Posts by cai0311

I use clamshell containers just like any other bakery. I buy them in bulk from paper mart. You can reuse them if you want. I can stack the containers 3 deep in my trunk. They work amazing and look professional.

I never use a heating core on any cake - even when I bake a 16" round cake. But I always bake at 325 degrees. Make sure the cake is completely done before removing it from the oven. If a cake isn't 100% baked it will sink in the...

I work full time, cakes is my side business/hobby. Last year I took up to 3 weddings per weekend but it almost killed me. I was so tired, had no free time all summer (my wedding season) and by the end of the season I was not enjoying...

I purchased Sugar Shack's topsy turvey DVD. It is great! I would recommend buying the DVD if you want to try this style of cake again.

Are you sure you are making any money? My least expensive cake I make is more per serving than you charged. Even if you made a little (and it would be very little) you are make about $0.10/hour. Nothing is worth that. It doesn't...

Does it have to buttercream? Can you make the "ice cream" cake and then cover with fondant?

I put real flowers on wedding cakes all the time. The florist will know what to do. I call the florist 4 days before the wedding to confirm their delivery time of the flowers to the venue. Since I put the flowers on the cake I don't...

I have never had someone sign for a cake I have delivered. That is what the pictures I take are for...to prove set up and the condition of the cake when I left.   90% of the time there is no one from the wedding at the venue...

My base price would have been $462. Depending on the decorations the final price may have been more expensive.   Glad you stood up and passed on the order.

Could be the temp in your kitchen. In the winter my house is kept at 65 degrees and in the summer 72 degrees.   For tappits I roll the fondant really thin. I also make sure there is a lot of powdered sugar on both sides of the...