What if I tried this again, but said ONE dessert only.. Like one SINGLE macaroon etc. and sent some inspo for my expectations??? Idk... what do you guys think??
Yes! The pics you showed us were amazing! They all kinda blew it! I thought the mini cake was beautiful but when you showed the cupcakes that were inspo...so much better!
The mini wedding cake was the only one that felt like it fit the $30 price point. I can't speak to the pies or cupcakes, but as someone who has made a lot of macarons for fun, there is a lot more you can do to plus up even a simple macaron.
@@damaskito they do...as I've driven them to people in plastic Tupperware. You can take the filling a line it with edible pearls. On top you can do a much nicer things than clunky gold type, you can even creme brulee the top of the macaron
@@Cre8tive_Always But she did say they offered it and they did give cupcakes still. Either way, I am desperately wishing for Willie Wonka's TV so I could taste it hahahahaha
I genuinely just commented about the mini cake lol "You're a lot nicer than I would be with that one bakery that basically forced your hand on the mini cake. Like they clearly wanted to impress you that way with it and intentionally put less time into the cupcake. Like that unprofessionalism to me is enough for me to pick another bakery" Like regardless if it looked nice, if it's my wedding and I've ordered something specific - it's not up to the person at the bakery to just ignore that.... **To edit this: ALL the bakeries failed. They ignored the customer request completely. They honestly should be glad she doesn't link the bakeries because their customer service is horrid
@@aarenmarchi4667 i’m not sure if they put less time into the cupcakes, the cupcakes are still very well done, but the bakery probably knew that they would be able to do something more exciting looking with a mini cake which is why they added it. they still delivered what she ordered
As a bride, I wouldn't want to spend that much money on an edible favor but hands down, that mini cake is amazing! I would love to give it and receive it.
No one in their right mind would charge 30 dollars for a pastry, if you're planning on doing edible flavors the packaging is the most expensive part so just package yourself.
You were NOT too emotionally involved, especially if this was for your ACTUAL wedding! That is a very special day! Would love to see you go back to the bakeries with your critiques and give them a second chance to fix what you didn't like, and see what they come up with! Love this idea, so invested!
I don't understand the lack of "wow" cupcake liners. A $30.00 cupcake demands a luxurious wrapper or even multiple layers. Lace cutouts and gold or something, anything besides a common wrapper you can get from any supermarket.
These also weren't the final product. They were expecting her, if she chose them, to come back with feedback - and if it was doable, I'm sure they'd do it.
At the end of the day, everyone is trying their best! There's always room for improvement even with the best bakers in the world. But all of them honestly have their pros and cons.
@@lovebug8482 I'd say that's precisely why they are worth it. One of those I don't think I would pay 30 dollars for, but 100 of those for the same day definitely seem like an insane amount of work that's well worth he 3000 dollars
@@lovebug8482 sorry for being aggressive. i just feel like slot of people feel like baking isn’t hard work (at least on tiktok) so they always attack them when they hear their prices. like i’ve seen so many disgusting comments on cakes that prob took a baker days. (bakers freeze their cakes and decorate them one to two days before the delivery date, most have a specific days for baking, and then others for decorating). i do hear what your saying, you can get a whole cake at cold stone for 30 dollars, but they’re a corporate business. ive never seen commercial bakeries have those low prices, well because they can’t, they do not get hundreds of customers a day like cold stone. walmart makes the pressure of bakeries prices even worse because they’re cakes are like freaking ten bucks, but ive the taste of commercial bakeries are 100x better and i feel people do not know that unless they’ve ordered from one, and most haven’t because they can just get cakes from their local store.
So a little trick. NEVER tell a bakery you're doing something for a wedding. There is a tendency to add a "wedding tax" I wanted a simple wedding cake. 2 tier chocolate cake, chocolate filling, with no toppers, white icing and blue flowers on the side. Enough to feed about 50. My mom went to two bakeries and they quoted her 500$ at 1 and 650$ at the other. I went in saying it was going to be my Birthday. and that same cake was 75$. It was stunning, and delicious, and we only paid 75$. I think the issue is you said "wedding favor"
Can we stop with this 'wedding tax' crap please. Unscrupulous business owners will find any excuse to charge you more. Legitimate, professional business owners recognise that your wedding day is a big event, and requires a lot more attention and detail. So we charge accordingly. Find trustworthy suppliers, and they'll charge fairly for the work you're asking for. Find questionable suppliers and they'll shaft you.
