How much is too much?

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Posted by lucamon

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Posted by SoinLoveRwe2

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Posted by lucamon

that seems like a really big DIY.
what if you just do a grooms cake?
do you have people that you work with and trust their cake making skills that you can have them do it with your instructions?
I don't bake and know nothing about cakes but IMO, the few days before the wedding it might be a project to big to tackle.

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Yeah the days before the wedding will be nuts! That's why it would have to be a fake cake- that and like I just put in a different response- I'm not insured- so my RH wouldnt let me make an edible cake unless I made it in their kitchen!

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If you do a fake cake then how do you do the cake cutting?

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EIther I can make one layer real so that we can cut into it.... OR I can just leave a slice out of the center layer and have it faving the back. The RH can put a slice in it's place-- no one would know!!



PS- thank you all for the compliments!! :)

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Posted by bella1028

wow!!! ordinarily i would say to just let the RH or a bakery make your cake so it is one less thing to be concerned with...but after seeing the cakes you have made...i think i agree with your FH...they are incredible and professional looking...they will def add a personal touch have you taken classes or is it something you just enjoyed and learned on your own?

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I'm moslty self taught. Once I realized that I loved doing it I went to Pastry School so that I'd have what I needed to get a job- but they don't teach you much about cake decorating!

So while I learned how to bake in school, the decorating is just a product of practice!

You are talented!

I know a few people who have made the first tier of their cake a real cake and the other tiers have been faux.

I say whatever works for you!

Go for it !! If you have time, make it a real cake. That may be too much stress though so FH's idea about sheet cakes for the RH to cut are great. A lot less expensive too.