"Scott" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Vox Humana" > wrote:
>
> > I think the best thing to do is to ask the person who made the request.
> > Since they specified that they wanted a particular type of cake, then
they
> > should be able to describe it.
>
> ... and there's always the issue that the one being asked gets it right,
> but the one who did the asking didn't know what the item *really* is
> like.

If the OP doesn't understand what kind of cake to supply after talking to
the people who made the request, what's the chance he/she will get if right
after consulting with strangers on Usenet who a simply guessing? Had
someone said "I'm Vietnamese and I have a recipe for the only kind of cake
that has ever been server at a wedding in my county," then it would be a
different matter. Even in the USA, there are all sorts of different ideas
about what a wedding cake should be like. I suspect that there are regional
differences in Vietnam also.

I think that anyone who takes on the task of making a wedding cake is at
danger of disappointing someone on one of the most important and memorable
days of their life. If there is any chance that you don't know what you are
doing, then I recommend that you consider making a sample cake. That is the
only way that you know that you can make what you have promised and that the
bride and groom know what to expect. It gives both parties a chance to back
out. The sample cake doesn't have to be full scale, serving 350. It need
only be a six or nine inch layer cake that is decorated exactly as you
intend to deliver the entire cake.