Official DISNEY Cake Chatter Thread - Part II

[Bonniec]

Mickey face cake from Boardwalk Bakery.

We did the chocolate cake and it was very good! Nice and moist.

 

[bethienjoey]

My DH and I are going for a 10 day stay at CSR in October. Any ideas for a customized cake I can order for his birthday would be greatly appreciated! While I love the castle cakes, I just don't think that's gonna work for him!

 

[ssatterly]

Where would you order a birthday cake from if you want it delivered to CRT for dinner?

 

[ssatterly]

Can you get the Chocolate Slipper dessert in Milk or dark chocolate and not white choclate I want to have one for my DD's 14th b-day at CRT for dinner.

 

[LastLookAtTheCastle]

We're back from our wonderful (if a little chilly) vacation, and the cake was a HUGE SUCCESS.

I worked with Pat at the GF, and had a custom cake delivered to Narcoosee's for my mom's 65th birthday. She was SHOCKED. The tables around us came over to look at this amazing Haunted Mansion cake.

Details:

• Enrobed in chocolate, with chocolate roses, a chocolate tree, and chocolate spiders
• Family "tombstones" for each of us
• Stretching portraits on CHOCOLATE
• Haunted Mansion wallpaper on chocolate as a backdrop

Close up of the wallpaper and portraits (a little blurry...)



It was as good as it looked, too. It was a "black and white" cake... half white cake, half chocolate cake, with white and chocolate filling. We ate off of it for days, and left a healthy chunk for the wait staff at Narcoosee's too. $150 from Pat (who was GREAT).

 

[annnewjerz]

Well, the time has finally come!

Our trip is in 11 days and after a few days of trying, I made contact with Chef Jessi over at the Boardwalk Bakery to discuss the design of my cakes. Yes, that's right, cakes! After consulting the resident DIS know-it-all when it comes to cake...I decided that one mini-cake for our trip wasn't quite gluttonous enough, we need two!

The first will be a "welcome" cake that I'm ordering for the first day of our trip. It's going to be chocolate cake with chocolate filling and buttercream icing. A Mickey Mouse inspired cake. White buttercream icing, red vertical stripes on the bottom layer, yellow polka dots on the top layer and a Mickey ears topper.

The second will be a birthday cake for DH. He's a big Philadelphia Flyers fan, so it'll be a Flyers themed cake. Red velvet with cream cheese filling and buttercream icing. I'm hoping to do black and orange banding around the bottom of each layer, have them either pipe on or use fondant letters to spell out "FLYERS" on the side of the bottom layer with the Flyers logo on side of the top layer and a "29" on top of the cake.

I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty excited for the cakes and I really think ordering two different mini-cakes instead of one 6-8 inch cake is the way to go since it's just the two of us. We'll get to see two completely different creations and get to try two different cake flavors.

I'll be sure to post pictures when I get back!

 

[Catira]

Well, the time has finally come!

Our trip is in 11 days and after a few days of trying, I made contact with Chef Jessi over at the Boardwalk Bakery to discuss the design of my cakes. Yes, that's right, cakes! After consulting the resident DIS know-it-all when it comes to cake...I decided that one mini-cake for our trip wasn't quite gluttonous enough, we need two!

The first will be a "welcome" cake that I'm ordering for the first day of our trip. It's going to be chocolate cake with chocolate filling and buttercream icing. A Mickey Mouse inspired cake. White buttercream icing, red vertical stripes on the bottom layer, yellow polka dots on the top layer and a Mickey ears topper.

The second will be a birthday cake for DH. He's a big Philadelphia Flyers fan, so it'll be a Flyers themed cake. Red velvet with cream cheese filling and buttercream icing. I'm hoping to do black and orange banding around the bottom of each layer, have them either pipe on or use fondant letters to spell out "FLYERS" on the side of the bottom layer with the Flyers logo on side of the top layer and a "29" on top of the cake.

I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty excited for the cakes and I really think ordering two different mini-cakes instead of one 6-8 inch cake is the way to go since it's just the two of us. We'll get to see two completely different creations and get to try two different cake flavors.

I'll be sure to post pictures when I get back!

