Sheet/Kitchen Cakes

Re: Sheet/Kitchen Cakes

• second time around

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  I have never heard of this. Jenny Hurst does not have a minimun for the wedding cake. you could order all sheet cakes if you wanted. www.jennysbakedgoods.com We used her and loved her.

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• drakehj member

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  If it were me, I think I'd look into a different baker. From the reviews I have read on here about the few great ladies in Columbus that bake cakes, I'd try to get one of them instead.With that said, all of the highly recommended bakers on this board were booked for my date. So, I looked into Ele (formally known as Taste of Elegance) located in West Carrolton (Dayton area). Since I too am serving 200 people, they have a small 3 tier cake thats perfect size feeding 65 people. Then we are doing a variety of kitchen cakes that can feed anywhere from 24-96 people depending on the size. I know it sounds far away, but they do deliver all the way to Cleveland, and the charge for delivery is $100. My total quote for the cake was $400 which included the delivery charge.Hope this helps you some!

  

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• Alko726

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  Hmm... I've never heard of this either. Where have you looked so far? We never did tastings with actual bakeries, only those that run it out of their home, and none of them told us anything about a minimum. We went with Anita Kline (my favorite vendor thus far!), and as far as I know she'll make anything you want!

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  Thanks for the replies!  I have heard so many good things about Anita Kline, I'm definitely going to check her out.

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• KermitClin06 member

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  I haven't heard of a minimum order, but I have heard of bakers requiring no other cakes be present at the reception, for exactly the reason you specified. I can understand it too because they work hard to create a name for themselves. I also think you should look around at other bakers, because it's ridiculous this lady not allow sheet cakes. Most bakers even suggest sheet cakes to help meet budgets. Our baker does this.I have also heard of some people actually having a fake cake, or partially fake cake. Since the guests never actually see the cake being cut, except for the piece you cut into, you could have one tier be the real cake and the rest being styrofoam covered in icing and decorations. I don't know what the costs are for fake tiers, but it might be something worth asking.

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• chasegl member

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  I haven't heard of it but I can understand a baker not wanting another cake at the wedding.  But can't you just have then do the sheet cakes, too?  They're usually cheaper even though it's the same baker because the baker doesn't have to worry about the decoration being as perfect.I wouldn't book with someone who has lots of rules and isn't willing to work with a budget, though.One baker we looked at mentioned the fake cake thing and said they aren't much cheaper than a real cake because the same level of decoration has to go into it as the real cake.

  Wedding pics: http://www.lotzstudiosblog.com/home/2010/5/24/sheena-rich.html

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• shae726

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  I'm doing this same exact thing, I went with Anita Kline. We're going to have a small 3 tier cake, that'll just be for us ad our wedding party and having sheet cakes for everyone else. She had no problem with it at all. She prices it this way and doing a 5 tier cake for everyone and it came in about $200 cheaper.

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