Baker?

christinelyn0131 · April 2010

A very close family friend went to school to be a baker (culinary school). She had her own bakery in her younger days, but maybe only makes 1 cake a year now.

Should we trust her to make our cake?

Is asking her to make a test/dummy too much?

kaesha · April 2010

I don't think there's anything wrong with asking if you can sample the cake she'll be making. Of course, if you do go that route and hate it, you'll have to be prepared for letting her know you hate it.

melissamc2 · April 2010

Definitely ask for a trial run. We are using what has been called the top bakery in Canada and it has been featured on Food Network's "Best of Wedding Cakes" and "Challenge," (and provided all sweets in the Olympic Village) and we STILL had a tasting to sample the cake and see in person creations. You can never be too careful when it's such a big part of the reception (at least to me it is!).

If she's a good friend and good at what she does, this won't be a problem at all. If you want/need more justification for having her do it, schedule a tasting with your fiance and either some of the wedding party or your parents. Then you can just say "Oh, everyone wanted to have an idea of what we're having and give their opinion before we make a final decision!"

Good luck!

katieanne85 · May 2010

Make sure you check out her portfolio, references, or whatever else she has, and do a tasting and test run.... if you are paying her like a normal baker.
If she is doing it as a favor/gift, doing all that is kind of snubbing her generosity, but maybe you could have her make a birthday cake or something if that even comes up so you can see her work in person, and pay her for it.

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