WDWMAGIC Takes the Cake - The Official Cake Talk

[HouCuseChickie]

OK- didn't fit in one thread- so a continuation

 

[WDW_Jon]

Hi!

Does anyone have pics of any monsters inc themed cakes from WDW?
We think this is what our 4 year old is going to want for his birthday so just wondering what they have produced before?

Thanks

 

[HouCuseChickie]

Hi!

Does anyone have pics of any monsters inc themed cakes from WDW?
We think this is what our 4 year old is going to want for his birthday so just wondering what they have produced before?

Thanks

This is the only one I can remember...

This was from 2013 and made by the BW bakery, according to my notes. I think it was around $65 back then. There may have been others, but this is the only one jumping out in my mind.

 

[WDW_Jon]

This is the only one I can remember...

This was from 2013 and made by the BW bakery, according to my notes. I think it was around $65 back then. There may have been others, but this is the only one jumping out in my mind.

Thanks!

We've contacted the contemporary and thy supplied an approved image that can be printed on a basic cake so may go with that but we will see!

Thanks again

 

[LynnMc2015]

Love this thread and am hoping you can help me once again. Does anyone know how much the small chocolate Mickey/Minnie ear toppers are? I have seen them on mini cakes and they don't seem to have made much difference to the price, but someone told me they asked for them on an anniversary cake and were quoted a crazy price for them. They were advised to go for the white chocolate figures instead which I don't want as we are not lovers of white chocolate!

 

[HouCuseChickie]

Love this thread and am hoping you can help me once again. Does anyone know how much the small chocolate Mickey/Minnie ear toppers are? I have seen them on mini cakes and they don't seem to have made much difference to the price, but someone told me they asked for them on an anniversary cake and were quoted a crazy price for them. They were advised to go for the white chocolate figures instead which I don't want as we are not lovers of white chocolate!

Are you looking for the smaller ears or the full sized ones? The smaller ears that fit the mini-wedding cakes rarely result in an upcharge. Every time I see them on a Mickey delight mini wedding cake, the cake cost seems to be $35...which seems to be the base price on all minis. I think you're going to see a variety of prices on the larger ones, but I've seen them add about $20-40 to a 6" or larger cake. There are a few figures that come in dark chocolate, but I don't think it would be anything good for an anniversary cake. I swore I'd seen both a white and dark chocolate version of the Mickey/Minnie anniversary topper, but I can't find any pics to prove myself right...so maybe I'm wrong. Curious which bakery is quoting a high figure on the mini ears.

Oh, and I agree on the not loving white chocolate...yet, for some strange reason, it still manages to get consumed in our house. Case in point, I've been snacking on my broken castle. Oooops!

 

[LynnMc2015]

Are you looking for the smaller ears or the full sized ones? The smaller ears that fit the mini-wedding cakes rarely result in an upcharge. Every time I see them on a Mickey delight mini wedding cake, the cake cost seems to be $35...which seems to be the base price on all minis. I think you're going to see a variety of prices on the larger ones, but I've seen them add about $20-40 to a 6" or larger cake. There are a few figures that come in dark chocolate, but I don't think it would be anything good for an anniversary cake. I swore I'd seen both a white and dark chocolate version of the Mickey/Minnie anniversary topper, but I can't find any pics to prove myself right...so maybe I'm wrong. Curious which bakery is quoting a high figure on the mini ears.

Oh, and I agree on the not loving white chocolate...yet, for some strange reason, it still manages to get consumed in our house. Case in point, I've been snacking on my broken castle. Oooops!

It's the small ones I am after. I am hoping to order a cake similar to this one and the ears on that look small to me but maybe I am misjudging the size of the cake?

 

[HouCuseChickie]

It's the small ones I am after. I am hoping to order a cake similar to this one and the ears on that look small to me but maybe I am misjudging the size of the cake?