@@lovefromlila it honestly depends on what you are looking for. If you want a simple wedding cake then just saying it's for your birthday will turn out good. If you are looking for very very fancy and high end then it's understandable for the price. If though just by saying it's your birthday instead of wedding for the same exact cake is cheaper and it's a simple cake and what you want then I get what they are saying.
@@gimygaming8655 but you're missing the point. If you have to lie to your cake designer to get a 'cheaper' price, then that designer is unscrupulous IMO. However, a professional designer will be costing in a lot of things for a wedding cake which makes it more expensive e.g. extra consultations and admin time, samples etc. If you don't want or need those then a respectable designer will price accordingly. It's only the unscrupulous ones who will have no reason to justify why you need to pay the higher price in that situation and you would need to lie to. In which case, the issue is that they're a shady business and you shouldn't be booking with them anyway.
It's not just food prices that get jacked up, venue prices are another rort. We were looking for a simple basic hall, nothing fancy, just 4 walls, a roof and a kitchenette, something big enough to hold the party in. We rang around and got prices, then a week later mum rang the same venues and got prices for a 60th birthday party and the price for the wedding was 4 times higher than the price for the b/day party... same venues, same amount of guests, same everything, the only difference was what the venue owner was told the place would be used for... it's the biggest scam going...
When one of my close friends got married, she had the bakery do a few different medium-sized cakes instead of one big one, and then for people like my husband with all sorts of crazy dietary issues, she had them do fancy mini cakes like that one. It was really special.
I'm kinda in love with the pies. Oddly enough I love the green. It's very earthy feeling. I also love that they look super handmade which gives them a more intimate feel.
This is kind of a specific thing to mention, but I really like that you don’t have a formal intro. Feels natural that way, like you’re having a conversation with a friend.
Eh, just okay. The mini cake was probably my favorite and the most WOW factor to get at a wedding. I wonder if some of them would have been more excited to do this if they knew it wasn't going to result in an order of HUNDREDS of them later. They probably took into consideration the labor if they landed the job.
I helped my friend make autumn scented candles for her wedding favors it was amazing they smelt Heavenly. since her wedding was it's the beginning of October and totally autumn themed. She used 1 or 1 1/2 ounce Mason jars they were so cute.
Remember, these were all samples. If it was for your wedding you could go back with feedback and confirm a few changes before the actual order for the wedding, so a few colours/ details could easily be tweaked
@@sarasamaletdin4574 yeah, I don't think any of them were up to the task aside from the mini cake bakery. And they should have put that effort in to what she asked for instead of what they wanted her to order.
I’ve never heard of cake truffles so I thought chocolate truffles were just fancy chocolates. The blue was wrong but it seems like they got the other colors closer. Maybe Laurie could make a video creating the exact wedding favors she was hoping for herself so we can really see what her vision was for this because she seems to have been really inspired & excited about the idea.
Cake truffles are really just cake pops, but fancier. I'm not huge on cake pops, so I would probably not enjoy a cake truffle favor. My best friend had DIVINE cookies as her favor - and I wanted to eat the whole basket. It was just a simple cookie though with their names piped on it.
I am a frequent viewer and an infrequent commenter BUT I had to let you know how much I enjoyed this video! How creative to do edible favors, this is not something I’d ever thought of before. That mini cake was perfection! Love all of the work and planning put into your content!
I was SO exicted for this one. Out all all the videos we planned for months, this was the one I couldn't wait to film! I feel like everyone just threw in the towel a bit for it but also mainly got wrapped up in giving me MULTIPLE desserts to make it worth it since I said it could be one or it could be multiple. If I could go back, I would 100% say ONE. ONE SINGLE macaroon etc. Give me one $30 macaroon.
