I cannot get enough of Hello Kitty - well, okay, I wouldn’t want a car or a computer, but I have the toaster and a huge pillow I sleep with every night. I have never seen a Hello Kitty cupcake in person, but maybe that can be something to search for (or make?) in 2009.br /br /I do love seeing them online, like this glitterific one from a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/neviepiecakes/3150552976/in/pool-cupcakestakethecake”Flickr user neviepiecakes/a who writes:br /br /iA vanilla cupcake with chocolate buttercream swirl topped with a fondant Hello Kitty. A present for one of my daughters’ class mates./ibr /br /a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/neviepiecakes/3150552976/” title=”Hello Kitty Cupcake by neviepiecakes, on Flickr”img src=”http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/3150552976_4a9b52cba7.jpg” width=”375″ height=”500″ alt=”Hello Kitty Cupcake” //a
It really depends on who you ask.
If you mention to some cake decorators that you’re curious about saving money with a fake cake, you’re likely to get an eye-roll and an earful about how it’s tacky, doesn’t really save any money, how it’s wasteful and is really MORE expensive to have a dummy cake and serve sheet cakes out of the kitchen.
Yet, tens of thousands of married couples have done it, successfully, without judgement, and have saved money.
What you have to keep in mind when looking to rent the cake is to compare “apples to apples” as they say. Cake decorators who do not typically offer a rented option will not save you money because there is little to no profit in their business model for dummy cakes. They have to purchase the raw materials at retail. This is why they will tell you its cheaper for the cake you serve and the display cake to be one in the same.
Businesses that do use and plan for dummies–either full cakes or layers– will save you money once you reach a certain price point. Their total cost to produce your cake is much less and they can pass that savings on to you.
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