These are bigger than the ones I was thinking of. They may also have an additional increase because they are mainly used for wedding cakes. While I've never tracked this with Disney, I remember looking at price differences when planning my own wedding. It's been a number of years, but I found serious price inflation for anything labeled as wedding goods/services. While cakes were one area where I saw this...ex. a 3 tier special occasion cake vs. a 3 tier wedding cake with comparable decorations (from a labor and materials perspective) often resulted in a $300-700+ price difference. Receptions were worse. I priced 5 different banquet halls/hotels and would get quotes on wedding prices vs. prices for a Bar/Bat Mitzvah. The package inclusions were pretty much identical, but the price differences ranged from $2,000-5,000 more for the wedding. So, I'm wondering if they're doing this with these toppers.

Now, as for Disney topper prices...I know the standard white chocolate castle costs about $100 before adding and embellishments and I've paid $25-45 for 3D character toppers. The ears pictured may require some construction and embellishment work from the pastry team, so that could also be a factor, although it still seems off that they'd cost so much more since I know people have ordered 6" cakes with the large mouse ears and there's been very little upcharge.

 

[LynnMc2015]

These are bigger than the ones I was thinking of. They may also have an additional increase because they are mainly used for wedding cakes. While I've never tracked this with Disney, I remember looking at price differences when planning my own wedding. It's been a number of years, but I found serious price inflation for anything labeled as wedding goods/services. While cakes were one area where I saw this...ex. a 3 tier special occasion cake vs. a 3 tier wedding cake with comparable decorations (from a labor and materials perspective) often resulted in a $300-700+ price difference. Receptions were worse. I priced 5 different banquet halls/hotels and would get quotes on wedding prices vs. prices for a Bar/Bat Mitzvah. The package inclusions were pretty much identical, but the price differences ranged from $2,000-5,000 more for the wedding. So, I'm wondering if they're doing this with these toppers.

Now, as for Disney topper prices...I know the standard white chocolate castle costs about $100 before adding and embellishments and I've paid $25-45 for 3D character toppers. The ears pictured may require some construction and embellishment work from the pastry team, so that could also be a factor, although it still seems off that they'd cost so much more since I know people have ordered 6" cakes with the large mouse ears and there's been very little upcharge.

Thanks. I have found a few other alternatives from cakes on here so hopefully I will get something cute. Really love the ears but don't want to double the price of the cake just to have them. We'll see what Pat says when I speak to her!

 

[phxbbw6ft1]

Thanks. I have found a few other alternatives from cakes on here so hopefully I will get something cute. Really love the ears but don't want to double the price of the cake just to have them. We'll see what Pat says when I speak to her!

Lynn, I'm on the same page as you on this one. What have you found that you like?

 

[LynnMc2015]

Lynn, I'm on the same page as you on this one. What have you found that you like?

Have found these 3 as possible alternatives

I know the 3rd one isn't a topper but I might ask if they could make one like it. Still love the original ears best though.

 

[seafoodbuffet]

I thought I'd throw our experience into the mix as well. We ordered a cake at Ohana and basically only requested "Haunted Mansion"-themed. As per others' experiences, no mention of the cake was made when we sat down and when our meal was done, the cake magically appeared to the surprise and delight of all. I loved that the purple led behind the ghosts gave the entire thing an eery glow, that was just perfect. Those are chocolate rocks in the graham-cracker graveyard too, amazing.

Sorry about the mess in the background, we were marveling the cake and didn't even think to clean it up for the photo. This is a 2-tier mini cake and despite multiple warnings that it would be a very small cake, it was plenty for four of us (granted we're not big into eating huge slices of cake).

 

[phxbbw6ft1]

Have found these 3 as possible alternatives

I know the 3rd one isn't a topper but I might ask if they could make one like it. Still love the original ears best though.

These are awesome also!!

 

[NonnaT]

It's the small ones I am after. I am hoping to order a cake similar to this one and the ears on that look small to me but maybe I am misjudging the size of the cake?

Omgoodness! I love this one!

 

[LynnMc2015]

Need to order my cakes with GF for 27th and 28th Sept. Is today too soon to call Pat to try and arrange these? As these cakes are surprises for my DD and husband I am limited as to when I can call when they are not around. Also calling from the UK so the time difference makes it more awkward. Any advice appreciated!

