I am amazed at the impulse of some people to touch things. When my kids were young, I would always remind them to "look with their eyes and not with their hands."

I came very close to that last night at a friend's 50th Birthday party. I had taken the cake as a gift. My husband and I were standing beside it when a 50+ year old woman walked up to the table. While she was complimenting the cake, her right hand and finger were slowly moving toward the cake. Just as I was going to say something, she slowly began to withdraw it. Then as soon as her hand returned to her, she slowly began to move it back toward the cake. I knew she wanted to stick her finger in the cake or touch one of the gold stars on the front. I started to say something a second time and she slowly moved her hand back. She had continued talking to us the entire time. If I had not been standing there, I have no doubt she would have damaged the cake.

After she walked off, I looked at my husband and commented on her odd behavior. He had to agree that it was a really strange moment to witness.

I saw at a bakery they had a sign that said, Yes This is Real, didn't seem to matter, fingerprints all in it! The nerve of some people!

I say cakes need a warning card, stating there is an invisible laser beam that will sound an alarm in the even someone's fingers get too close, and your picture will be taken (kind of like the redlight cameras) and then that person will be charged the entire amount of the cake. Doubt it would work though!

I think having the bride pick out a trustworthy friend/relative who wants to help out, have them stand guard. I have been to weddings where the brides chose pre-teen girls, to take on that responsibility, to stand guard and that has seemed to work. Giving them flowers to wear(corsage or in hair) makes them feel that much more special and are happy to help out with such an important job.

I cut a wedding cake the same way indydebi does!

Debbie

indydebi, i've started printing out your directions to give to people, even when they only order a small 8" round. i tell them this method will gurantee the # of servings and the equality of each piece.

indybedi.....I take the layers apart but I have always used the "dreaded circle" and it is messy......THANKS for the instructions on doing it the RIGHT way.... (that's what the cake cutting comb is for)......DAH....

love this site.....

btw.. anyone know where i can get a cake comb??????

To each his own I say. That's just the way I've always been shown and I like that it preserves the appearance of the cake. I just know that from a bride's and baker's POV, I couldn't bear to see an ornate cake dissected. But that's just me.

BTW, what is a cake comb?

Darci

When I cut a cake, it reminds me a lot of Indydebi's, except I don't lay the cake on its side until I near the end of the row. I wear plastic decorator gloves and move down the row like I am slicing a loaf of bread. I use the knife in my right hand and let the sliced cake fall into my gloved left hand. I can move fairly quick this way. I like a 2nd person to be standing beside me with the next plate ready.

I too would take apart a cake that is separated to cut it.
If the cake is stacked, I remove the top tier for the Bride and set it to the side. Then I leave each stacked tier in place and cut it there.
I think a cake that is too tall to reach, or the table is too large to reach across would be better to take apart as you go.

Your question:
Who puts their FINGER into a wedding cake?!!!


ANSWER: Stupid A$$holes !! no exception.. Old or young..

We humans are very sensory-driven people aren't we? We just have to touch! I find myself doing that in clothing stores--have to touch that silky nightgown! But, I wouldn't dream of touching something that would be ruined when I touched it!!!!! People just don't think! I'm sorry that happened to you. Makes you want to go out and get an invisible fence for your cakes doesn't it?

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ditto that for me........can I put a link to your site on my site too?????????

That does it - I'm gonna construct an acrylic "cake fort" that's been wired with enough voltage to give anyone who dares touch a nice little zap and rent it out ...well, maybe just the plain fort...

Warning sign, but no one reads them anyway, at least not until after the damage to the cake has been done . Sighhhhhh....well, since I'm not interested in a lawsuit as a result of my avenging all those poked cakes out there, I'd better not! And before anyone thinks I mean to electrocute Uncle Sidney, my prototype would have the kind of tiny shock you get from sliding in your socks on carpet, not hitting someone with paddles

I was thinking you would want something a little more than static. People love to dare each other. "Here, you touch it first". It might become an attraction like those static balls in the science museums that don't shock, but make your hair stand on end. Or perhaps touching the grocery cart, then your husband.
Nope, it needs a little more juice to it. We want them to always remember this special day and the cake.

