I have to admit, this was a pretty LONG weekend for most of us. I worked ALL day Saturday and then Sunday as well. Monday rolled around and I was involved with the local parade for Memorial Day. All weekend, thinking I had something to do, but couldn't remember for the life of me.

Monday afternoon, after walking in the sun all day long in that dang parade, it hit me....OMG I needed to do a cake. And not any cake, a 2 tiered bridal shower cake - by tomorrow!!! Holy Cow! - It was already 4pm and I was headed back to work Tuesday!

As rushed as I was, I ran to Michaels, grabbed a few things, along with a box that would fit a 8" round, scurried home and began baking. By now, it was 6:30. I began making all the b/c, 2 types of filling and chocolate ganache. Don't ask me how I did it. Cakes were done by 9pm and starting to cool. Normally, this would take me 2 days by the time I wrapped and froze them. I just cut them down and shoved them into the freezer for maybe 30 minutes - just to help.

11o'clock rolls around and Im finishing the finishing touches on my cake - looks perfect - Thinking "Not bad for the same day AND trying to cover up chocolate cake - set it on the Michaels cake box which was to "fit" the 8" round and slowly began to move it.

THE ENTIRE CAKE SMASHED AGAINST MY FIST!!! I will NEVER buy those dang boxes again. I salvaged as much as I could, covering up the GIANT hole my hand made against the cake and threw it in the fridge. I think I was hoping some magic fairies would come and fix it overnight. To my surprise, they wern't working that night. The cake looked like crap the next day.

Luckily, I work in town, so I ran home on my lunch the next day, whipped up a half batch of french b/c and finished it. Threw some roses on top and a few more decorations and called it a day.

The cake was a hit. And no one ever knew

Wow, sorry that happened to you. I'm guessing the box you bought was too flimsy to hold up to the heavy cake? Thanks for clueing us in. Congratulations on your successfull outcome. It sounds like you were running a marathon the whole time.

thanks for the heads up

i'm so sorry that happened & i don't have a clue how u got it all done-

congrats to u

Ahh yes, marathon cake baker...that seems to be my motto these days!!! You would think I would have learned NOT to buy those cake boxes, because everytime I do, they are very flimsy and usually end up touching the sides of the cake!!!
Why I do this to myself beats the s*&t outta me!!!

I've had that same experience with the Michael's boxes. They are horrible. I hate it when I have to run and get one in an emergency. Not to mention, they never have the size I need and I have to get a bigger one! I'm glad it turned out okay for you!

Sorry to hear that happened. But glad to hear it all turned out ok! Is it the cake in your gallery? Pink roses, If so ...... Very Pretty.

I have decided to try to find those clear plastic cake domes for use as I am tired of those cheap cake boxes too....unfortunately am at work and the website I found is on my computer at home.............the prices were comperable to cake boxes and I think they are much studier, but the downside is that they would not work for tiered cakes, unless each tier was boxed individually. When I get home will let you know of the website.

As promised, here is the website I found for cake domes (round and rectangle): www.plasticcontainercity.com
You can buy individual sizes, as many as you need (no need to buy a whole case), however a minimum order must be $25, which is not too bad. Hopefully this will help.

deb