Posts by denetteb

http://www.wilton.com/cakes/making-cakes/baking-wedding-cake-2-inch-pans.cfm This is the industry standard serving size.  It really is just a basis for having a consistent idea of what size cake to get.  If customers want...

Put more icing on, sounds like it is way too thin. And before crusting will make a big difference.

What is the smallest cake you make?  You mention having a lot of small cake orders that take the same amount of time but less money...how about having a minimum size or price cake order?  Then you wouldn't have so many small...

I would balance  or brace my hand/arm to keep them relatively straight though.  Don't want them too wonky either.

Or take a tip of a knife, poke it in a bit as you turn the cake on the turntable, repeat for each line.

Looks to me like a long thin roll of fondant placed around the bottom of the cake and then they took a small oval (or oval with pointed ends) tool of some sort and poked it every half inch or so, the pressing making the marks.

I agree, it is the son's wedding, and not hers.  He asked you to do it and your are doing it for him, not her.  Deal only with him and if she sticks her nose in kindly tell her that it is between you and the groom and if she...

Someone probably does, but you may have to wait more than 19 minutes to get a reply.

Only you know your baking requirements next week, what family commitments you have, etc, etc.  I don't see why she would get back to you, she thinks she has a cake ordered already.  You need to just make the decision knowing...

Anna, cancel it.  Or say you can do it on  Sunday as scheduled.  If you don't actually need the money and don't have time or energy for it and she said it would be a  Sunday cake, why even question it????? ...