthday.

Over here when a girl turns 16 - its a special birthday - then again at 18 (means she/he is an adult...they are llowed to vote) then again for both boys and girls when they turn 21.

Bluehue

How many people are helping you to make this cake?

to decorate we're two.to assemble at the reception hall were three and one guy to help when lifting or assembling the cake

Don't forget to bring a couple ladders with you for those upper tiers.

Bluehue, a quincenera is the celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday. This birthday is celebrated differently from any other birthday, as it marks the transition from childhood to young womanhood. It is celebrated by a mass to give thanks, and a reception where dinner is served. Then she dances a waltz with her father which is supposed to symbolized her first dance as a young woman. Then music is played by either a live band or a deejay while the guests chat, mingle, and dance. It's a wonderful tradition.

hi ,to all cc members and all that helped me in the past days ...well i finished my cake ,it wasnt that hard i enjoyed working at my own time and speed .
Here are the pictures i took of the cake the bottom tier was mega heavy ,id say 150 lb. no joke ,enjoy thanks again

thank you indydebi,for that quick head count .... :*

i cant add the pics to the reply so ill have it in my pic if it doesn't work