and this is why i bought cake dummies.. 2 sets on ebay under 25$ with shipping
I'm in!! I posted a picture of the western wedding cake I did for my niece. She said 200 people. OK. So I hauled 60 pounds of carrot cake and 12 cheesecakes from southwest Colorado to Montana. I measured, figured and came up with what I thought was a decent amount considering it was to feed 200 cowboys/cowgirls. The main cake was never cut, just the 14" flat "emergency" cake and there were 4 cheesecakes left. OVERKILL!!
I just read 3 pages of wonderful comments!!!! thank you all... can picture myself in most entries. LOL
I loved : Why do an easy cake when you can stay up all night sweating over a new idea that isn't working as planned?!!
ahem, my name is Lisa and I am an overcaker. I don't know, I just can't control myself. 
Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt and fed the neighborhood!
LOL - too funny!!
Overcaker here. Everyone leaves our celebrations with a slab of cake. And I think if my neighbors see me coming with a wheel-barrow full of cake to give them ONE MORE TIME, I'll start seeing For Sale signs around me....there really CAN be too much of a good thing lol !!!
For family events at our house, not only is there the birthday/anniversary/celebration cake, but I make sure there's something chocolate AND vanilla, something low-fat (like angel food cake), something fruity (apple cake or pie), Jell-O for the Jell-O lovers, and cheesecake or brownies or cookies or whatever else I feel like making. It's not unusual for there to be a half dozen desserts. I've got my relatives trained to expect it, which is good for me because I love to bake (and eat the baked goods). And everybody takes stuff home.
And all along, my husband is telling me there's too much food, too much dessert, too much cake. He prefers meat and vegetables. (Opposites attract?)
I have already commented in this post, but I do want to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all the "Over-cakers Anonymous" posts!
I have already commented in this post, but I do want to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all the "Over-cakers Anonymous" posts!
I have commented also and I thought I was the only one that did this, My motto "I'd rather have to much then not enough"
Molly 
I love to bake and to me it seems that there aren't enough chances. I am sure there are, but I can see that I am not the only one that has the attitude that you would rather have too much then not enough.
I also had to throw out the bottom layer of my parents 50th anniversary cake because we were flying home and had no where and no way to take that much cake home. unfortunately the party was the night before we were to fly home so there wasn't going to be enough opportunity to eat the rest of it. We did send some home with family that were close by, but we are talking lots of cake. I hated doing it, but no choice. I am also guilty of believing that because of so many different allergies and diabetics diets and so forth that everyone needs something they can have and not feel left out. So I make sure that there is something for everyone. If it is leftover and it is chocolate I can send it with my husband to work, but if it isn't chocolate there is a good bet it is still going to be leftovers for him to bring home.
I really like the idea that one lady said about that. Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt....I know there was something else in there too. BUT it gave me an idea to make a t-shirt that said OVERCAKERS ANONYMOUS!! I AM A MEMBER(this would be on a second line.
I can remember back to one of the first holidays my BIL was in attendance and wanted to know "Do you always have a cake for every person?"
Yes, I too am an "Overcaker" and proud of it!!
my BIL ...wanted to know "Do you always have a cake for every person?"
Doesn't everyone?
I always have more cake than needed.
It sure beats running out of cake 
When it is a family function, my family expects there will be leftovers 
I can also go overboard when it comes to complexity of design. Why do an easy cake when you can stay up all night sweating over a new idea that isn't working as planned?!!
Ditto to every part. My last cake (princess cake) was the only one I have made so far that wasn't excessively big. The mother begged that I not make a cake that would feed double the number of people. I barely restrained myself.
As it was if she hadn't cut monster pieces there would have been a ton left over and I was standing there the whole time watching her thinking "There isn't going to be enough cake, quit cutting such huge pieces! OMG 
we're going to run out of cake!!! 
"
We didn't - barely. That was cutting it close (ba-dum-bum), almost jumped out of my skin in panic. 
I can also go overboard when it comes to complexity of design. Why do an easy cake when you can stay up all night sweating over a new idea that isn't working as planned?!!
LOL!!! Love it! Been there so many times.
Rosie,
Each of us should bring extra cake, just in case.
Who's bringing the cake? Oh, yeah. ALL of us!
Make sure you only bring ONE slice per person...and uhhh...(whispering) maybe an extra slice in case we run out, right?
LOL
A 4" round, that's one serving right?
I think we'd better go with a 6" cake per person, just in case.
Good call. 
That could have been a disaster!
Rosie,
Each of us should bring extra cake, just in case.
yessss!! plus the Wilton cake serving guide LOL
Okay, my grandson is having his 4th b-day party this weekend. Guests will be around 30...
There's no way I'm only making 30 cupcakes!!!!!! what if someone wants more than one, huh??
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