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Topic: Regular Customer's Request - I'm Upset!!
cathyscakes

Replies: 40
Views: 2632

PostForum: Cookies!   Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:23 pm   Subject: Regular Customer's Request - I'm Upset!!
I too am tired of all this worrying about healthy snacks. Buy them healthy snacks then, don't come to a cookie baker and request something healthy. I am a great believer in moderation, life would be p ...
Topic: Buddy's cakes: floppy yet flippable...what the heck??
cathyscakes

Replies: 26
Views: 1992

PostForum: General   Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:22 pm   Subject: Buddy's cakes: floppy yet flippable...what the heck??
I have noticed his cakes are so durable too, and he says he does use a sponge cake. If you look up sponge cakes recipes you can see they are a little different. They seem to have alot of eggs, and the ...
Topic: I am soooooo hurt, what a trusting fool I am! (long)
cathyscakes

Replies: 31
Views: 2339

PostForum: Cake Decorating   Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:33 pm   Subject: I am soooooo hurt, what a trusting fool I am! (long)
I'm so sorry this happened to you, I just can't believe people can be so cruel, especially when you need the money, and worked so hard. Did you ever find out what happened? I know you said it was a t ...
Topic: misspelled birthday?
cathyscakes

Replies: 31
Views: 1732

PostForum: Cake Decorating Business   Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:23 am   Subject: misspelled birthday?
great cake, isn't it funny how things like that happen. There is something about working so hard on a cake and then not see some flaw until after I look at the pictures. I'm sure the customer won't mi ...
Topic: Too much touching of food?!
cathyscakes

Replies: 51
Views: 2296

PostForum: General   Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:53 am   Subject: Too much touching of food?!
I had to laugh at some of the gloves comments only because a friend and I were discussing all these cake shows and we brought up that none of the decorators ever wears gloves, then she said it would b ...
Topic: Too much touching of food?!
cathyscakes

Replies: 51
Views: 2296

PostForum: General   Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:21 pm   Subject: Too much touching of food?!
You guys are so funny
Topic: Too much touching of food?!
cathyscakes

Replies: 51
Views: 2296

PostForum: General   Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:27 pm   Subject: Too much touching of food?!
I think if we worried about every contamination we would go crazy. It is a real concern though. Dr. Oz's show really adds to all of the fear, they said that all of the fruits and vegetables are touche ...
Topic: Giving away instructions?
cathyscakes

Replies: 142
Views: 8078

PostForum: Cake Decorating Business   Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:31 pm   Subject: Giving away instructions?
Wouldn't bother me a bit, but then I don't have a business or trying to build a business. I love to help people learn new things. I have learned so much from everyone on here, why not pass it on. Some ...
Topic: did I learn my lesson? am I DONE ripping myself off!!!!
cathyscakes

Replies: 27
Views: 1738

PostForum: Cake Decorating   Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:38 am   Subject: did I learn my lesson? am I DONE ripping myself off!!!!
I know what you mean, I did a cake for someone's baby shower and I didn't give her any price. I usually just do cakes for friends for free. So I never ask for money. Anyway, when she saw the cake she ...
Topic: Buttercream is my nemesis! Please help!
cathyscakes

Replies: 32
Views: 1599

PostForum: How Do I?   Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:50 am   Subject: Buttercream is my nemesis! Please help!
Just buy the 2 lb bag, no measuring that way
Topic: Hair on my cup cakes. embarassing!
cathyscakes

Replies: 37
Views: 3220

PostForum: Cake Disasters   Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:44 pm   Subject: Hair on my cup cakes. embarassing!
Its my greatest fear too. I shed like crazy, and I am so careful with my hair. But I always worry about the stray hair on my clothes, so i'm afraid to reach over the cake, i'm so paranoid about this, ...
Topic: Buttercream is my nemesis! Please help!
cathyscakes

Replies: 32
Views: 1599

PostForum: How Do I?   Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:24 pm   Subject: Buttercream is my nemesis! Please help!
Wow Jeff, your cakes are flawless, the buttercream is perfect, i'm definitely going to try your recipe, beautiful cakes and your roses, amazing.
Topic: done letting people deliver their own cakes
cathyscakes

Replies: 36
Views: 3163

PostForum: Cake Disasters   Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:12 am   Subject: done letting people deliver their own cakes
When I started this thread I didn't have all of the facts to why it smashed. I ran into the lady the other day and she finally told me what happened. She said her dad actually had the cake in the back ...
Topic: Ever get that nervous feeling...
cathyscakes

Replies: 7
Views: 323

PostForum: Cake Decorating   Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 3:23 pm   Subject: Ever get that nervous feeling...
Its strange how that happens, I had that with my last cake, and it seemed like more things went wrong than usual. In the end its my favorite cake, but I definitely had bad feelings about it.
Topic: Do you reserve judgment of cake appearance until the end?
cathyscakes

Replies: 24
Views: 1108

PostForum: Cake Decorating   Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:49 am   Subject: Do you reserve judgment of cake appearance until the end?
I do this with every cake I make. Half way thru, I feel like I want to run away, start over, never happy. It usually happens with how the buttercream is going on. Are there alot of air bubbles, having ...
 

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