Just when you thought it was safe to go to Craigslist.....

Found this today:

"I have picked up custom cake making about four months ago. Due to being new to all of this, Ive decided to sell my cakes for a LOT less! I make wedding, birthday, funeral, baby shower...etc... cakes. You name it and I will make it. Take a look at my pics below and request some more if needed. Most famous cakes this summer are white with lemon and raspberry filling! Most wedding cakes will cost you $250-$300 dollars...I charge $150 for three tiers.
PS. I can do cake orders in as little as 24 hours INCLUDING WEDDING CAKES! "

Is there a "cakewrecks" site for advertising? People, people, people, if you are going to advertise your illegal (in my area), unlicensed kitchen on Craigslist and tempt the Gods of the Health Department at least have a little baking dignity. A three tiered wedding cake for $150 with 24 hours notice? I wonder if that includes the "famous" lemon and rasp.? It's great to know that you can whip out those custom wedding or funeral cakes after "picking up cake making" only 4 months ago.....

Good one! LOL

Yikes! Don't you just love people like this. What did her cakes look like, by the way?

I'm in WA too and saw this ad. All I could do was shake my head. There are tons of home baker ads on our CL.

What I wonder is how many people actually buy from them????

Yes, I am curious as well, what did the pics look like???

well, I'll be darned!!!!

I just had to go look... And surprisingly the cakes don't look too bad or anything. I think she is gonna burn out after a week of this especially wedding cakes in 24 hrs. But she looks to have talent.

would love to see these cakes... sounds interesting.
Jodi

hmmm. not to sure about this. I would be a bit leary. Must keep many cake layers in the freezer for those 24 hour notice people!! LOL

Lots of them on Craigslist in the Wichita area as well. And it's only going to get worse.

Kansas is budget cutting like crazy in the health dept. The last time the inspector was here he told me he was to ask if I had a fax machine. I said..uhhh.. yea.. why?? KS wants him to e-mail in his report, and then they will fax it back to me for me to sign--all so they don't have to provide their inspectors with the printer and paper anymore. He told me there would probably be quite a delay since the can't seem to keep up with the volume in Topeka.

Pleassseee...!!! And, I've heard they're cutting back on the # of inspectors which means this kind of thing isn't going to be looked at like it once was.

I told him I paid plenty for the license and I wasn't going to the store room to haul out the fax machine and hook it up for that.

He really seemed embarassed to even ask.

Her cakes didn't look to bad - maybe she doesn't know it's illegal? This may not be good for your area, who doesn't love a deal.

I have a question: How do you know those are her cakes?
wedding cake in 24hrs with 4mnth under her belt......ohhh pleaasseee.

I feel sorry for the girl who buys into that for her wedding.

sorry but no way is that even worth the effort for a three tier cake with notice, that would hardly cover the cost od the supplies.
and i agree with thatslifeca, how do you know those are even her cakes!!!

Good Point! Unfortunately a bride may not think of that. That could be sad!

that's not funny. that's insanity.

Really? Has anyone done a funeral cake? LOL

My very first cake at my very first bakery job was a pre-done one from the case for a funeral. I'll never forget it. They wanted "In memory of Peggy." and I screwed up the "I" so the other bakery lady had to scrape it and help me. They got so mad because they were going to be late to the funeral. Poor Peggy.

I've done cakes FOR funerals but never thought of them as a "Funeral Cake" Nothing was written on them, I think the last one was covered with cornelli lace.

I did a cake for a funeral dinner. Sheet with a cross with a few flowers. No words.

I did a casket cake many moons ago....but it was for halloween. God it was an ungly cake.....reason why I don't carve anything now!

After 4 months - and in 24 hours -

LOL - you have to love the *details* in the background of the Top RH photo and the two bottom photos....and the icing bag filled with blue whatever/BC in the baby cake photo.
Just goes to show - the maker of the cakes is pushed for time and can't get things cleared away to take a nicer snap - lollll

Hmmm, why is the floor in the Top RH photo different to the bottom two -
Me thinks - not her floor...

Gobsmacked that the 3 tier wedding cake - shells and coral were all whipped up in 24 hours - AMAZING....*cough*

Bluehue.

Unbelievable!!!

Oh, I was reading CL for my area last night and found a new home baker. She states in her ad that she has pets but just closes the door to the kitchen and changes her clothes before she enters.

come on doesn't somebody local want to callher and say they need a wedding cake this weekend? You know like 4 layers differnet flavors etc. and see what she says she can give you as opposed to what you want!! Sorry I'm in an aggrevating mood today!!!!!

Abbiedal, I thought the same thing. Order up a 24 hour cake and then refuse to accept it if it is a disaster.