Posts by cai0311

I have a liscensed home bakery and work a full time job. I wouldn't even consider quiting my full time until cake money = regular job money every month for atleast 1 year. Some months I have enough large orders to make the same (summer...

I use perma ice on all my dummy cakes that I want to look like buttercream icing. I like using it better than real buttercream because it lasts forever, never fades, never chips and be washed by using a damp cloth.No need to dowel the...

Quote:Quote:"Usually, it's $5.99 and up, depending on the kind of cake," said Bev Shaffer, cooking teacher at Mustard Seed Market and author of the upcoming, "Cakes to Die For" from Pelican Books.I live in NE Ohio. Granted, not in...

http://www.cleveland.com/taste/index.ssf/2010/04/wedding_cakes_are_an_art_form.html

Maybe it is just me (probably, it is a Friday), but that made no sense to me.Quote:Quote:Cake is same, whether its an 8" or 9" or 12" or a 3-tiered stack/torted....As for HOW MANY slices are needed, then ask the client if they wish...

When you quote a cake or decide how many servings the cake will provide, do you base it off the type of cake? For example, Wilton has a wedding cake serving chart and a party cake serving chart. The same size cakes will serve a...

I didn't know this would be such a hot topic.CoutureCakeCreations, as written in the original post, I do have a contract and it clearly states that all deposits are nonrefundable. I just wanted to know what other people have done in...

No offense the first several posters, but I am glad that there are a few people out there with a heart. I don't think every, or even most, cancelled orders should result in a refund. I recently had a woman order a small cake and never...

The only reason I would could even consider returning the money is because cakes are not my full time job. For me, cake money is fun money. I am not counting on any of it. Which in the summer means it all goes towards my husband's...

I know, but don't you ever feel bad for people? I plan on keeping the deposit until I know for sure her new date. I am sitting on the fence as to whether I want to be nice and return the deposit if I can't do the cake for sure. The...