tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post2717388510556896662..comments2024-03-26T21:07:19.468-04:00Comments on Cake Wrecks: Picture ThisJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-18239742614846966012010-09-27T16:08:30.276-04:002010-09-27T16:08:30.276-04:00eh- that's what you get for stealing other peo...eh- that's what you get for stealing other people's photos from the internet! call it divine retribution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-5551207322790691162010-09-25T15:52:44.537-04:002010-09-25T15:52:44.537-04:00I've only used edible photo printers for one t...I've only used edible photo printers for one type of cake, and those were historic book cakes like this one, using online facsimilies of the original books: http://www.geocities.com/magdacakes/Arbeau.html<br /><br />For that purpose, they were great. I'm not a big fan of photos on cakes in general though. And certainly not in this case!Magdahttp://www.geocities.com/magdacakesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-25347645326201628422010-09-25T11:18:39.365-04:002010-09-25T11:18:39.365-04:00This has nothing to do with timing. It's just ...This has nothing to do with timing. It's just plain weird to purchase a cake commemorating someone's career as a pop singer who just happens to have recently dieddepannage informatiquehttp://www.depannageinformatiquedomicile.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-86350534663716015352010-09-25T03:31:17.023-04:002010-09-25T03:31:17.023-04:00Wow! I definitely envy the owner of the i love sho...Wow! I definitely envy the owner of the i love shoes cake! Its a fashion wannabee shoes..I would love to wear it..But mostly, I would love to eat it!!<br />I like this blog..Its giving me all the other ways of making artful cake..though not all of them were adorable..some of them just dont get into my taste..they are just way too lowly to be appreciated..hahaha but i like the fashion shoes cake though..<br /><br />as always, this blog makes me hungry..definitly wanted to be eaten while playing my favorite <a href="http:mahjonghub.com" rel="nofollow">mah jong games</a>..pennyhttp://www.mahjonghub.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-91779412275369804712010-09-24T22:57:55.596-04:002010-09-24T22:57:55.596-04:00I fully agree with Jennifer--bakeries should be up...I fully agree with Jennifer--bakeries should be up front about their limitations. (For one thing, it keeps them from showing up on Cake Wrecks!) I'm currently working for myself, and I won't take on a project that I can't accomplish. It's just good business practice to make sure I can do what I say I can do. Bakeries not up to requested cakes can just say "This is a specialty cake, and we don't specialize in this particular kind of cake. How about this [cute and doable alternative] which could be ready in [fast amount of time]?"C at Talk to the Cloudshttp://www.talktotheclouds.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-87975942981445213132010-09-24T18:36:03.462-04:002010-09-24T18:36:03.462-04:00I went to the C.I.A, and we'd never do any of ...I went to the C.I.A, and we'd never do any of this crap. This is why you don't hire incompetent people.Jennifer Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567885257853378953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-2923611542657015022010-09-24T12:55:09.406-04:002010-09-24T12:55:09.406-04:00Seriously? That's just sad.Seriously? That's just sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-89891741985505307172010-09-24T10:45:26.123-04:002010-09-24T10:45:26.123-04:00I like the idea of having the baker sketch the dra...I like the idea of having the baker sketch the drawing first. And the baker should have said we can't do this and maybe made a suggestion as to what they could do! I bet they could have come up with something acceptable. I would appreciate the honesty. But don't blame the customer; she waasn't expecting this.Kalendinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-72054539728145712322010-09-24T03:51:23.676-04:002010-09-24T03:51:23.676-04:00WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?! sakes aliveWHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?! sakes aliveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065953981036605876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-6146219983949689282010-09-24T02:51:52.412-04:002010-09-24T02:51:52.412-04:00There is a nearby supermarket bakery that produces...There is a nearby supermarket bakery that produces very tasty results -- with real buttercream, I might add -- but no reasonable person would expect 'fancy' cakes from them, just as I wouldn't expect to sit down to a candlelit steak dinner under the 'golden arches'.<br /><br />If I were feeling optimistic about the creative resources of an establishment that sells both cake and cat litter, I would hand the decorator a sheet of paper and a box of crayons, saying, "Before you commit anything to frosting, draw your interpretation of my instructions."<br /><br />A decorator who can't at least sketch what they intend to do is by definition not going to be able to execute it, while a decorator who simply refused would also be refusing my business. <br /><br />A phone order would obviously require a different approach, but as a reasonably sane person who reads CW daily, I wouldn't be ordering a cake over the phone anyway -- that is known as a 'wreck request'.Craignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-79152226880419320412010-09-24T01:38:35.607-04:002010-09-24T01:38:35.607-04:00Guess they decided to be lazy.. sheesh. Can't ...Guess they decided to be lazy.. sheesh. Can't even understand a photo what the heck is this world coming to? Lol I really wish they never invented edible paper. At least not for a cake at any rate.Arlenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-56099660389428028032010-09-24T00:30:56.483-04:002010-09-24T00:30:56.483-04:00Gossamer said...
