Hello everyone, I just want to know if this has ever happened to you. Two weeks ago I did my first real wedding cake and everything was fine and honestly it was very hard to work with fondant. It was 4 layers two on top of each other and the pillars in the middle with some flowers..sorry I don't have a pic yet. The filling was strawberry and pineapple two of each.
Well the client called me at noon saying she wanted me to start the cake set-up and the reception was at 6 pm I told her if i could do it around 1:00 to 1:30 pm but not she wanted everything done early, so I did. I finished at 2:30pm and I was not able to go to the church..Oh I forgot she is a friend but we never really talked about what she wanted and how she wanted the cake to be display. I just did what I thought it was fine for a wedding cake.
The worse part was that after dinner I thought she was going to serve the cake or give something light as a dessert but she gave cheesecake!! and she decided to cut the cake around 12:15 am and by then the cake has been out for 12 hours !!!
I was sad, embarrast, and everything because I knew the cake was not going to be fresh because after 12 hours it was warm and too sweet. I knew some people at the party and they told me it was good but I don't know if they were being polite I'm not blaming her for this because she wanted that way, but I don''t know if people will buy a cake from me after trying that cake

I just needed to talk about it, and see if any of you had an expereince like this

It was probably fine. What kind of buttercream and filling did it have?

It was regular buttercream but I put whipping cream and it tasted good and cover with fondant, and the filling was strawberry and pineapple with some buttercream just around the edges. I tried it and it was really good and the cakes were moist too but for me it was not good, I don't know if because i tried it cold.

Thanks for your comment

I'm sorry I don't understand. It was regular buttercream but also whipping cream covered in fondant? Then you said you tried it and it was good but then you said it wasn't good?

I would chalk it up to a learning experience, next time you know to ask when the cake would be served, and you can tell them in advance the longest the cake should be sitting out.(which would be a couple hours I believe if there was perishable fillings, buttercream and fondant are okay out longer as long as its not too hot).

I don't think you should be beating yourself up about it, the client asked you to set it up at a certain time and you did as she asked! (you wanted to set up later but she didn't want that!)

I believe the poster meant they added whipped cream to the buttercream/filling, and that it tasted good when she made it, but after tasting it warm she wasn't impressed as she was when she tasted it when it was cool.

( Thats just what I got from it anyways!)

Ok this is how it goes
I put whipping cream to the buttercream mix I made its called Deluxe buttercream, well the recipe I have says its deluxe.

When I made my cake it tasted good but when I tried it at the party it was not the same and I don't know why? I don't know if it's because it was out too long and warm that it didn't taste the same.
I'm worry that it could be my last cake too

Thank you for clearing that up. I understand how you must feel. I too am a perfectionist and we are all growing our business and want to make a great impression for future customers. When I have a negative experience I always try to take away something positive. Maybe from now on you could advise your customers that the cake does need refrigeration and can stay out xxx amount of hours. I'm sorry this happened to you.

Dont beat yourself over this situation. You've learned it and it can happen to us anytime. It's a good idea to put that on your contract form to state that your cake is fresh for a certain amount of hours. This way you'll be protected.

It's not your fault. You'll do just fine. Smile!

Thank you ladies for you support I feel better now, it just I thought everything was going to be fine, but sometimes people don't like to be given any advise and now I know how it is to be in business and that's one of my experiences for the next one and we can not please everybody


Have a good day and thanks

Don't even worry!

If people told you it was good--then it was--perhaps not to your perfection/palate/taste--but to them, yes.

I know if I personally don't like the taste of something, I'm NOT going to comment AT ALL unless specifically CORNERED and DRILLED about how I "really" feel about something.

After making wedding cakes for complete strangers, and dealing with the 90+ degree temperatures here in the Smokies--not to mention the HUMIDITY --I have ONE RULE THAT NEVER CHANGES:

What happens to your cake AFTER it leaves MY HANDS is NOT on ME!!

It works.

--Knox--

Well, if nothing else, take away the fact that you can bet it was better than something bought at one of those "big box" stores. Personally, if they said it was good, I would believe them until someone else said otherwise. I try to make my cakes delicious, and some customers care about that, but, frankly, some just care how they look. I get such compliments on my cakes, and I frankly sometimes think it's just because they're used to cakes from those "other places".

Thanks Knoxcop and JulieB, after the wedding I talked to the lady and she was pleased with the cake and did not complaint about the taste she said that it was fine. But when is your fist time you want everything perfect but not always is like that. Now I have my first experience in this and I won't give up I still have a long way to go and hopefully someday to have my own business and be proud fo my what have accomplished, I can say this now becuase My family is supportive of my job

This is soo true some people just want to make you feel bad just because ...

sometimes think it's just because they're used to cakes from those "other places".