Posts made in May, 2012
BeyondButtercream.com (FromScratchSF) Saves The Day!
It’s 12:30 in the afternoon, I am in Seattle, I need 4 dozen cupcakes delivered to Huddler headquarters in San Francisco by 4pm. What do I do? I frantically start dialing some very big-name cupcake companies in San Fran to see if they can do an emergency, short-notice delivery. I thought they would have the inventory and man-power. No Dice. I feel the cold sweat of panic start to wash over me. It is then that I remember a username from right here on Cake Central, FromScratchSF… SF.. as in San Francisco? I take a peek over at her user profile, then head over to her website beyondbuttercream.com, get her number and dial…
”This is Jackie from Cake Central, and I have a cupcake emergency!!!!”
In less than 3 hours, and in the middle of her busy day, Jennifer Bratko whipped up 2 dozen vanilla, 1 dozen chocolate, 12 mini red velvet, and 12 mini German chocolate cupcakes, and had them delivered by 4pm to 525 Market St. (to the elation of the Huddler staff, I might add)
Thank you Jennifer for saving the day! You are my hero!
If you in the San Fransisco area and are planning your wedding, birthday, or just want some incredible cake.. I highly reccomend this amazing decorator!
Please give her a more reasonable time-frame than I did!
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Read MoreWhat should every bride know?
We are all guilty of it. Behind our calm, cool, and collected happy-go-lucky cake maker demeanour, there’s a voice just dying to yell at some of the brides we come across. Sometimes the customer is not always right, and there’s a number of things you’d love to kindly instruct your brides on. For this month’s Your Slice, we want to know…
If there’s one thing you could say to a bride who’s getting ready to select her wedding cake, what would it be?
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Read MoreCall for Moderator Nominations
Know someone who should be a CC Moderator?
In addition to the test group, it is time to expand the moderator team. The community has grown a lot since our current moderators stepped up to help manage the community, and they could really use more help. With all the new features coming, it is a perfect time to expand the team. We have a few members in mind, but we would really like to hear from the community who YOU think should be moderators in the community.
- Who is super friendly and helpful?
- Who really knows their way around the site and how to find information?
- Who is a peace keeper in discussions and is tolerant of all viewpoints?
PLEASE fill out the form below and nominate your favorite choice for moderator.
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We need Beta Testers!
Testing, 1 2 3 ..
We have been hard at work at Cake Central preparing a lot of updates and new features for the site, however, before any of it can go live, we need a team of beta testers to try it out and help us make sure it is working the way you need it to.
Beta Testers do not need to be “techie”
In fact it would be best if we had a wide range of technical understanding in the tester group. We need to make sure the new features are intuitive for all users. This is your chance to see what is coming to Cake Central before anyone else!
If you would like to spend some time testing the new features, please submit your name below to help shape the next version of CakeCentral.com!
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TLC’s Next Great Baker S3 is Casting Now!
We had a ton of submissions from Cake Central bakers and some semi-finalist for the show. Carmello was actually on the show and came from the Cake Central posting.
LAST SEASON more than 3 finalists were CC members!
TLC’S SMASH HIT NEXT GREAT BAKER IS AT IT AGAIN!
ARE YOU A NATURAL BORN BAKER OR CAKE ARTIST? CAN YOU
MAKE AMAZING MASTERPIECES, CRAZY CONFECTIONS OR OVER-THE-TOP CAKES?
COULD YOU BE SEASON 3′S NEXT GREAT BAKER?
Think you or someone you know has what it takes to out-bake the competition? Then it’s GO TIME…apply for SEASON 3 NOW!
TLC and Buddy Valastro (Cake Boss and Kitchen Boss) are back again, looking to launch the career of another promising baker. Season 3 will follow 12 hopeful contestants as they put their baking & decorating skills to the test while competing for LIFE-CHANGING prizes! Season 2’s winner Marissa Lopez said, “Being on the show has changed my life…It is the kind of exposure you dream of having in this world. It’s an endless road of possibilities from here on out.”
The winner of SEASON 3 will take home a whopping grand prize of $100,000.00
And an opportunity to work at Carlo’s Bakery. But the competition will be fiercer, the weekly challenges more cutthroat and judging no-holds-barred.
Still think you got what it takes?
Tell us your story, send recent photos of you & your work and ask for
the applicaton at NGB3Casting@highnoontv.com !
For more information visit http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/next-great-baker/next-great-baker-casting.htm
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Confession Time! Calling all cake makers that don’t like cake!
We know at times you feel ashamed, and we know that sometimes you hide in the corner when everyone rants and raves about how yummy cake is. But fear not! We want to hear from all of you who would prefer another dessert instead of cake. So what if you prefer baking and decorating as opposed to the actual eating of cake? It doesn’t make you any less of a dessert fanatic.
So, for this month’s Your Slice, we want to know…
If you don’t like cake, what do you love?
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