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fatrockstarMy wedding cake was the highlight of my wedding. I loved that cake. Not only was it beautiful, it was absolutely delicious. We took a couple of slices with us on our honeymoon and Garret laughed at me for eating leftover wedding cake as we waited for our bags to appear on the claim carousel. It was really, really good. White chocolate cake, with alternating layers of mocha and white chocolate cream, and a layer of wedgewood-colored fondant over the butttercream decorated with white snowflakes. Oh, man... worth every penny.
When we got home from our honeymoon, however, we discovered that Garret's mother had preserved many other dishes from our wedding buffet, but decided to throw away the rest of the cake. "It was all hard and stale, you wouldn't have wanted it." I threw a FIT -- "That cake cost us $500 -- I would have eaten it if it were covered in ants and mold, fer crissakes! How could you be so horribly thoughtless!" I broke down in tears. My mother-in-law was unaffected. She didn't like fondant, so she threw away my wonderful wedding cake. It took me a long time to get over that.
The price of our cake included an anniversary cake. Basically a small reproduction of the top layer of our cake to be baked and eaten on our first anniversary. "Our cakes don't taste very good after they've been in the freezer for a year, trust me," the lady said. This saved Garret's mother from my hatred.
Just today I called the baker to redeem this cake, realizing that my anniversary was just a little over a month away. A haggard old man answered and was polite. He explained that he had bought the bakery this summer, and things have not been going very well businesswise. He promised the seller that he would honor the anniversary cakes due prior to him taking the helm, and assured me the quality was just the same.
Unfortunately, there will be no wedgewood fondant or snowflakes. And I would have to arrange a time to get the cake soon, because he could not forsee being in business past the end of this month. Unlike previous years, the bakery had NO orders for December weddings or Christmas parties this year.
I was tempted to just cancel and cut my losses. What if he had no orders because the quality wasn't the same? What if he moved the bakery to a harder-to-find location with a different kitchen? Why did my baker sell out? I didn't want to pick it up a month early, but @#!! I paid for this cake!
So... I'm probably going to eat frozen cake on my anniversary anyway. That's just sad. I really loved that wedding cake--it was THE best part of my wedding, hands down.
When we got home from our honeymoon, however, we discovered that Garret's mother had preserved many other dishes from our wedding buffet, but decided to throw away the rest of the cake. "It was all hard and stale, you wouldn't have wanted it." I threw a FIT -- "That cake cost us $500 -- I would have eaten it if it were covered in ants and mold, fer crissakes! How could you be so horribly thoughtless!" I broke down in tears. My mother-in-law was unaffected. She didn't like fondant, so she threw away my wonderful wedding cake. It took me a long time to get over that.
The price of our cake included an anniversary cake. Basically a small reproduction of the top layer of our cake to be baked and eaten on our first anniversary. "Our cakes don't taste very good after they've been in the freezer for a year, trust me," the lady said. This saved Garret's mother from my hatred.
Just today I called the baker to redeem this cake, realizing that my anniversary was just a little over a month away. A haggard old man answered and was polite. He explained that he had bought the bakery this summer, and things have not been going very well businesswise. He promised the seller that he would honor the anniversary cakes due prior to him taking the helm, and assured me the quality was just the same.
Unfortunately, there will be no wedgewood fondant or snowflakes. And I would have to arrange a time to get the cake soon, because he could not forsee being in business past the end of this month. Unlike previous years, the bakery had NO orders for December weddings or Christmas parties this year.
I was tempted to just cancel and cut my losses. What if he had no orders because the quality wasn't the same? What if he moved the bakery to a harder-to-find location with a different kitchen? Why did my baker sell out? I didn't want to pick it up a month early, but @#!! I paid for this cake!
So... I'm probably going to eat frozen cake on my anniversary anyway. That's just sad. I really loved that wedding cake--it was THE best part of my wedding, hands down.
