Why is there a miminum order requirement for wedding cakes? We hate to require a minimum, however since we only do 3-5 weddings per weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday), we must meet overhead costs and operation expenses. Many bakeries do 10-20 weddings per weekend, however we limit our orders to ensure quality is never overlooked. The minimum is currently $600 for the total order.

1. The number one question or comment that I get or hear is "What is your actual price per serving with everything included? Lots of people feel that bakers tend to "nickel and dime you to death". (answer)

2. What are the prices and how do you compare? Our prices are moderately ranked within the DFW area. The current (February 2008) DFW price per slice according to research is approximately $4.62 per serving. Our prices are generally much lower and can found on the price list page.

3. About how many servings should we plan for? Servings depend on several things. The most important factor is obviously the number of guests that will be attending. Perhaps the biggest factor is whether or not you will be serving wine, beer or liquor. If you are serving any alcoholic beverages that will automatically decrease the amount of cake needed. A rule of thumb is: If you are having 200 guests and serving beer and wine, then you will only need 200-220 cake servings TOTAL between bride and groom's cake.

4. Do you deliver and set-up? Is there a charge? Yes delivery and set-up is $45. Our cakes can always be picked up, but we suggest having it professionally delivered. Average delivery and set-up is usually between 2 and 3 hours. While we hate charging for delivery, an entire day has to be devoted to deliveries and organizing our itinerary so that our schedule can work with your venues, especially the reception site and their guidelines for delivery. There is not a delivery charge for Duncanville, Cedar Hill or Midlothian.

5. Do you stay at the reception to cut the cake? Sorry, we do not.

6. What kind of icing do you use? We prefer to use our special recipe buttercream-cream cheese icing. It is absolutely the best icing in the business. Our icing is 100% made from scratch and only with the best ingredients including Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Real Butter and Crisco. We would NEVER use a premade bucket icing.

7. How do we get together to plan? After filling out the contact form, you will be contacted with dates and times for consultations. We only do consultations on Sundays, so our times can become very limited.

8. Why should I choose The Cake Guys as my cake designer? In our opinion, we are one of the best designers... as you can tell by the website. We are forthcoming and honest. We do not try to sell you more cake then you will need. And as you will be able to tell in the consultation, our cakes taste amazing! By the way, our web site is designed to provide as much information as possible. We hope it answers most of your questions.

9. What flavors of cake do you make? (answer)

10. How can we avoid having so much cake left? If you book with us you will have up until 14 days before your wedding to finalize your numbers. This will help with excess cake being ordered. Plus we will be as conservative as possible while planning your cake.

11. How do you determine how much a cake serves? (Serving Chart) (answer)

12. Is a contract involved? Of course. At the consultation, we will complete a contract. You will be given the contract to take with you and if you choose us, all you have to do is send the contract in with the deposit and your date is reserved.

13. Is a deposit required? Yes. Usually about 25% of the total cost reserves your date. The only time your date is secure is once your deposit has been submitted.

14. Can a cake be two or more flavors? Of course! About 80% of our orders have more than one flavor, plus there is no extra charge.

15. Groom's cakes. What is the current trend? (answer)

16. How do we determine how much of both cakes to order? Do guests usually get a slice of both? These days guests usually do NOT get a piece of each unless it is a dessert reception only. If you are serving dinner or heavy finger food, then we always suggest about 1.25 times the amount of guests you are having. Example: 100 x 1.25 = 125 servings. If you are having alcohol or beer that number is even lower. Of course....every situation is different so it just depends on many factors. We will discuss all of your options during the consultation.

17. Does The Cake Guys do any catering or other food? No, not at this time.

18. How many designers work on the cakes? We have 2 designers and other help who assisst us from beginning to end.

19. I want fresh flowers. Is it okay to use fresh flowers on cakes? Of course.

20. What exactly is a "fake" cake? Have you ever used "fake" cakes for a tier in a cake? Actually we always suggest fakes. Every one of our cakes have at least one fake in them. Fakes can be used as a base or throughout the cake to increase the number of tiers without having to increase the cake servings. It is a very economical way to build a big more formal cake.

21. What are the prices of fake cakes? (answer)

22. Is there a minimum amount (price) to place a cake order? Yes! We specialize in wedding cakes and the cake order minimum is $600.

23. What do you put cakes on? Do you have those cake plateaus? How much are the cake plateaus? We place all cakes on silver boards and we strongly suggest renting our cake plateaus. The cost of plateaus is only $25 for one cake plateau and $40 for both cakes. The plateaus are an incredible way to display your cake and really economical.

24. What are those bows (that are on the top of cakes and on the sides) made out of and how much do they cost? Bows on our cakes are made of gumpaste. Gumpaste is an edible sugar dough that is rolled out and molded in various shapes, such as bows and tails. The cost is generally around $45.

25. What do I bring to the consultation? How much does it cost? What happens during a consultation, and how many people can attend the consultation? The cake consultation is free. We will put together a contract, answer all of your questions and of course you will taste our wonderful cakes. It is imperative that each bride bring pictures and ideas, because the consultation process is only 1 hour in length. As many as 3 other people can attend (4 including the bride) and please limit the consultation to only adults. If there are more people than 4 that is fine, however we only have room to seat about 4.

26. Can I change my cake design once we send in the contract/deposit? Yes, you have up until 14 days before your wedding to make any changes, including design,and amount of servings needed.

27. Why is it so difficult to schedule a consultation? In most cases, we only offer consultations on Sundays. Wed do 12 or 13 consultations on Sundays. We generally have consultations 3 times a month. We fulfill requests for consultations as soon as we can get to the scheduling process. We try our best to get back to potential brides as soon as possible. We value each and every bride that contacts us.

28. Why is there no phone contact information on this website? We do not list phone numbers on our company website, becasue we are bombarded weekly with hundreds of calls. Once a bride comes in for a consultation, our personal information is given out on the contract. We have designed this website to contain as much information as possible. Any information that is not listed can generally be covered during the consultation.

29. Do you do 3-D cakes (groom's cakes). We do not do 3-D cakes any longer. These cake are very very time consuming and usually very expensive. BUT, there are many options to making a great groom's cake thematic!

30. Do you suggest saving the top tier (tradtional). Yes we do! We actually make your top tier fake (fake on inside, iced perfectly on the outside) and have your top tier preboxed for you with freezing directions on how to freeze, store and thaw! If you follow those directions your topper will be in great condition on your first anniversay! But is you don't want to wait a year, we suggest perhaps eatting it on your first month anniversary......or perhaps when you return from your honeymoon during romantic relaxing dinner.....

31. When do you deliver? We generally deliver 2 hours before your event. Most venues will only allow other vendors in 2 hours prior. However, we schedule delivery based on our delivery itinerary for that day.

32. How many weddings do you do a weekend? Generally speaking we do 3-5. It all depends on our schedule and how large other events are.

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