Dee Dee wrote:
> On Jul 16, 5:30 am, "kilikini" > wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>> kilikini wrote:
>>>>> I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every
>>>>> time I ask, so..... I'm askin'.
>>
>>>>> In any case, the daughter wants a 3 tiered cake. That one,
>>>>> somehow, falls to me because it's not covered under their
>>>>> government foodstamps because it would be a special order.
>>>>> Amanda, the birthday girl, wants a white cake with pink frosting.
>>>>> Does anyone have an excellent recipe for a white cake? I need
>>>>> moist, delectable, finger-lickin' good. In other words, I have
>>>>> to have something taste good at this party for 60 people! It
>>>>> must be a white cake with pink icing.
>>
>>>>> kili
>>
>>>> Just have them buy a few boxes of of white cake mix and some cans
>>>> of frosting and red food dye, and whatever else the method on the
>>>> back of the box calls for (oil?). Their food stamps will cover
>>>> that. There's NO reason for you to pay for it; you aren't exactly
>>>> rolling in dough. You can bake it for them.
>>
>>> Forgot to say, they CAN buy the ingredients for a cake with their
>>> food stamps if it must be from scratch. Flour, sugar, eggs, etc.
>>> It doesn't have to come from a bakery. Box mixes would be easier on
>>> you, though 
>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> They would be easier. I'm still trying to figure out how to make
>> the tiers. Amanda wants round tiers, like a wedding cake, and she
>> wants icing around it to look like ribbons and bows that are tying
>> up the tiers. Gosh almighty, I'm not a professional baker!!!!!
>>
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>
> Take up money for something at Costco. Lordy, what a task!
> Things like this takes a lot of experience. I'd be thinking
> 'nightmare' right now. Tiers! Tiers?
> Dee Dee
Yeah, those are my thoughts exactly. At first it was supposed to be a cake
for about 10 of her friends. No problem. I was thinking sheet cake. No
sweat. Now it's this big gala affair for about 60 guests with a dress code
and everything. Sheesh! The girls have to wear pink and white and the boys
are required to wear black and white. I don't own anything pink and I'm not
about to buy anything pink just so that I can serve her friends some cake
and reheated, prefab meatballs. I'm sorry. I'm wearing what I'm wearing.
If this were a wedding that I had to cater, it would be different, but it's
a girl's 17th birthday party. It's not even a life event like turning 18 or
turning 21 or even 40. She'll be 17. My gift to her is making the cake and
I'll do it to the best of my ability, but she's turning this thing into an
elaborate affair. Oh, and now she wants to add pre-cooked shrimp to the
menu because they're pink. I told her mother to please NOT buy pre-cooked
shrimp (which is generally more expensive) but to buy raw shrimp and I'll
cook it. Her mother was stunned and said that they really like the store
pre-cooked shrimp. Okay, whatever. I find them salty and watery, but,
HMMV. Heck, I'd even be willing to do a sweet & sour marinade and grill
some shrimp up on skewers, but if she prefers the pre-cooked ones, that's
her choice. (Have I mentioned that they really don't know anything about
good food?)
I'm getting frustrated because they're calling me up on the hour, changing
their minds about menus and such. This party is still over a month away.
Oh, and they're adding virgin pina coladas and daqueris. I think that's a
little over the top and rather expensive on a food stamp budget, but, maybe
that's just me.
kili <----- getting more frustrated by every phone call from them.