Looking forward to seeing your pics. We will be staying at the boardwalk villas during father's day weekend and am thinking of getting DH a cake. Also celebrating my daughter's high school graduation and contemplating what type of cake to get her.

 

[SgtClaymore]

I was there a few months ago and Chef Jessi is great!!!

 

[lurkyloo]

Where would you order a birthday cake from if you want it delivered to CRT for dinner?

Call Private Dining at the Contemporary Resort: 407-824-2955

Can you get the Chocolate Slipper dessert in Milk or dark chocolate and not white choclate I want to have one for my DD's 14th b-day at CRT for dinner.

At CRT you can try to request it in milk chocolate, it just sometimes seems like it's random what you get. Call CRT directly at 407-824-4477.

 

[fairestoneofall]

LastLookAtTheCastle--your HM cake is AWESOME!!!! how big was it? i would've paid the extra $15 for that!!! (DD's was from the Contemporary though and I guess they all have different pricing.)

lurkeyloo--LOVE your mini cake. SO cute!

 

[princssdisnygina]

Ok... I want to order a custom cake for Ohana for Saturday. I know it is a little late so who do I need to call? Do I email Brian at CR or is it through CR? Or does Poly do their own? HELP! Thanks!

 

[ssatterly]

Call Private Dining at the Contemporary Resort: 407-824-2955



At CRT you can try to request it in milk chocolate, it just sometimes seems like it's random what you get. Call CRT directly at 407-824-4477.

Ok and thank you. She hates white chocolate thats why if we did the slipper then it would have to be mile chocolate, if not I may order a mini cake for her in a castel them of Minnie mouse theme...

If I wanted to order a mini cake and have it deleiverd to the POR and have it there for us who would I call for that?
I would want that one for out last night there with a bon voauge them to set us in the mood for our cruise the next day. Or have it delivered to us at dinner to maybe the Coral Reef...Who would I call for there?

Thanks!

 

[princssdisnygina]

Ok... I want to order a custom cake for Ohana for Saturday. I know it is a little late so who do I need to call? Do I email Brian at CR or is it through CR? Or does Poly do their own? HELP! Thanks!

Anyone? HELP! Thanks!

 

[Ktharee]

Has anyone ordered a special cake and had it sent to Biergarten? Not sure if this is possible. I know they have a selection of standard cakes there, but I was thinking of doing something special if possible. Any info is greatly appreciated!

 

[lurkyloo]

Here you go!

Ok... I want to order a custom cake for Ohana for Saturday. I know it is a little late so who do I need to call? Do I email Brian at CR or is it through CR? Or does Poly do their own? HELP! Thanks!

http://disneytravelbabble.com/how-to/order-cake/by-location/#poly

If I wanted to order a mini cake and have it deleiverd to the POR and have it there for us who would I call for that?

http://disneytravelbabble.com/how-to/order-cake/by-location/#por

Or have it delivered to us at dinner to maybe the Coral Reef...Who would I call for there?

Epcot's bakery doesn't do minicakes, and the only place that *might* deliver, Yacht & Beach Club Bakery, did not offer mini cakes last time I checked. Still, it's worth a call: 407-934-3105

Has anyone ordered a special cake and had it sent to Biergarten? Not sure if this is possible. I know they have a selection of standard cakes there, but I was thinking of doing something special if possible. Any info is greatly appreciated!

The only way to get a specialty cake inside Epcot is to convince Yacht & Beach Club bakery to deliver one for you. More info here: http://disneytravelbabble.com/how-to/order-cake/by-location/#ybc

 

[Ktharee]

Hey thanks Lurkeyloo!

 

[ramsfootball92]

Just asking the question because I know the disclaimer at the beginning of the thread that pricing listed is not necessarily Disney approved...I spoke with a wonderful chef at AKL to place an order for my daughter's birthday cake on 3/2. We discussed design and she was onboard but sadly cannot create a Jack Skellington from fondant (due to copyright and they must get him exact since he is Disney) and indicated that she could do a white chocolate screen print. I offered to purchase a figurine and have it shipped to her. She also put somone on the hunt to see if a white chocolate mold was available because I am not thrilled with the screen print concept.

