The next day I had a cake order for a dohl party (1st birthday party). A week prior I received an email from someone who said she needed a cake for her daughter's 1st Birthday. She was originally planning on getting the cake from the caterer but heard from her friend about me (her friend went to a party that I made the cake for and thought my cakes were delish ^_^ ) She also felt unsure about getting a cake from a place she didn't know anything about. Anyways, long story short, she was pleasantly surprised that I was cheaper than the caterer and I guess she liked me - so she ordered the cake from me. Yay! We went back and forth with designs and styles and finally decided on a buttercup yellow cake with pink and light green butterflies and a ribbon on the bottom tier - to match her invitation. I was kind of nervous because she kept revising the sketch - and because she lived in a really wealthy part of Manhattan. She was VERY very nice but I imagined her to be really particular and with extremely high expectations. I spent all night decorating her cake with the butterflies she wanted. I hand-made each butterfly and placed them in each position she wanted. She also wanted the butterflies to leave a trail and I thought it's be pretty to make the trails out of colored pearls. (which I also hand rolled.
She lives by the West Side Highway - near the world trade center. The weather was crazy nice that day so of course everyone and their mother was out. Took me 2 HOURS to get there. I left my house at 11:30 AM and I got there by 1:30 PM. Then it took another hour and a half to get home. The whole trip to 3 1/2 hours. Craziness. When I delivered the cake, she wasn't there yet because she was still getting ready. Her husband loved the cake but I was anxious to know whether she liked it or not.. Later on that evening, I receive an email from her which gave me a sigh or relief.
"The cake was amazing and EVERYONE loved it. They all took a business card and I can't wait to get my 30th birthday cake (Sept) from you. I told my husband to get it from you. Thanks again for making it so memorable and tasty!! loved the cake and I saved the first tier for myself. I kept asking my nanny if you were there so we could meet, but I never got the phone call. Next time though!! And you made the cake exactly what I envisioned it to be and it came out even better. Thank you!"
By they way, I Loooooove getting feedback emails *hint*hint* ^_^
