Posted by Lisa on June 26, 1997 at 21:37:56:
In Reply to: Re: Wedding Cake Stress and fear posted by Gerard Jones on May 20, 1997 at 22:29:17:
: : I have done 8 wedding cakes in the last year and a half,
: : and I had to deliver them, some close and some 20 miles
: : away. The last one ,a key lime cake with key lime mousse
: : and whip creme iceing, started to melt. I finally got the
: : three tiers into a walkin and fixed it up. the scrool work
: : and some decoration were replaced with fresh flowers, it
: : looked o.k., not as nice as I had planed. I set it up in
: : the diningroom 15 min. before the guests arrived (close to
: : the window and the setting sun) :( I took one last look at
: : it, politely asked the sun not to beat to harshley on the
: : cake, then drove the 20 miles back to work. Let me tell you
: : I was a nervous wreck wondering if the cake was o.k.well it
: : was, and the week after the honeymoon the bride came into
: : my kitchen to thank me for such a wonderful cake. I
: : couldn't tell her that I seeped half her keylime mousse in
: : the sSheratons elevator. My dilema is I was worried about
: : all the cakes I made( I'm never worried about steaks) is
: : that something all new wedding cake bakers do? The guy at
: : my local supermarket bakery said "next time use very little
: : filling and pray. I don't know if the stress is worth the
: : money.
:Anyone who has to deliver a wedding cake in the heat Knows how stressful this can be. It is enough to make you quit. I did have one that didnt make it to its destination the way it was intended to. Good air conditioning in your vehicle. Blocking the sun from beating down; Ive even taped cardboard to my windows to keep the sun off the cake. You may also think about limiting your selections to something that wont be so fragile.I hope you are getting paid a good delivery fee. When the nightmare of a delivery is over and you successfuly set up your cake, you can stand back and enjoy your hard work, thats what will make you do it again. good luck!