Another person called me back with the price breakdown.
Cake - $45
fondant - $65
decorations - $30
flavor variation - $15
total - $155

Now I understand the $15 for selecting a strawberry cake. (Not strawberry and custard filling but an actual strawberry flavored cake.) But we discussed a Jack Skellington cake and she said that she would do thick black stripes with out of black fondant and make the cake purple fondant. I sent over 9 different designs and that was really the most simplistic. She offered to put 3 fondant pumpkins on the bottom but that was really it.

$155 just doesn't add up for me. I did send the chef an inquiry and was very respectful. I stated that I had ordered several fancy cakes and my last 2 were fondant and one included figurines and the other white chocolate screen prints. Both were $100 total. I hope that I don't seem unreasonable but I'm just not certain if I can go through with the cost being that much. Honestly, there isn't much to cut back. I have seen some amazing cakes for $100 and I wish that I felt more confidant that $155 would be one for the record books. Does anyone else have experience with AKL cakes? Care to share a picture or direct me if you have a link on the summary page?

Thanks!

 

[lurkyloo]

Most of the $100 cakes seen in this thread are 6 inches or 8 inches and made by the Contemporary, which seems to have the lowest pries of any WDW bakery. If you could sweet-talk AKL into letting you customize a 6-inch cake instead of a 10-inch (which is ordinarily the smallest size they will customize with fondant) you'd save $13 on the cake and probably some money on the fondant too.

Even if they insist on a 10-inch cake, you might give them a price you're more comfortable with and ask what parts of your design they could do for that amount. You may save by dropping the fondant pumpkins, which take time to create by hand.

 

[ramsfootball92]

Thanks lurkyloo! You are the voice of reason and this makes me a bit more comfortable with the price. I will see what she says and make my decision. Honestly if I cut out one dining reservation, it will even out. Besides, the cake will probably keep on giving for the remainder of our stay...Breakfast, snack, etc It is a girls trip with 6 of us to celebrate her birthday so it will be enjoyed.

 

[LilGMom]

Just asking the question because I know the disclaimer at the beginning of the thread that pricing listed is not necessarily Disney approved...I spoke with a wonderful chef at AKL to place an order for my daughter's birthday cake on 3/2. We discussed design and she was onboard but sadly cannot create a Jack Skellington from fondant (due to copyright and they must get him exact since he is Disney) and indicated that she could do a white chocolate screen print. I offered to purchase a figurine and have it shipped to her. She also put somone on the hunt to see if a white chocolate mold was available because I am not thrilled with the screen print concept.

Another person called me back with the price breakdown.
Cake - $45
fondant - $65
decorations - $30
flavor variation - $15
total - $155

Now I understand the $15 for selecting a strawberry cake. (Not strawberry and custard filling but an actual strawberry flavored cake.) But we discussed a Jack Skellington cake and she said that she would do thick black stripes with out of black fondant and make the cake purple fondant. I sent over 9 different designs and that was really the most simplistic. She offered to put 3 fondant pumpkins on the bottom but that was really it.

$155 just doesn't add up for me. I did send the chef an inquiry and was very respectful. I stated that I had ordered several fancy cakes and my last 2 were fondant and one included figurines and the other white chocolate screen prints. Both were $100 total. I hope that I don't seem unreasonable but I'm just not certain if I can go through with the cost being that much. Honestly, there isn't much to cut back. I have seen some amazing cakes for $100 and I wish that I felt more confidant that $155 would be one for the record books. Does anyone else have experience with AKL cakes? Care to share a picture or direct me if you have a link on the summary page?

Thanks!

AKL/AKV actually did do a Jack Skellington/Sally cake once before (October, 2009) and was one of the reasons that I got a cake from there for one of our trips. Between the Jack Skellington and amazing jungle/animal cake that I had seen I was excited to see my "Lion King" themed cake. Needless to say I was sadly disappointed and would suggest either getting your cake elsewhere or go in not expecting much and hoping for the best. Sorry to be a downer but there are some really talented cake artists at WDW but I don't think they've migrated over to AKL/AKV just yet.