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Post by sonsandjulie on Sept 7, 2006 18:55:50 GMT -2
Hi,
I've been asked to make a newspaper shaped cake, I'm not to sure how to go about this so before I say yes or no I thought I'd ask you all for some advice. I don't want to say yes and find out that I've bitten of more than I can chew.
thanks
Julie
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Post by dkcrooby on Sept 7, 2006 19:15:49 GMT -2
Hi,
I've seen them before and I suppose it's a photo cake but I'm not sure if they base it on a real newspaper or not.
I"ll be interested to find out!
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Post by rach on Sept 8, 2006 4:45:50 GMT -2
yes seen them too..again I think they do it like a photo cake but not 100% sure
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Post by dkcrooby on Sept 8, 2006 7:28:36 GMT -2
I've had a look again and they are personalised so I suppose you could do your own in Word or Powerpoint and then send it to be printed onto icing.
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Post by Nauseen on Sept 8, 2006 7:31:55 GMT -2
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Post by rach on Sept 8, 2006 7:40:54 GMT -2
they are really good.......wonder how they did it
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Post by Nauseen on Sept 8, 2006 8:07:44 GMT -2
Think they are all photo cakes. You need to get quite a big size done. I think you can use a photoshop programme to write whatever you want on say an a4 size sheet then save it as a picture and when you get them printed with whoever you use for photocakes priting you can ask them to enlarge it to whatever size they use. I saw another picture which i could not put on here but instead of using a photo on the newspaer frontpage they used a flower posy. Very nice if it's for a female celebration.
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Post by sonsandjulie on Sept 16, 2006 5:59:06 GMT -2
Hi All, Thanks for all your advice on the newspaper cake but, I've decided to give this one a miss. I've now been asked to do a cake of a limo. Does any one now where I can find a picture of a limousine cake for me to follow, I've had a look about and I can't find one. Thanks again Julie  |
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Post by rach on Sept 16, 2006 6:38:36 GMT -2
Oh Julie..
MAKE sure you price it right.......after my probs with the chevvy car...oh dear..they are so much harder than they look..have you done a realistic car before..if you havent maybe try a small one first...
That is the only cake that has ever defeated me I charged £75 and then I couldnt get it right and the cake shop chraged £125....so guess who was out of pocket as I had to make up the difference,..but the client was happy..also I wasnt feeling too good that week aswell..but we live and learn..
I just hope and I am sure it will be alot better tahn my attempt..still have nightmares about theat one....
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Post by dkcrooby on Sept 16, 2006 7:51:10 GMT -2
Hi Julie, I've found photo and boy oh boy, i would charge so much to do one of these. Don't be shy about asking a lot because if they do accept it, it looks like hard work!   |
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Post by rach on Sept 16, 2006 9:29:36 GMT -2
Not me wouldnt touch it witha barge pole.....lol.........but I do have a car phobia now..lol..
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Post by sonsandjulie on Sept 16, 2006 16:14:02 GMT -2
O MY GOD! What have I done, I've aready agreed to do the cake I thought it would be quiet straight forward but looking at that picture has got me really worried. I wonder if I can get out of it as looking at how much work as gone into that cake I have certainly undercharged too.Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh  |
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Post by dkcrooby on Sept 16, 2006 16:36:51 GMT -2
Oh Julie! How much have you charged?
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Post by rach on Sept 16, 2006 16:54:53 GMT -2
Julie....Oh Julie how much did u charge..if you have undercharged say to them you have researched the limo and found there is alot more work etc and say you have had to reprice it..........then leave it to them if they still want to go ahead....
I wouldnt charge less than £130.00 to £150.00 for that cake..not that I would touch it anyway....
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Post by sonsandjulie on Sept 17, 2006 7:04:40 GMT -2
£40 I was doing it as a favor for a friend of a friend and I don't think they were looking to pay any more than that. I'm going to speck to my friend tomorrow and see if I can get out of it for £40 it's not going to be worth the hassle or the stress. |
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