kirari
Active Member
Well first off...Welcome to WDW Magic
Second...your English is WONDERFUL!!!If my French were even half as good as your English, I wouldn't have had to apologize all of the time way back when we were in Paris (a long time ago!). I at least always tried to speak French
Cali Grill is a GREAT spot to get a cake. You'll be working with the Contemporary bakery, which is also beneficial for someone traveling to the US since you can communicate with the chef by email until you're ready to place your order. i.e. not a ton of international calls.
They should have no problem with the fillings, frostings, and fondant, but they may have issue with the size if you have a more elaborate decorating idea. It's essentially a bigger canvas for their cake art. So, there's a chance they may say you need to bump up to an 8 inch cake. Still, we've seen a couple 6 inch from the Contemporary of late that had fondant and more involved décor, so they may be more accommodating with this these days.
I think $150 is a very nice budget. If they can do a 6 inch, you may actually get a cake quote under $100. The birthday message and phrase might add a slight cost, but nothing major.
The bakeries are not permitted to combine characters from different movies/cartoons, so you'd have to pick Gaston or Facilier. I think both characters could make for fun themes.
For Gaston, I keep thinking about the lines from the song, "Gaston." I see him as a 2D edible standup image on top of the cake with an edible barge behind him (roughly the size of a barge)...I see lots of eggs...antlers...and maybe even a book with a title like "How to win Belle's heart" - since we know he'd never read it.
For Facilier, my brain automatically goes to a dark take on Mardi Gras. i.e. diamond patterns in the fondant with darker hues of purple, green and gold. I see beads and masks, but the masks are more sinister looking. And a 2D edible Facilier on top, maybe even with a larger evil mask behind him.
Obviously, the more ornate you make these decorations...the more pricey it's going to be.
Hopefully, this helps get you started and please keep us posted as this sounds like it's going to be an awesome cake!
Well thank you for the compliments on my English. Lot of people are saying the same as you concerning French when I say that I'm French
, and I always say that French is difficult event for us so don't feel sorry for that.Concerning the size of the cake, my real problem is that Cruise 2 days after. I'd rather had a 8 inch cake too, but I'm not sure the cake will still good to eat by the time we will come back from Bahamas. Or maybe we will just go and have cake as breakfast, snack and Dinner on the 8th
. Just wait and see what the bakery will tell me.I read a looooooot of great compliments on Chef Brian's work and I'm in love will his cakes, so I really looking forward to contact him and hear about his ideas.
I have to say that I really like your Idea for Gaston, and I'll probably choose him as my BF is also named Gaston
(it could be so fun if instead of Mickael I put Gaston for the name). I love this picture of him seating in his huge armchair in the tavern.