'I'd day you should write...Gossamer said...<br />'I'd day you should write "Do not print on edible paper" on the photo, but I know it wouldn't help...'<br /><br />Surely you know what you'd get then. The picture printed on edible paper on the cake, and "Do not print on edible paper" piped next to it in blue icing. And no sprinkles.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15191839779146739371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-36051207961455862822010-09-24T00:24:42.796-04:002010-09-24T00:24:42.796-04:00The saddest part is that whoever wrote "Welco...The saddest part is that whoever wrote "Welcome Little Monkey" has really good cake-penmanship... are there really people THIS retarded??Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156088132248134576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-74817503738900397652010-09-23T23:48:02.673-04:002010-09-23T23:48:02.673-04:00Egads! The only time I have ever seen an appropria...Egads! The only time I have ever seen an appropriate use of edible photo printing is when Bakerella made those adorable vintage Valentine cookie pops *squee* <br /><br />http://www.bakerella.com/valentines-day/Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064887970062876169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-85412144151404098892010-09-23T23:06:34.787-04:002010-09-23T23:06:34.787-04:00Ok, I just have to say to everyone that's spou...Ok, I just have to say to everyone that's spouting the "don't ask a grocery store chain bakery to do a designer cake for $14.99", that the bakeries need to be up-front and honest about the skills of their cake decorators, instead of saying, "Sure, we can do that" and then producing wrecks like this.<br /><br />Yes, it's not that smart to take a picture of a high-priced, very skilled cake to the local 'food-mart', and expect the staff to be up to the challenge. That is NOT the issue here. The issue is that the customer asked the bakery to do a cake like the one in the picture, with an alteration, and they AGREED to do it. They didn't say that the design was too complex or fancy for the staff decorators to reproduce. If, in fact, the bakery staff had said that, and then the customer insisted, then it would be, at least, partially the customer's fault. But, apparently, that DIDN'T happen. Instead, the bakery agreed to the design, and then produced this monstrosity. <br /><br />And I can't imagine why people would want to kick the customer when he/she is 'down', per se. Instead of lamenting the fact that the cake turned out as a wreck, people are saying that it's the customer's fault because he/she expected a $100+ result for $14.99. Way to be unsympathetic! I dearly hope that none of YOU experience that kind of disappointment, only to have people tell you it's YOUR fault for choosing a particular bakery!! You should expect higher quality from a professional bakery. Otherwise, why pay good money for a cake? Just bake your own cakes, if you can't expect a reasonable amount of quality from a bakery that is charging for their cakes!Jennifer Grigsbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399598287068983608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-37948887280500670332010-09-23T21:37:12.450-04:002010-09-23T21:37:12.450-04:00I REALLY need to get a job at one of these "l...I REALLY need to get a job at one of these "local bakeries".<br /><br />Really. What sort of education is required for this position? What level of talent do I need (my guess is "low"), no professionalism whatsoever...<br /><br />Sounds like my kind of place! I think the only issue is I'm probably way over qualified.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129315500639016270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-67365560007069554222010-09-23T21:25:10.252-04:002010-09-23T21:25:10.252-04:00Well, their heart was in the right place...(I thin...Well, their heart was in the right place...(I think).Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04511730674650817162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-53252230076010541792010-09-23T21:22:33.923-04:002010-09-23T21:22:33.923-04:00OY VEY OY VEY OY VEYOY VEY OY VEY OY VEYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-79911816912651552402010-09-23T21:03:41.598-04:002010-09-23T21:03:41.598-04:00You know, I think even an unexperienced grocery st...You know, I think even an unexperienced grocery store cake decorator who decorates cheapie cakes should at least have the competence to say "We can't do something that elaborate here," or "We don't do fondant. However, we can..." or, at the very, very least, "So you want this picture you handed to me printed onto the cake, right?<br /><br />Instead of, you know... guessing and letting the customer sort it out later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-4983150067152142202010-09-23T20:46:10.788-04:002010-09-23T20:46:10.788-04:00@ Anon 4:03pm
Oh, honey, we've all been there...@ Anon 4:03pm<br /><br />Oh, honey, we've all been there. I <i>cannot</i> get my husband to understand why I can't just go to Great Clips like he does, but they are NOT touching my dye job!<br /><br />WV = metratic, as in, "The cake was soooo bad that the customer developed a metratic!"Cyndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02234012743351398032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-70116144438997804682010-09-23T20:41:37.725-04:002010-09-23T20:41:37.725-04:00I have to agree with Dan, and I'm glad that so...I have to agree with Dan, and I'm glad that someone like him took my last Grocery Store Cake order (years ago). I much prefer honest customer service to a promise that can't be fulfilled.<br /><br />WV: cologe- a photo cake for a proctologist's retirement party (with chocolate piping around the edges).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-41750250438694640482010-09-23T19:20:27.774-04:002010-09-23T19:20:27.774-04:00I've laughed at the "printing a picture i...I've laughed at the "printing a picture instead of decorating the cake" wrecks before, but this one is just sad.<br /><br />I hear and accept the points made by those who say "don't ask a grocery store to do a high end baker's job," but, except in matters of spelling, grammar and common sense, cake customers know even less about cake decorating than grocery stores. To ignorant li'l me, that monkey cake looks easier to make than the race cars, Disney princesses and pretty roses that my grocery store displays already. While it may be unreasonable to expect a grocery store to produce a designer cake, is it unreasonable to expect them to decline demands they can't meet or to realize that an edible photo of another cake is not "a cake like this one"?Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-78504285239526785072010-09-23T19:16:27.414-04:002010-09-23T19:16:27.414-04:00Just goes to show that technology in the wrong han...Just goes to show that technology in the wrong hands can be a very bad thing.<br />However, I have used a photo print in making a "Headline News" type cake that was very tastefull (and tasty) for a 90th birthday using the page layout and fonts of the man's hometown newspaper. It was a huge success and is still one of my favorite cakes I have made.Sweet Somethings by Dawnettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09327895302506789324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-90290079452588925502010-09-23T19:12:08.367-04:002010-09-23T19:12:08.367-04:00Someone should open up a decorate your own cake ba...Someone should open up a decorate your own cake bakery. It would save people a lot of grief. <br /><br />Just a room, a cake, some frosting bags ready to pipe. It would look better than this.Andy Mathishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111869432073546594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-65081359298703975042010-09-23T19:11:49.373-04:002010-09-23T19:11:49.373-04:00This is pretty sad, but I have to say that anyone ...This is pretty sad, but I have to say that anyone that orders a cake from a grocery store bakery expecting it to look ANYthing like a cake from Pink Cake Box is probably mentally challenged. Or just really *really* cheap and expecting to get a cake worth $200 for $14.99.Dana Smithnoreply@blogger.com