Posts by vgcea

Wow how awesome. I always wondered how on earth one would use up those 250 count boxes of cake boards, but I see how you've managed to multi-task these boards. Thanks for the photos. Your cakes are beautiful :-)

Then you could do it gradually and adjust as you find necessary. Maybe a slight increase in your most popular offering e.g. BC cakes or cupcakes, and see how customers respond. I know people often say here "raise your prices," what...

Quote: Originally Posted by Annabakescakes  I agree about the cake boards. Ugh! I have a Bakemark account so I get boxes of 6", 7",8", 9", 10", 12", 14", 16" and 18". It is no trouble at all to set an 11" cake on a 12"...

Ah, yes, fondant. I still make mine at this time because I don't have so many requests for fondant cakes that I can't knock out a batch or two as needed. Weird as it may sound, I actually look forward to making fondant. Maybe it's all...

I think you've made a good-faith effort to right things. At this point there's not much else you can do. Don't let it hang over your head, you did the best you could given the circumstances.

I just spent a good amount of time cutting up two 13 inch, and one 9 inch cake base from foam core board. Apart from the process being mildly irritating, it got me thinking... am I really saving that much money compared to buying cake...

Nice save! It's beautiful.

I really wish I had a picture. The last time I made a cake for my birthday (2010), that sucker was a hot mess. I was oh so clueless. Didn't know what a spatula was for, so I covered the cake with super sticky cream cheese excuse for BC...

Quote: Originally Posted by Elcee  I know this is off topic but I thought you'd find it funny. I was at Joanne's last week. There was one register open. There were 2 women buying fabric. Not sure if they were...

Are you serious?! First, if you are unsure that your fondant has a needle or pin in it, that cake should not EVER leave your house/shop with that fondant on it.   If it must for reasons like someone has a gun to your head, YOU...