Well, for a less aggressive method, we could have a small talking sensor, so that when anything passes beyond a certain point it would clearly tell them to "step away from the cake".

Cheeseball,
For your new cake protection invention, I would like to request that you add a force shield that bounces the DJ's sound back to him without the sound ever nearing the cake.
You could also add a little something special for the venue person who wickedly "helps" a cake fall over. Just to help them remember not to ever do that again.

You would be rich.

My Mom and I were cracking up over blowing the cake poker clear across the room, but my politically correct side says "better stick with static shock" (mostly 'cause I don't want to hear the outrage from people who didn't realize I was joking - twisted, granted, but just joking) Hey! I just remembered posting about the cake poker I had a while ago; the woman with the huge boobies that I seriously considering poking, "just to see if they were real"

I had a very delicate and intricate lace piece that I kept on display for years. One customer came in with her 1 1/2" long nails and decided to tap on it to see it it was real. Needless to say it was destroyed. And all she had to say after her blunder was a giggling "Oooops!". I was not pleased but with great effeort managed to keep myself from throttling her. Yes THIS is the type of person that would poke a hole in the front of your fondant cake.

I recently had a DJ do just that to me while I was setting up the cake! I was shocked! Turned out he was the owner of the company and thought nothing of tasting the icing because he said "it smelled good" . I didn't even know what to say, but I stood there fuming and repiping the design he had smeared. He said he thought I'd just stick some flowers there?!!

Kelly,
I don't see how you were able to keep your composure. It would have been tempting to pop his hand. (He would probably be the kind to claim assault.) What a total lack of respect for you and your cake. It wasn't his cake to taste. If any marks show up in the photos, don't hesitate to tell the Bride who made them. I doubt the DJ would have appreciated you messing with all his equipment, or knocking a speaker over.

I have decided to look for someone I can trust to act as a cake guard for my daughter's upcoming wedding. Someone who doesn't have to attend the actual ceremony, and wouldn't be shy to tell people, "Don't even think about it."

Debbie B.

This is my pet peeve, I hate when people do that!!!!!!!!! Would you put your finger in my plate of food, I mean its food!!!! people have to eat this and I don't know where your finger have been!!!!

"oooooh! oooooooh! oooooooh! Pick me! Pick me!!" she said, as she jumped up and down, wildly waiving her arms! -Indydebi.


Okay Indydebi, lets see. I know you would absolutely perfect for the job. According to the atlas, it would be x number of miles x $4.00 per gallon = plus your normal cake guard charge = . I will definately put you on the "alternate" list.

It would be no vacation for you. Are you kidding, there is no way I would waste all your talents on just cake guard. I would have a list a mile long. How about keeping children under 6 out of the sanctuary and reception?
How do you handle difficult people? I know a few that will be coming that can try the patience of Job.

Is your stomach up to a lot of Mexican food?
Did I mention this would be at the end of July? It gets a tad hot and humid here, since we are near the Louisiana state line. I know... I could take you on a swamp tour to see the alligators after the wedding.
Hmm..., since out youngest daughter has moved out for grad school, I have a empty room... without a bed. How are you on a blow-up mattress?

Just a few things to think about. -Debbie B.

On my first stacked cake this past weekend someone jammed a finger in it. After that, my mom stood guard and practically tackled an 8 year old as her finger slowly moved toward it. All I heard was DON"T TOUCH THE CAKE!!!! and a loud boom. Even then we still had to chase people away.

You did a great job on the cake-sorry about some idiot's finger! The photographer was AMAZING-I looked through all of the pics and swore I was there. Thanks for sharing-he highlighted you cake very nicely and you wouldn't know there was a finger mark in that one!