@@TheIcingArtist I really think you should go again and see with you being even more specific what the result may be... Also, do you privately share your videos with the bakers you dealt with? It may be good for them to see where they are going wrong for future client bookings (or they may just be nasty! Not everyone takes constructive criticism very well!).
My wedding (three years ago) was a mix of art deco and Halloween. I did edible favors in the form of a trick-or-treat spread where people got to fill up their bags with goodies. It's absolutely delightful how everyone instantly turns into a kid again in the face of a trick-or-treat bar (including my husband's grandma).
@@TheIcingArtist Yes! Do another one. But I think it would help to give them 2 inspiration boards. One for the wedding and one of examples of the item you chose them for. I think it was just a new concept for the bakeries and they didn’t even have a clue how to rise to the challenge (but really wanted to…except for the last one…I dont know what happened there!)
I agree... skip the cake and cupcakes this time and see what else they can do. Obviously it was a challenge for them to do the chocolates and macaroons, so it would cool to see if anyone else can step and deliver a better product.
That’s what we did for my uncles wedding this past July, my aunt order a ton of cute packages and we filled them with candy and stuff which matched the wedding colours
That last baker just didn’t read the brief properly, that’s all I can think! Absolute standout was the mini cake, if I got that as a favour I’d be counting down the days until the couple renewed their vows. 😆
@@GoddessNeith oh I agree! It wasn’t an excuse, more an explanation. 😆 I’d have asked for at least a 50% refund on that order, seeing as at least half of the order was… y’know… not what was ordered…
One of my teachers had an expensive $30,000 wedding and after she brought in these extremely cute cupcakes and they were so good. As favors she had hand sanitizer bottles that said “spead love not germs” with her and her husband’s name on them because she had her wedding last year when Covid wasn’t still kinda a thing.
Edible wedding favors has always been a thing here in Brazil 😍 we have this thing called "bem casado" that is kind of a soft alfajor with Dulce de Leche in the middle. It's traditionally used as wedding favor. The couple just attach a tag with their name and day of the wedding in it. It's delicious and a must have in every Brazilian wedding 😍
This is so crazy....the incompetency of people and inability to do what the customer ASKS for is just astonishing to me. The mini cake was the STAR of this episode. I don't have an issue with the fact that this bakery gave you a mini cake even though you specifically wanted it to be a cupcake because the mini cake was in addition to what you asked for. They knew you'd like it based on the detail you were asking for. First time viewer here and definitely subscribing. Great video!
Not sure if it’s an Australian thing but we call the round balls truffles, so maybe it was a miscommunication? But the colours being totally wrong doesn’t give me much hope that it was
In the US, a truffle can be any shape. It is what is inside that makes it a truffle. That is very interesting. Very few of them in the US are round balls. Usually other shapes.
We call them truffles here in Alabama, USA too! A "cake truffle" or "cake pop" are the round balls--not the chocolate candies. But I def think had she provided him pics of the actual desserts she wanted it would've helped them.
That mini cake was gorgeous! I think that bakery won. They gave you what you asked for, and also what is clearly their expertise for your consideration. That last one with the truffles... Something I always admire about you is your determination to say positive things. And I could see what a struggle that was with the truffles. Looks like they really didn’t want your business, though it would have been more honest and less frustrating to just say so. If it were me and I ever wanted to order fancy truffles, I sure wouldn’t order from them. Thanks for another fun video. I love your comparisons and this-into-that. ♥️
In the UK edible favours have been a thing for many, many years. Most traditionally they're sugared almonds ( pastel sugar-coated almonds ) in tiny little bags or boxes. The number supplied is significant to something like bringing good fortune etc etc.
What you are talking about is a Bomboniere, the favour originated in Italy, but the name is french origin (Bonbonniére - Bonbon meaning candy). The tradition has spread around Europe, but it definitely didn’t start in the uk. My parents had them at their wedding, as well as my baptism and first holy communion.
The mini wedding cake wins hands down. At my wedding, we had a candy bar filled with candies that were of our wedding colors and our guests can filled paper bags at their hearts content. So in the end, that also served as wedding favors.
