Posts by tokazodo

I work a full time job and do cakes part time, until I can do cakes full time. This had turned into 12 - 14 hour days, 6-7 days a week. When I am finished a big event, I put my feet up and chill out, swearing I never want to see another...

I am so glad to hear that you are good to go. Last year, my island was split in two by Hurricane Irene and it was shut down to tourist for 2 months. Many of the local business suffered and one bakery closed their doors forever. Many...

Quote:Originally Posted by ChellescakesI just replaced all the Damn-its with clix stix , no more frustrationI thought I was the only one who called them, "Damn-its"!

I have dealt with wedding planners, bakeries and venues who have tried to get a piece of my business and they always mess things up. They don't even know how to take a proper cake order. The bakery, put a substantial mark up my cakes as...

I just remembered why I quit coming to this website. I sanitize the dowels before I use them. I wonder where Buddy Valastro gets he's wooden dowels, pvc pipes, plywood or 2 X 4's. Just sayin'

Stripes always seem masculine to me. A cake with stripes?I'd keep it super simple, especially because it's a freebie.

I ask for a $25.00 fee at the time of the tasting. Setting up the cake for tasting takes about 30 minutes to an hour and I usually spend 45 minutes to an hour with the customer. That's a lot of time required to set it up as a 'free'...

I would cover the cake with black fondant, and then use white food coloring deluted with vodka to make the stars. I would use the either the flat end, or pointed end of a bamboo skewer, depending on the size of the round dot you wish,...

There was a forum thread about 6 months ago about a similar type e-mail going around. Someone ordering a cake, via e-mail, from out of the country. The person who was writing the e-mail was doing something hinky with a credit card, I...

Quote:Originally Posted by JWinslowQuote:Originally Posted by costumeczarFondant is the only way to go if you're outside in this kind of heat...I have to agree! My daughter was married in 98 degree weather and her baker refused to put...