What If You Know A Cake Will Be Ugly?
Decorating By pouchet82 Updated 9 Aug 2013 , 4:13pm by smittyditty
Good luck don't forget to post the finished cake so we can all admire your hard work in this cake design.
AIf you have the time and energy and resources, you could stack up some cake dummies in the sizes you will use, and stick some silk flowers on, as a mock up. Then, as she watches, start laying the contents of your make up bag all over it and then all sorts of "his" junk (forget what it was) then plop the topper on. If she isn't horrified, then she will be happy with the cake, and don't post any pictures!
I have given deposits back when I was horrified with the design, but it's sticky since this is a friend.
I thought I would update everyone on the change of events with this cake. The groom, who is very good friends with my husband, texted him saying that we should be giving the wedding cake to them as their gift. Yes, a cake to serve 270 people for free. The last time I checked, a cake that costs zero dollars has zero servings. I had told them all along how much it would cost, now suddenly they're telling us how much we should give as a gift. I was so upset and disgusted that I told my friend she can go to a bakery and find someone else to make her cake. Needless to say I am no longer invited to the wedding (insert bridezilla emoticon here).
I'm furious. Apparently when making a cake for a friend, even if your husband is in the wedding party, you still need a contract and a deposit. Lesson learned.
AThat's so rude! I'm so sorry after all that, ugh. Well let someone else make their ugly cake and they will hate it & the price!
You may have said it, but I can't remember... How much were you charging them? I would love to know how much of a shocker they will get when they call around to order one! I bet they have no freaking money budgeted, that is why they want it for free. I bet my second set of dogwood plunger cutters that they have a friend or relative make a monstrosity! Anybody want in on the action? ;-) lol
AWow how tacky, although given that she wanted to put makeup and shoes on her wedding cake, I'm not surprised. Don't be surprised if she wants to be friends again when her baby shower rolls around.
AHopefully whoever they go to reads this site too and will recognize the tacky design and add a PITA fee to their bill!
And thanks everyone for your incredible support, I knew it was coming to this last night, when they changed the time for pictures and my hubby couldn't help me deliver the cake, so I had to ask my cousin to miss a shift at work to help me and I told them I would need to pay him and they were happy about that. I didn't sleep all night. Hopefully I'll get some rest tonight!
I'm so sorry that happened to you. Did you already start the cake? Is your husband still going to be in the wedding?
When it gets too cluttered I just ask "What do you want your guests to notice first about your cake". That way I can detect what's most important to the bride and peel back the layers from there. Sometimes you have to ask yourself - who's cake is this anyway. Do you dislike it because it's not your style? Most of the time when you look back at the pictures, you end up liking it. Consider it a way to open your mind....................and pretty soon your mind will be so open that you'll be able to say, sure, whatever .....................and get it done whether or not you like it. We've all "shivered" while making a cake but..............it's what the customer wanted.
No, we were both un-invited. Just shows you the level of class. Bridezilla doesn't get what she wants so she kicks and screams
WoW! When I do cakes and discounts, I always ask myself if the potential client deserves a discount. I think you have your answer! If she comes crawling back, don't do it for less that 3 times what you would have charged!
They were happy when they found out you would have to pay someone to help you?? Wowzers.
I say go do something romantic with your hubby and be thankful you didnt have to deal with the junk drawer cake!
(thats what I call cakes that people want covered in a ton of random stuff :P)
AI hope neither of you had to buy outfits for this wedding yet, or that they are at least returnable. These are not friends you will miss.
ALuckily my hubby has been incredibly supportive and is willing to throw away a 20 year friendship because of the way they are treating me. They feel that their cake should be free because I didn't charge our other friends, one cake was 100 servings and the other was buttercream, no fondant, and my friend paid for all the new pans I needed. Apparently my time has no value to them. I have an 8 month old son that I will barely see for 3 days because of this cake. It means nothing to them.
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Wow how tacky, although given that she wanted to put makeup and shoes on her wedding cake, I'm not surprised. Don't be surprised if she wants to be friends again when her baby shower rolls around.
Sorry you're dealing with this though!! Bummer. You should get all dressed up and have a date with your hubby that night and be thankful you didn't stress for weeks over an ugly cake for ingrates!!!!
Unreal and beyond rude. $300 doesn't begin to cover all the planning and anxiety this cake has caused you and now bringing your husband into it. So sorry you had to go through all this. I'm always amazed how meaningless the word Friend can be when somebody doesn't get their way.
So it will be interesting to see if she manages to manipulate someone else to make the cake for free - it certainly won't be a bakery!
wow. what a shocker. those people are not your friends- I'm glad that your husband is supporting you on this.
They're just gross, tacky nasty people. seriously. I bet their wedding is going to be a big mess anyway...(her design for that) cake sounded ridiculously tacky, clutter with silly sports junk and dumb nick-nacks. delete!
You're all better off without these people in your lives.
AI assume that the friends you have their cakes for free are mutual friends? What do these mutual friends think? Do they know yet?
AI assume that the cakes you made for free were for mutual friends? What do these mutual friends think? Do they know yet?
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