Maybe you could get “bake-able” pies so they can bake them at home and tie a little instruction sheet to the pie. There is cake and food at the wedding, so they don’t need to eat it there and they would look better.
They’re not for eating there… it’s a little sweet something for the guests to eat when they get home (like a midnight snack). It stems from the tradition of sending guests home with a slice of wedding cake.
@@tiffanylastinger3925 The would probably keep them refrigerated at the venue - most venues provide refrigeration of some sort - even outdoor ones have a kitchen of some sort if it's an actual wedding venue - and not a place being used a wedding venue. In which case - caterers will bring their own if they need to - and if that's case, you could probably pack your favors in a container with dry ice to keep them cold for the duration of the wedding and bring them out near the end. If you leave early - you can usually ask for it or just do without if the bride or groom doesn't offer it to you (they usually do).
The mini cake was beautiful! I would have liked to see detailed cookies…cookies can pretty much be transformed into anything! Imagine the cookie you could have gotten with a $30 budget? I know some people will say cookies have already been done, but the versatility of a sugar cookie is pretty much limitless! I loved this video!
I made wedding favors for my friends. I thought they were going to ask me to make their wedding cake, so I immediately said yes to the favors. They had a garden wedding. The tables were long and they had small metal buckets with flowers all along the table. For their favors, they wanted 4 small cookies in a small metal bucket…plain butter cookie with American lemon buttercream. Instead of 4 cookies, it became 8 because they wanted 4 sandwich cookies. Oh…and there were 100 guests. They turned out super cute but OMG they were a ton of work!
I’m so shock! 👎 I thought I was going to see the WOW factors! I sent this video as inspiration to my business partner in hopes she’ll charge more for her work. My business partner does detail work on her cakes and treats that take her days to complete. Thank You for this video!
Hopefully she raises her prices if she is good. Cause a lot of time places that are well known charge high prices for this crap while small bakers do an amazing job yet charge very little for their work. Yes, it makes them desirable but they still need money
obviously, the mini cake is stunning, but i think the pies are also pretty cool! its hard to get detail with pastry, and even if the coloring's a bit off, i feel like the flavors really match the color and vibes of the moodboard SUPER well.
@@nicoleavedisian242 hey florist here those were real there was eal leather leaf and alstromeria in the box with the food. Unless they washed it, I agree that's pretty gross
At first I thought the pies were quiches. Like green asparagus quiches, which would have fit perfectly with the vibe of the mood board. Now I want quiches as wedding favors. Too bad I’m already married 😄
would love to see you making the wedding favors you wanted! it'll be super amazing see you do a trial and error and as you always do, eventually succeed in creating something awesome.
My favorite was the mini cake and in my opinion that bakery did the best out of all of them. The last one i think they were confused or something because it wasn’t anything like you asked ( except the heart shape ) Now, if I wasn’t sure or had any doubts about what the customer wanted I would take 5 minutes & call to be sure. I absolutely love your facial expressions everytime you get to see whatever you’ve ordered for the 1st time or when you take the 1st bite.. especially in the tasting your face gives it away & I love it!! Thanks for another awesome video!!
Aww that was disappointing! I loved the mini cake! So beautiful! I have to say though, my absolute favorite wedding party favor was a cookie and candy box that guests got to choose from. They had it all laid out on the table and there were little takeout boxes (think like a chinese paper takeout box) that the guests got to stuff full for later eating. It was great!
Was excited to see this challenge. A very interesting one indeed. Macrons we’re blah..a few brush strokes aren’t really decorations. As you showed, there are many ways to decorate a macron, and a few gold brush strokes didn’t cut it. The decorations were basically the bed of flowers. I really liked the mini cake. Well executed and delicately pretty. Cupcake/cupcakes were pretty, but wasn’t impressed with the decorations. Pies…no. A fail. Couldn’t see any of the decorations you asked for. Very little to no colour. But unless you used someone like The Pieous..well you know. She’s amazing. And the chocolates..Total Epic Fail. Firstly they didn’t even make what you asked them to. Secondly, they were just chocolates in a box. And zero, zip decorations. If I had the $$, I would go with the individual cakes. That being said. A good many of the cakes would either be left behind at the venue. Or taken home and thrown away. I was at a wedding where cupcakes were being given away. Only half were taken. But I guess if you gots the dough, it’s about impressing, not the waste.
