Hi everybody,
My customer wants to know if I can deliver the wedding cake the day before and have it sit out overnight. There isn't any cream on it, just raspberry filling covered in buttercream. I think it would be ok but want your alls input! Thanks!
Beth

That's a really bad idea...It just gives it way too long to sit out and have it knocked over/fingers stuck into it/have something smash it. And guess who she'd be calling to complain about it.

If you do, be sure to get plenty of pics in the setting so you have proof that it was delivered in perfect condition. If they are fresh raspberries I think it should be refrigerated or at least in a very cool room.

it should be fine to sit out overnight. make sure its away from any direct heat or sunlight. if there is a refrigerater on-site that would be even better. like the other comments, i would recommend taking pictures as well. dont stress. you'll do great!

I would take lots of pics and her sign a waiver!

Sitting out over night will not hurt the cake - but like others said get a waiver signed and know that you charge extra for emergency repairs.

Been there - done that: a five-year old can reek havoc on an unattended cake. I got it fixed, but it was NOT the cake they ordered or the cake I delivered. It was a pretty cake - but not what they ordered. Get a signature!!

The sitting out isn't a problem. It's the risk of something happening to the cake. i wouldn't do it.

I did this once... to help out a bride in need. Her baker cancelled on her a month before the wedding due to an ill family member. She called and asked me to please help her out. I already had plans to be out of town for the weekend, leaving at 3 pm on Friday. In order to help her, I delivered the cake on my way out of town. I took loads of pics and made sure she and the family knew that I was in no way responsible for the cake after I left. They made sure there were no kids anywhere around as they were setting up/decorating for the reception too. (Around here the families do their own decorating for most events.)

It worked out fine!

Thank you all for your replies, I don't think I am going to do it. I would rather show up super early morning than take the chance delivering the night before!

Is this a cooked fruit filling or fresh? From a previous post, I read cooked fruit fillings have to be refrigerated, fresh does not. This is always a big question for me, I prefer to leave cakes at room temp. What does everyone else do?

I prefer to leave my cakes at room temperature unless of course there is something perishable in it.

I agree with the rest of the posts--take LOTS of pictures if you plan on leaving it overnight.