Official Birthday/Anniversary Cake thread Part II

[lurkyloo]

OK, remember when some of us got all agitated about Disney jacking up the price of the 6-inch non-custom cakes you can order at the restaurant podium (i.e., not in advance) and then outsourcing them to Sara Lee? And then when we found out that only parks and resorts without their own bakery were serving Sara Lee cakes?

Well I decided to do a taste test of both kinds of cakes and report back.... Thank goodness for the DDE (a.k.a. Tables in Wonderland) discount, although using it meant I had to pay a gratuity on the cakes, so I spent almost $21 each anyway...


Cake Made By WDW Bakery

This was a measly 3 inches high (it looked like an EasyBake Oven cake!) and tasted like a stale Twinkie covered in whipped cream I ordered it from our server at Coral Reef restaurant, which uses Epcot’s bakery.

Cake Made By Sara Lee

This was the height of a cake you’d buy at a grocery store – it was about 5 or 6 inches – and tasted like one too. The frosting was thick buttercream and the cake was moist. It didn't taste like it had been frozen. I ordered it at the podium at Tony’s Town Square in the Magic Kingdom, which does not have a bakery that makes cakes for the park’s restaurants (just the Main Street Bakery for guests).

I happen to think most grocery store cakes are pretty good for what they are and what they cost, and I hate whipped cream frosting, so that’s the way this taste test skewed....

I declare Sara Lee cake the WINNER!!!

 

[katieam1]

Has anyone ever heard of being charged $25 per dessert for ordering multiple desserts in one restaurant?? Also can anyone describe what fondant tastes like?? Trying to decide what type of cake to get whether to try fondant or go with buttercream.

 

[cherokeemamma]

Hi Guys,
Just back from a wonderful trip. While there I tried and tried to get a cake from Disney delivered and/or I would pick it up and take it myself to Yak & Yeti. I called the hotline and tried every avenue I could think of to no avail. I wanted to surprise a friend on her Bday and we were dining at Y&Y at AK. We were a party of 11 and the Y&Y was her choice, so I didn't want to change the rest. I wanted it be a surprise.

At the beginning of our trip I ran into a member of the dreamteam and had a discussion with her about the cake issue and asked her to help me. We went to guest relations and spent at least 30-45 minutes calling all over Disney to get the issue resolved. Honestly, she was as perplexed as I was.

Well, guess what the Dream Team couldn't even make it happen. So, if you want a cake (the only cake avail is the 6" $21 cake) at the Yak and Yeti...forget about it. Disney cannot do it....and neither can the dream team. She did help me out in a really cool way but you'll have to read my upcoming TR to find out just what exactly. I don't have a title yet....sorry.

The moral of this cake story ...if you want a personalized/specialty cake do not go to Y&Y.

 

[katieam1]

So cute!! Did you specify how many layers it was or is this how they come when you order them? Trying to decide what size to get.

Thanks!!

 

[lurkyloo]

Has anyone ever heard of being charged $25 per dessert for ordering multiple desserts in one restaurant??

No.

Also can anyone describe what fondant tastes like?? Trying to decide what type of cake to get whether to try fondant or go with buttercream

The current fave description on the weddings board is "candy corn," but ours tasted like hardened clay. Most people do not eat Disney fondant.

Also, fondant is MUCH more expensive than buttercream and usually it is peeled off before the cake is served (there is buttercream on the cake underneath the fondant). So unless you have your heart set on a complicated design that can only be executed in fondant, I say save the $$ and get buttercream!

 

[katieam1]

Trying to decide where to order my cake from any suggestions? Who has the best? Never ordered a cake before. Celebrating my 25th my husband's 30th my youngests 1st and my older daughter's 2nd so trying to have a real special trip with a really good cake and/or a really special dessert.

Dining at:

Akershus (dinner)
Coral Reef (Lunch)
Biergarten (dinner)
Chef Mickey's (dinner)
The Crystal Palace (lunch)
The Garden Grill (dinner)
Grand Floridian Cafe (dinner)- Any other suggestions on good desserts here?

 

[buzz1fan]

In this particular case I ordered the cake along with the menu and diver. It was for my DD's 18th and I only told them I wanted choc/choc. Some times they write an inscription on the plate or like ours they place the chocolate birthday banners onto it. We liked what they did but if you want a more personalized, ornate cake you have to go up a size. Like I said this was just right for the 3 of us. Hope this helps a bit.

Thank you for the information. I want a small cake, I didnt want to have a lot left over or carry it around. We plan on coral reef our first night, and we are going for my son's 5th birthday. Now I need to figure out the diver/and menu. Thanks again!!

 

[Jenna319]

Katieam1:

I would go with Grand Floridian Cafe.... they seem to have the best cakes and most options for cake flavors! I ordered a cake for my DH at 1900 Park Fare for next week! I will post pics when I get back!

 

[CakeManBri]

You've got it all wrong. The whipped cream looking cake is sara lee and the other is made on property by Disney. I can tell by the decorations as I am a decorator for Disney. Just thouhgt I'd let you all know!

 

[lilmissdisney216]

can't wait til my girls trip for my 21st birthday. I plan on having a special cake made for my birthday. Has anyone ever had one of the tiers of the wedding cake with the silver mickey head stamps remade for their birthday? I was looking to have that done for my 21st. I wanted that cake maybe in marble with fresh strawberry filling and maybe the solid chocolate castle on top or (if possible) Dumbo or Mickey, and some sort of Polynesian flowers along the edge of the cake on top.

 

[Sandy321]

You've got it all wrong. The whipped cream looking cake is sara lee and the other is made on property by Disney. I can tell by the decorations as I am a decorator for Disney. Just thouhgt I'd let you all know!

