Posts by DinasSugarShack

Thanks everyone for your input.I feel truly overwhelmed. I did not think the pricing thing through properly, but I have to sit down and really think about it.As far as calculating my time and how long things take, I find that very...

I ave Bren making cakes for a couple of years. I charge per Cake. I am starting to get into wedding cakes and I was looking online and fund tha a lot of people charge per serving. How do you charge? Why? I am just overwhelmed with all...

I used the cake boss recipe for ganache, and now it is too runny. I knew the amount he was using for cream was too much but went ahead and used it, I am having a stupid moment right now.The problem is that it is going through the cake...

I am just trying to make sense of someting I have reading up on here.Do you do your tasting after the bride has already booked the cake and paid a deposit?Or do you do it before as a trial for example like they do for hair (for lack of...

Thanks everyone. I have been doing payment on delivery for regular cakes and have had no problems. But for wedding cakes I think full payment prior to wedding is a necessity. Dina

I was wondering, how does everyone work their payment for a wedding cake? how much deposit? when is final payment required? I am doing a wedding show in a couple of days and I want to be prepared with answers,THanksDina

Hi:I am participating in my first wedding show and I want to be prepared.What do you guys do in terms of taste tests for wedding cakes?Do you charge for them? Are they free? What is the protocol?Also, I work from home, what do you do? do...

It is the saron zampito recipe for icing. It uses shortening not butter. I think that sometime it is too hard as opposed to soft. Can any of you share a good recipe for cupcake swirls?ThanksDina

I need to make some cupcakes to display at a wedding show. So I need the frosting to hold. I have been using a frosting recipe for my cakes that really crust. While I don't mind using it, I was looking for a creamier option, so when it...

I need to make a cake in the color coral. I made it before but forgot the combo of colors I used to achieve it LOL.ThanksDina