 

[NonnaT]

I have a cake/slipper question... I have a dear friend coming to WDW to celebrate his 35th wedding anniversary and I leave the world 2 weeks before they arrive. Is there a way (knowing their ADRs of course) that I can arrange a cake and magical moment for them? I did it before but had stuff delivered to a room, and it wasn't cake. I really really really want to surprise them. Is it possible without giving it away? (ie: have the cake brought to their table without the hostess reminder that seems to be needed) TIA!

 

[HouCuseChickie]

Need to order my cakes with GF for 27th and 28th Sept. Is today too soon to call Pat to try and arrange these? As these cakes are surprises for my DD and husband I am limited as to when I can call when they are not around. Also calling from the UK so the time difference makes it more awkward. Any advice appreciated!

I'd call now...especially since it may take you longer being in the UK. While the GF is definitely one of the ones that's better at working things out with less time, there's peace of mind in getting it done. I know it's harder to pull this off when you're outside of the US, but here are a few points that might help...

1. I can't quite figure out the hours when Pat is in. Sometimes I can get her in around lunch time in the US (eastern time zone) and sometimes I get the voicemail. When she's called me back, it's been anywhere from mid-afternoon to dinner time to oddly late. Seriously, I got a call from her on this last cake around 8:15pm ET. But based on all of this, I'd try calling on the later side to boost your odds of getting her in.
2. IF you don't get Pat in...there is a # for private dining that she leaves in her voicemail. It's really more for last minute cakes at the GF, but you may be more likely to get one of them on the phone. So, if you get Pat's voicemail, get ready to copy down the number she has on there for private dining so you can reach out to them.

Let us know how it goes.

I have a cake/slipper question... I have a dear friend coming to WDW to celebrate his 35th wedding anniversary and I leave the world 2 weeks before they arrive. Is there a way (knowing their ADRs of course) that I can arrange a cake and magical moment for them? I did it before but had stuff delivered to a room, and it wasn't cake. I really really really want to surprise them. Is it possible without giving it away? (ie: have the cake brought to their table without the hostess reminder that seems to be needed) TIA!

I've seen it done with mixed success. The best thing you can do is call the resort bakery corresponding to the restaurant where they have their ADR and see if they can work with you. Keep us posted.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I've been bad about cake updates, but things have been busy.

This is a 6" from he GF for- quote was $60

The next 2 were from the Contemporary bakery-$60 each...

They even put a hidden Mickey on the Star Wars cake...

Contemporary made this Big Hero 6 themed cake for $74...

I can tell from the filling that it's fresh fruite, so that obviously increased the price.

Now some wedding cakes. They call this rustic sunflower...

Looks like someone handed over the big bucks for the projection cake...

A cute Peter Pan concept...

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Looks like they are pitching the projection cake for villain based after parties...

Finally, I can't remember if I shared this one or not.

It wasn't Disney-made, but it could be...well, at least the Marvel ones. Wedding on the front and super hero on the back.

 

[NonnaT]

I'd call now...especially since it may take you longer being in the UK. While the GF is definitely one of the ones that's better at working things out with less time, there's peace of mind in getting it done. I know it's harder to pull this off when you're outside of the US, but here are a few points that might help...

1. I can't quite figure out the hours when Pat is in. Sometimes I can get her in around lunch time in the US (eastern time zone) and sometimes I get the voicemail. When she's called me back, it's been anywhere from mid-afternoon to dinner time to oddly late. Seriously, I got a call from her on this last cake around 8:15pm ET. But based on all of this, I'd try calling on the later side to boost your odds of getting her in.
2. IF you don't get Pat in...there is a # for private dining that she leaves in her voicemail. It's really more for last minute cakes at the GF, but you may be more likely to get one of them on the phone. So, if you get Pat's voicemail, get ready to copy down the number she has on there for private dining so you can reach out to them.

Let us know how it goes.



I've seen it done with mixed success. The best thing you can do is call the resort bakery corresponding to the restaurant where they have their ADR and see if they can work with you. Keep us posted.

Thanks!

 

[NonnaT]

WOW! A "transformers" cake! Lol. Very cool!