Thank you for joining the thread.

all I know is I love the Sara Lee cakes I can pick out from my stores freezer department... and I HATED the Disney frozen cake I got 3 years ago at LTT -

from the pictures posted, her first picture she said was a Disney frozen cake looks exactly like the cake we got at LTT 3 years ago...

(I also know I'm very cold this morning - its 47 deg F!!)

Do we have to prepay for the cakes? slipper? (I dont think so, I think I just need to give them my CC# to hold)

 

[jcemom]

You've got it all wrong. The whipped cream looking cake is sara lee and the other is made on property by Disney. I can tell by the decorations as I am a decorator for Disney. Just thouhgt I'd let you all know!

Are you sure? That whipped cream thing they call a cake certainly does not look like any pre-made cake I've ever seen. There was another cake picture posted on this thread of a pre-made chocolate cake and it looked similar in size and design to the second photo with the Mickey on top, buttercream frosting. *I* think the PP is correct in stating that the whipped cream cake is a Disney creation and the buttercream cake is pre-made.

I must say, if I got that 3" high whipped cream covered cake and was charged $21 for it I think I'd have sent it back, LOL. It's pitiful looking. My DD5 can do better than that with her Easy Bake oven!

 

[lurkyloo]

You've got it all wrong. The whipped cream looking cake is sara lee and the other is made on property by Disney. I can tell by the decorations as I am a decorator for Disney. Just thouhgt I'd let you all know!

Well I'm just going by what you told me! You said only the Magic Kingdom restaurants would have Sara Lee cakes, while the restaurants at places with their own bakeries, like Epcot, would have WDW-made cakes.

I got that Mickey cake at a Magic Kingdom restaurant, and I got the whipped cream-looking cake at an Epcot restaurant.

 

[princesswendy720]

There was a picture on the original cake thread of a Mickey Dome Cake...does anyone know where this was from and how much it cost?

 

[surgefest]

I'm sure i missed this somewhere... But for the mickey head cake. i think i saw it was $48.00???? a few questions about it... How big is it? how many would it serve?? What different choices do you have with it as far as flavors?? Does anyone have a picture of one thats cut?? Also where can you get it??? Thanks for any information.

 

[katieam1]

There was a picture on the original cake thread of a Mickey Dome Cake...does anyone know where this was from and how much it cost?

It was on Page 37 of the original thread and I was also wondering about it. Also if anyone knows what flavors and options it comes with would be great!! Thanks!

 

[Magical Mama]

I believe the Mickey dome cake is not the same thing as the Mickey head cake. I am not sure of anything else though, sorry!

 

[TDS'93]

Has anyone had a cake made at Olivia's at OKW? Does anyone know what types of cakes thy offer? We are planning a little surprise for my niece. She will be 34 while we are in Disney in Dec. Would we be better off calling the cake hot line or calling Olivias directly? Any suggestions and info would be helpful.

Thanks
Linda

 

[katieam1]

There was a picture on the original cake thread of a Mickey Dome Cake...does anyone know where this was from and how much it cost?

I found this bit of information from searching this site. I guess it is only offered at the GF from what I read but still not sure but here is some info.


Dome Cake=
Here's what it was-the small dome covered in chocolate with tw ochocolate cookie wafers stuck in so it looks like the ears hat. inside-yummy gooey moussy ganache on the tiniest bed of cake."

Still have not found out a price, but I am still looking!!

 

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Help with a booking cruise situation.....
Need help/info on celebration cruise
I don't know if this is posted in the correct place, but I need help planning a 25th anniversary celebration wishes cruise. I am planning way ahead here, can't book the boat for a few more weeks, but....

I called WDW-PLAY to find about the boat rentals. I was told there is a small and a large pontoon for wishes rentals, current price is $300, plus tax and an additional $25 for balloons and a banner. I was also told I could call private dining of the marina we are leaving out of and order a cake and champagne and anything else I want to have. I asked for the private dining number to GF and the woman I was speaking to at WDW PLAY said she'd give it to me when I called to reserve the boat! I told her I just wanted to get info on cakes, etc. I had to call back and get someone else to give me the number.

So.... call private dining at GF and asked if I could do a Mad Hatter 2 tier cake, she said yes for a startng price of $500! But, said she was weary of putting it on a pontoon boat, since it's a carry on plastic table, not a permanent table, she went on to say there's not alot of room on the pontoon for cake/champagne, flutes and tuxedo strawberries, and she wouldn't want our occasion ruined if anything fell off the table. Maybe I should go with the Grand 1 Yacht. So I said ok and called back the number for the boats, they said Grand Yacht doesn't do Wishes cruises, only the large pontoon - can you say run around!? I get better MUCH better answers from the boards! So I asked her, do you ever do cake, champagne, flutes, strawberries on a pontoon, she said yes ALL THE TIME! What's up with this back and forth information?

Can I have a cake, champagne, flutes, strawberries and cookies for a small party on a pontoon or not? Please help!

Also, the lady at private dining GF said the two tier is too big, agreed. It's also too expensive for what we want. I askedd her if I could have a one tier cake with the minnie and minnie cake topper. She said she "doesn't know what I mean, she doesn't do cake toppers on the one tier!!!" I've seen pics of these here on the boards! I told her I'd buy it and give it to her, could she put it on the cake. She said I could put it on the cake the day of!!! What the heck is going on here????? They never put a minnie/mickey bride groom on a one tier cake before at GF? I find that impossible to believe. Then she started saying a one tier is only a 6 inch and too small!!! I said WHAT CAKES DO YOU RECOMMEND? For pete's sake, just give me some ideas! then she came up with a 10 inch and said she could be a little creative with that. Finally an answer.


anyone have pics of 10 inch cakes with cake toppers they can post so I have an idea, I'm not getting ANY help through Disney.

TIA


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