i feel like the mini cake would bea replacement for a single large wedding cake since 30 dollars per person can more or less equal the price of an average wedding cake depending on how many people they are. Plus i don't think many people would waste the time to get a giant wedding cake when you can just give them an individual cake for the same price and it would be more cake than a pinky size serving of wedding cake that you'd normally get; the mini cakes to me if i were to plan a wedding makes more sense to me .
@@michealpersicko9531 I saw a wedding on TH-cam where the couple was paying for everything themselves with no help. Because the bride was in a car accident and totaled the only car, they had to cut corners everywhere possible in order to get a new car. They ordered mini cakes at one per couple, or if the guest was single, one for them as well. The mini cakes were all iced differently in the same color scheme, and were stacked in the centers of the tables as centerpieces, then taken home by the guests to enjoy at their leisure. It was way cheaper to do them than it would be to have a huge single cake. The bakery even threw in a single small cake decorated nicely for them to couple to cut at no extra charge. Very classy!!
The mini cake is adorable, the rest were a bit underwhelming. I'm just as confused as you with the truffles, how did they decide on those colours 😅. I'd love to see you do another one of these videos with other bakeries. Loving your positivity as always.
My first reaction when I heard the challenge was something like "Making a sample of what you would do is not applicable in this situation because design, purchasing of supplies, and other factors are very up-in-the-air until an actual order for 200 is made." For example, there may be something that they really want to do to make it ornate/fancy, but doing that for 1 sample may not be possible because the supplies can only be bought in bulk. Or perhaps they are unsure of the logistics of preparing 200 of something, and keeping all of them fresh and presentable and don't want to show you that sample because the plan needs to be explored and worked out. I mean...is one note of a song completely representative of the whole song?
Interesting point, though based on the beginning of the video I’m assuming she went to bakeries that specifically offer this type of wedding service, in which case they may already have the supplies on hand, or arguably be expected to provide the service in someway
I thought the pies were super disappointing but those truffles failed miserably. I would get my money back. The first two were great. I LOVED the mini cake. What great ideas!
I do custom decorated sugar cookies! I think you should do a video about decorated sugar cookies! Everything is so detailed I think it would be a great to see how different artists go off same mood board!
Do you ever contact some of these places back and be like "Uhh...this isn't what I ordered.. like...at all!" I would LOVE to get a video of that phone call. Lol.
hahaha no lol. I've been tempted, especially when the cakes fall apart and become a cumble mess. But I have never called a single bakery to complain or get my money back.
I agree on holding back on calling the bakeries as you aren't really mentioning them and all but that last one... well ma'am needed a call for clarification...lol "hello good day, yes my husband picked up my order but i think the wrong package was given...lmao"
That first mini-cake is amazing. If I were having a wedding, I'd totally want to give my guests a tiny miniature recreation of the big wedding cake each to take home. It's such a good idea.
Wow, I think these all were a fail except for the mini cake that was absolutely stunning. I loved the concept of your challenge, and would like to see you try it again with some other bakers!
I respect that the cupcake/mini-cake place heard that you wanted cupcakes but still recommended the mini-cakes, for the same price they knew you could get more! Super nice of them.
Laurie with the Cupcakes and Mini Cake: Well I wish they used a darker green like I had on my palette The Pies: Why hello, boy do I have a treat for you
Please do this again! I think you should specifically order just *one* item from each place. Alternatively tell them you have a party and need (whatever number) favors for 30$ each but you want a sample before the day of! This is what I did for my wedding because I didn't want to be disappointed on my wedding day with cheap/corny looking favors! Also, that color palette is everything! 😍😍
Lol girl. You were confusing me at the start! They made macarons (mack-a -rons). Macaroons are very tasty though! Still love your videos. The ideas you get are amazing.
