Cake quote (holy fukc)

[rubber pants]

So for Marisa's first birthday party (this upcoming Sat), there is an amazing bakery that I had quote her cake.  We are expecting 80 people so the cake has to be big. 

I wanted a Bambi themed cake and found this picture.  I emailed it to the cake place with a few changes to be made. 




They called me back today with a quote.  $510 dollars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG.  I nearly fell out of my goddamn chair.

Im still hellbent on having them do it, becuase they did her Christening cake and it was gorgeous and delicious. 

They are going to NOT make any of the other characters, and have bambi laying on top tier surrounded by a bunch of flowers and butterflies.    Her cake smash cake will have thumper on it.

That made the price drop down to $345.  Its still redic, but do-able, I guess.  Much better than $510.  


I should add that I live in CT, and everything is super expensive here. 

[mrsjaymay]

omg! My H would shit a brick if I spent that on her cake!

It is beautiful though! Can't wait to see how hers turns out!

[teamhayes]

Can you try looking on etsy and buy the topper yourself and just have her make the cake>

It is beautiful though,

[charlielove]

That is spendy, but it does look like some intricate work, and if you know they'll do a good job it's worth it. Definitely PIP the cake! I can't wait to see it.

[teamhayes]

don't look edible but much cheaper

www.etsy.com/listing/52190953/woodland-animals-bunnybaby-dear?ref=sr_gallery_9&ga_search_query=bambi+cake+topper&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all

[teamhayes]

www.etsy.com/listing/120951370/vintage-disney-collection-bambi-and?ref=sr_gallery_2&ga_search_query=bambi+cake+topper&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all


www.etsy.com/listing/111849172/match-your-invitation-we-can-make-your?ref=sr_gallery_6&ga_search_query=bambi+cake+topper&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all

[SteelCity44]

That's more than my wedding cake cost!

[sno&2peas]

It's beautiful! I spent that much on my wedding cake  and also had a groom's cake (a dog)... Um for my kid's birthday I bought a sheet cake and had sugar winnie the pooh, bees, and hunny pots made from some chick on Etsy for $20. Is there any way you can buy a "cheaper" cake and do that too?? The characters I had on our cake were of the same quality.
This is who I bought from and what I bought minus the sign so it was cheaper

www.etsy.com/listing/117885160/winnie-the-pooh-inspired-edible-cake?ref=sr_gallery_11&ga_search_query=winnie+the+pooh+cake+topper&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_ref=auto3&ga_search_type=all

[Faevantastic]

Holy crap!

[TrudyCampbell]

I'm actually surprised the quote was that low for such a fancy cake! But the places around here are nutty.

[skiesthelimit]

Holy moly!! I complained about X's 77$ cake!

[Regina Philange]

What the what? Its a beautiful cake but that's a lotta freaking money.


And wait. Are we eating Bambi here? Or is it just a topper?

eta: Nevermind, I understand now.

[bebeetmoi]

Ummmmm you don't even want to know the quotes I got. The bakery I ended up going with had the best price, but it's still a lot of money for a cake IMO.

[muppetinma]

That really doesn't seem that high for that much work. I think Charm City Cakes (Ace of Cakes) doesn't do cake for less than $1,000.

[Dorothy Zbornak]

Apr 2, 2013 12:27:24 GMT -5 Regina Philange said:

What the what? Its a beautiful cake but that's a lotta freaking money.


And wait. Are we eating Bambi here? Or is it just a topper?

For that much money, I sure as fuck had better be eating Bambi. And all of Bambi's woodland friends.

[rubber pants]

Apr 2, 2013 12:27:24 GMT -5 Regina Philange said:

What the what? Its a beautiful cake but that's a lotta freaking money.


And wait. Are we eating Bambi here? Or is it just a topper?

eta: Nevermind, I understand now.

ha!  its just the topper!  There will be no Bambi eating.

I justified this by saying "but its her FIRST birthday".    I did have to call DH first to get the OK from him as well.

I have officially lost my damn mind. 

[unclejesse]

That is entirely too expensive for a first birthday IMO. I understand the time and work that goes into intricate cakes, and fondant is expensive to begin with, but yikes.

[bubbyboo]

Wow.  It's beautiful!  But I don't plan on spending more than that on her whole birthday!  I am, however, cheap...and broke.  So ya know.  

[laurack]

OMG

[laurack]

I was hoping our whole party would cost quite a bit less than that

[christidee]

The cake is gorgeous. It sounds about right for the pricing though for how many slices and how detailed it is. I can't wait to see the final product.

[angiekay84]

I about shit a brick when Albertsons told me 75 dollars. I mean, who pays more than 40 dollars at ALBERTSONS?! I have never ordered a two tiered cake there before, so that was new. Thank goodness the smash cake was free!

That is a lot I money!

[spaghetticat]

Apr 2, 2013 12:31:12 GMT -5 Dorothy Zbornak said:

Apr 2, 2013 12:27:24 GMT -5 Regina Philange said:

What the what? Its a beautiful cake but that's a lotta freaking money.


And wait. Are we eating Bambi here? Or is it just a topper?

For that much money, I sure as fuck had better be eating Bambi. And all of Bambi's woodland friends.

I'm camping in the car and almost woke the baby bc I snorted so loud.

Hey, if you've got the money, more power to ya. And 80 ppl, omg.