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kcmom3
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Joined: Mar 21, 2008
Posts: 4
Location: louisiana
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Thu May 15, 2008 9:42 pm |
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newby here wanting to know about how many cakes on average can you sanely take on in one weekend? just a ball park figure. |
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bigmama1961
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Joined: Sep 20, 2007
Posts: 512
Location: Tennessee
Birthday: Sep 12
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Thu May 15, 2008 9:56 pm |
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WELL I HAVE FOR SAT IS 3, HALF SHEET CAKES, BARBIE CAKE, BRIDAL SHOWER CAKE,STEVEN MCQUEEN FROM CARS, AND A JERGERY sh** CAKE TO MAKE.THATS ABOUT ALL I CAN HANDLE AT HOME BUT I BAKE FRI MORNING DECORAT THAT NIGHT,BUT I MAKE MY ICEING UP BY THE BUCKET THE DAY BEFORE.THIS MAKES IT EASIER FOR ME. |
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Shola
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Joined: Apr 10, 2008
Posts: 353
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Birthday: Feb 25
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Thu May 15, 2008 10:28 pm |
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leahs
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Joined: Jun 19, 2007
Posts: 3425
Location: Louisville, KY
Birthday: May 29
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Fri May 16, 2008 5:02 am |
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Well, I have 6 wedding cakes, 2 groom's cakes and a coupe of tiny anniversary cakes this weekend. All from my licensed home kitchen and just me, with DH to help deliver. And a candy order.
I've found that I can get out about 950 servings of cake by myself in a weekend. I've found it helpful to think in terms of servings, rather than number of cakes. |
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indydebi
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Joined: Jul 07, 2006
Posts: 15102
Location: Indianapolis IN
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Fri May 16, 2008 5:32 am |
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I have to balance catering and cakes. Last weekend I had 3 wedding cakes .... 13 tiers (one was the hand-cut chocolate city skyline) plus 2 buffets and 2 shower sheet cakes. These all came immediately after I finished a 5-day-all-day catering job.
The volume I can book is affected depending on if it's a drop 'n run or an event I have to stay and staff, and where the event is being held. For example, I can do 3 wedding/caterings in one day if they are timed right and close. I had one that was for 300 people and it was over an hour away, so that was the only booking I could take for that day.
what kills me is when I have to spend 2 days driving around buying food supplies. It helps now that I've set up truck deliveries but there are still some things I can only get at walmart or at sam's. |
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