I wouldn’t shorts. It is your personality that attracts me to watch your videos. I enjoy you creating and figuring out how to do your designs. It encourages me to try out new ideas.
First of all, totally interesting video!! I think one thing you are helping future brides and grooms realize just how detailed of communication they have to have and to get a test run!! Now #2 that mini cake was spectacular as a favor. How fun to get home that night or maybe with coffee in the morning to have a little cake and think about the couple you were so happy to see married. #3 Yes there is a good way to eat a cupcake 🧁.... split it horizontally, put the bottom on top and wa-la Sandwich cupcake 😉😉 I love cupcakes. Thanks for a happy morning watching your video 💚
That mini cake was gorgeous and would be an awesome alternative to a traditional cake that you'd cut and serve. Particularly if you were having a micro wedding with less than 10 people.
YES!! the pies were by far the scariest things! Like, I'd be so turned off if I got those as a wedding favor. Plus ppl don't like weird flavors (pepper pumpkin? gross!)
We had meringue pops at our wedding. They looked so good and I was so glad we didn't go with a glass or something like that. Our extended family frown upon edible favours, but there's a reason why they're extended and not immediate.
The mini cake was the total winner, but I am OBSESSED with those pies!!! Such a cute idea and I feel like they go with the theme with the wedding, even if the colors aren't all present.
Loved this video. It was so cool to see the results even if it's not what you expected. I'd love another video like this in future with some different bakeries/bakers.
I was kind of let down for her…the macrons were really not exciting. The individual cake won the whole episode…but even that seems like it lacked the detail that would make it worth $30 a piece. The cupcakes were cute but not at all worth the money. Green in the pie was a mistake and each one was not worth $30. And the chocolates were boring. I think the video could be done again but maybe they should give them an inspiration board for similar desserts. The bakers were not “getting it”. Also, I think they were trying to give several examples like a cake testing situation.
I agree that the pies weren't worth $30. Though with the detail in the crust, even if it did get lost in the baking, they're probably worth at least $15. When my family had a bakery (10 years ago) we would sell a "normal" pie that size for, I think, $3.50. And later, at bake sales, for $4.50.
I think you should make a video trying to do cakes (or any type of dessert) in different times, for ex: decorate a cupcake in 10min, 1 min and 10 seconds.
The pies that the pieous makes are fully baked on her IG. Maybe a few are pre-bake, but even the portrait you showed was after baking. And, like all the other have stated, they are sending you options so you could choose what you liked best. I think they all did a great job at showcasing their specialties
The macarons are super cute but I was expecting actual macaroons and now I’m wondering if someone COULD dress up a macaroon… coconut macaroon birds nest for Easter maybe?? I bet Laurie could do it 😍
@@vjhreeves Is she? I thought she was a home baker but I don't know for sure. Honestly though a loooooot of people don't know that they're two distinct things. One of my friends is allergic to almond and it's always a huge thing when she tries to get "macaroons" and ends up with "macarons"
You can’t always get what you want. No matter how hard you try, you get what you need! The Rolling Stones had your number ! The decorative cake was the nicest even if the frosting green part should’ve been a little darker. Thank you, I enjoyed your vlog!
Always a great comparison video. You never know what you’ll receive when you place an order. I usually make a little mock ‘tasting’ cake for my customers, just to give them an idea of what the actual cake may look like and taste like.
The mini cake and cupcakes is a really good idea for microweddings. -The couple can cut their mini cake. -Everone has really elegant cupcakes is a variety of flavors. -Theres no excess waste. - And its alot cheaper than an extravagant big cake.
