“Sweet Gesture or Recipe for Disaster? Hobby Baker’s $250 Wedding Cake Gift Sparks Family Feud!”

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To gain more insight into this situation, we reached out to Katie Lake Volcof, modern wedding cake designer and creator of Malarkey Cakes. Katie was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda and discuss whether or not it’s ever a good idea to have a friend or family member create your wedding cake.

“As much as I am a professional wedding cake designer and I have to promote my business and say it out loud for all the cake business owners out there, there is something really nice about the sentiment of having a family member make a cake for a celebration,” she shared.

“On the flip side, I do hear lots of horror stories about wedding cakes made by friends and relatives though. The fact is a lot of people think it’ll be easy to make a wedding cake, when the reality is that so much goes into making a great wedding cake,” Katie noted. 

“It’s not just baking and cake decorating skills that are needed, but also experience of how to transport a cake and deal with external factors like the heat of summer, for example,” she explained. “Cakes can and do collapse, melt, get dropped, get eaten by dogs (oh yes, seriously) if not handled or set up with care.”

“There is also a massive difference between a professional baker and a hobby baker, and couples should be aware of which their wedding cake maker is before making a decision, as it can affect so many things including price,” Katie added. 

So how much does a wedding cake typically cost? “Wedding cakes vary in cost so much. It depends who makes your cake, how much work goes into it, the design, the size of the cake and delivery and set up costs,” Katie told Bored Panda.

A custom wedding cake for many guests can cost the bride and groom thousands

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