Posts by jenmat

There are a lot of points here that could be said. However, you took an order for a 3D cake (your first) for 3 days before an event, and you have a full time job. Don't do this to yourself again. No wonder the tiara broke- it probably...

Quote: Originally Posted by -K8memphis  i think they expect to receive a cake that looks like a car   and we expect to deliver a car that oh by the way you can slice & serve as a cake...

Quote: Originally Posted by leah_s  I delivered wedding cakes for 12 years.  How many times did I get a signature?   Zero.   I did however, get lots of pictures, to prove "Its...

A lot of the time here on CC the question of business vrs hobby comes up during one of 2 posts 1. Help! I made a cake for xxxx and she hated it and wants her money back, what should I do? or  2. Help! I just got my first...

I do them in the same pan all the time. I used to use the divider method, but unless your cake batter is uber runny, you shouldn't even need to do that. Just pour it on each side, and balance it out. 

If I were a bride and someone posted how much my wedding cake cost, I may be slightly (or a Lot) irritated. If I were a bride and someone posted how much my wedding cake cost and then someone else made FUN of me for spending that much,...

You can't see an edge at all around the message, and there would certainly be one- edible images are that thin. I would guess that either the whole of the icing is edible image and was laid on top of fondant, or just the colored part...

Hey, it's family, so when you are in business for yourself, you are GOING to have these issues. Decide what you want and let your family know. I like the idea of "if I offer it's free, if you ask, you pay", BUT with my passive...

Yeah, unless you are ready to sell your butt off, and try to steal her away, I would tell her you are booked.     AND, if for some reason she is booked with the other baker, then she cancels and books with you, there is...

Ok, let me get this straight. Your boyfriend's friend ordered a cake. She herself placed the order and said she was sending someone to pick it up. That someone was the one paying for the cake, but no one told you this fact. Then this...