Hello,

Do you always delivery your wedding cake ?? if not when the grom's take it do you have special boxe??? if you have some advice please, because i going to open my shop and i don't want to delivery, (i don't have time) so i want the grom take the cake direct at the shop!!

Thank you

Doudoun

I always put a cake in a box, whether I'm delivering it or they are picking it up. I know plenty of other designers who say that boxes run up their costs, but the most expensive boxes are less than $2.00!! My thought is that A) it looks far more professional and B) the food is protected. Get a cake box that is fitted to your cake -- too big a box and the cake will slide around in the box, too small and it just won't fit. Cake boxes are usually white cardboard boxes cut into special dimensions -- 10 x 10 x 6 for example. There are also no seams on the bottom for the cake to (possibly) fall out. Hope that helps some!

Tu nas pas besoin de delivre tes gateaux si tu ne peut pas (Ou ne veux pas) Il faut seulement ( dans mon opinion) dire a vos clients que tu ne transport pas les gateaux pour eux en AVANCE. Comme sa ils peut faire d'autres arrangements entres eux memes pour que le gateaux arrive a la reception. Il y a beaucoup de pattiseries chez nous qui ne transport pas les gateaux pour toi, tu dois aller le cherchez toi meme. Les boites sont toujours une bonne idee d'ultiliser, comme sa les gateaux sont proteger et rien peut tomber la dedant.

Micheline

I'm afraid I'm at a disadvantage to read Micheline's post!

Thank you for your answer. I always put my small cake on box but i am talking about the big stacked cake or big wedding cake!

So in your country the bakery don't delivery the wedding cake all time ???

I am affraid, if i tell them that i don't delivery the big cake, they don't want to order to me

It's just for stacked cake ! do you think if i find big boxes it's ok for them in a car???

mthiberge ! merci de me repondre en français car j'ai encore beaucoup de mal en amglais

Thank you

Sorry guys, that translation doesn't work out at all...I told Doudoun she doesn't have to offer delivery services if she is unable to, or does not want to. Many bakeries are pick up only. As long as the customers know in advance that they need to make their own arrangements to get the cake to the reception, she should be fine. And that boxes are always a good idea to use because they protect the cake and prevent anything from falling into them.

Depends on the bakery, in my area. A higher end bakery will deliver and set up(but with a charge), a low end bakery will have you pick up and will give instructions on set up.

I have delivered a three stacked(10in,8in,6in) before with no problem of it falling. I did have each cake doweled and one big dowel going through all of the cakes. So I would think a client wouldn't have any problem picking up a cake like this.

For a tiered cake, to me, construction on site is necessary and I would deliver the cake.

fmandds, exactly what i thin ! i delivery to a small wedding cake 3-4 cakes stacked and it's ok and i think it's ok to for the costumer! but maybe i have to charge more for the big one who i have to delivery myself and build it on the reception but after my shop closed so At more than 7 pm!

What do you think about that???

I think it will depend on the time of wedding. If its earlier than 7pm then I'm afraid you'll either need to close early or, if you aren't the only person in the shop, you'll leave that other person there alone. Definately charge for delivery though.

I know a grocery store bakery here in my town always makes the client pick up the cake. They do supply written instructions, that they go over in person, on the assembly of tiered cakes. I believe they even have the pillars/columns already stuck into the cake. The client just has to place the cake on top of each.

I transport my wedding cakes in large rubber made containers lined with slip mats they have handles for easy carrying and I bring them home with me after the cake is setup. I also put slip mats under them when transporting so they wont slip in the car.