This was the second weekend in a row with wedding cake baking on my calendar, and I have to admit, I am feeling like I'm in a bit of a groove. When someone asks me to make a wedding cake I always feel a little hesitant as there is a bit of pressure to make a cake as expected. Though I choose my recipients wisely, I never would try to create a perfect cake (I don't think that is possible) but I always KNOW a perfect cake is not expected. This go round was for a friend's father, whom I know but not extremely well. The conversation went something like this:
Them: "We would love to have you make our wedding cake, however since this is not a traditional wedding we would prefer to not have a traditional layered type wedding cake. We are estimating about 100 guests."
Me: "OK, do you have a favorite flavor of cake?"
Them: "Yes, we love yellow cake with chocolate frosting or spice cake"
Me (to myself): "A sheet cake? 100 people? What am I going to do?" No pressure here.
Solution? Six molasses spice bundt cakes with salted caramel sauce and whipped cream. I worried about whether six would be enough but due to time constraints (I arrived home Friday night from my real job) and only had Saturday morning to bake the cakes. I figured we would serve cake until it was gone, you snooze you lose. The wedding was scheduled to start at 11:00 am so I rose at 5 to begin. I had enough time to create six cakes, throw together a few decorations, pack everything up and deliver to the venue. I have to say, the cakes were a huge hit and yes, there was plenty and it wasn't because these were the variety of bundt cake you would be delivered by your neighbor in Everything, Everything.
Them: "We would love to have you make our wedding cake, however since this is not a traditional wedding we would prefer to not have a traditional layered type wedding cake. We are estimating about 100 guests."
Me: "OK, do you have a favorite flavor of cake?"
Them: "Yes, we love yellow cake with chocolate frosting or spice cake"
Me (to myself): "A sheet cake? 100 people? What am I going to do?" No pressure here.
Solution? Six molasses spice bundt cakes with salted caramel sauce and whipped cream. I worried about whether six would be enough but due to time constraints (I arrived home Friday night from my real job) and only had Saturday morning to bake the cakes. I figured we would serve cake until it was gone, you snooze you lose. The wedding was scheduled to start at 11:00 am so I rose at 5 to begin. I had enough time to create six cakes, throw together a few decorations, pack everything up and deliver to the venue. I have to say, the cakes were a huge hit and yes, there was plenty and it wasn't because these were the variety of bundt cake you would be delivered by your neighbor in Everything, Everything.
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| Fall in cake form! |
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