I'm just saying you said the colours for the macarons were "spot on" but the assorted chocolates had similar colours (both had teal, yellow, and white, for example) and you said she missed the mark on those? And I think with the truffles specifically she gave you a tasting box and assumed you'd pick the flavour first and then have another conversation about the design. It just makes sense to me to plan it that way instead of making assumption of flavour. Even if the client said flavour isn't as important as the design, it's too much of a risk as a business owner to make that call without any client input. So it was probably like "here are all the flavours we CAN do" then you as the client would say "well I loved x and y flavours so lets do those as the favours" and from there choose design options. I think the baker who did the mini cake/cupcakes understood the assignment the most. I just don't think the assessment of some of the others were totally fair
Yeah, agreed. I was under the assumption the last one was a sampler thing rather than a final product, seems more like a misunderstanding of the 'brief' than anything. Might be that the baker can make much bigger cake truffle hearts, but just did small ones to show off the range of flavours first? And while the blue wasn't in the colour samples, reds, yellows and an off white were so I don't really know why "these aren't at all the colours I asked for" was such a big deal. I wonder if a lot of it was down to most bakeries not being used to finalising a request like this immediately. :|a
@@Spamhard yeah exactly! I would imagine that bakeries aren't used to producing a final product based on a mood board alone. It would be too much of a risk. I think the mini-cake bakery just did chocolate and vanilla options because those are super safe. Likely they have a ton more options but wanted to nail the design first whereas the truffle people wanted to figure out the flavour first. I used to be a fashion designer and it's similar to how you'd make a muslin mock-up of the garment first before ever cutting into any fabric; you need some kind of foundation nailed down before moving into the more final steps. At the end of the day, these are business owners who want to make their clients happy. And ESPECIALLY for something like a wedding they already know that their creative freedom is severely limited and can't exactly afford the risk of making a bunch of product if they aren't certain the client will like it
@@ronisnotahuman Again, I'm assuming misunderstanding seeing as she says in the vid when they're first presented "these are supposed to be *chocolate heart truffles*". I dunno about the dessert/baking world in the US, but here in the UK a truffle (sweet ones, at least) are those little brown balls- they're supposed to mimic the look of mushroom truffles. If you google "uk chocolate truffles" it's exactly what you get. I feel like if they bakery was told "chocolate heart truffles" they did what they could with the info provided. I've literally never heard of the cake truffle things she's talking about lol. Even if you google "chocolate heart truffles" it just comes back with chocolates for me, nothing to do with cakes.
I literally bought a box of individual wrapped truffles from the supermarket and each guest had one on their place at the wedding breakfast. It cost me max £20 for 80 people (25 pence each). A tip for people that need to cut cost.
I loved the mini cake also that was my favorite! I have been waiting and waiting for you to post! I love you and Kev! I absolutely love how happy and excited you are! I’m going to try your elephant cake this weekend! I’m baking cakes for it today! I can’t wait I’ve never covered with fondant.
The second bakery I've been too is amazing! Recognized their boxes lol. Though creativity wise they do that design on cupcakes and mini cakes all the time.
I love the idea of the little pies,they’re adorable and unique and perfect for a fall wedding but they weren’t as pretty as I would want for a wedding.However the mini cake was beautiful and I’d love to give or receive it as a wedding favour. Though if the pies were prettier I’d probably choose them over cake.The chocolates were just kinda sad. Now I’m craving cake&pie😋😋😋
For the pie, maybe the baker isn’t used to working small. Pies are easier the bigger you go so it doesn’t lose as much shape. That being said, I’d just make a small plain pie, bake it, then decorate with frosting/ luster dust and/or place small sprinkles in the matching colors. Trying to make the details on a small pie stay intact is really hard. (A second way would be to cook the details on a cookie sheet separate and place them on after baking… that way they can go at a lower temperature and not loose shape.)
What if I tried this again, but said ONE dessert only.. Like one SINGLE macaroon etc. and sent some inspo for my expectations??? Idk... what do you guys think??
Yessss
I think yes, you should try again and be much more specific about your expectations!
Yes!! That is really a gr8 idea Laurie!! It's awesome..always waiting for a new vid of urs...lots of 💘
And actually have them follow up with you to ensure it’s being made correctly.
Yes! The pics you showed us were amazing! They all kinda blew it! I thought the mini cake was beautiful but when you showed the cupcakes that were inspo...so much better!
The mini wedding cake was the only one that felt like it fit the $30 price point. I can't speak to the pies or cupcakes, but as someone who has made a lot of macarons for fun, there is a lot more you can do to plus up even a simple macaron.
Right? Like fillings, icing, painting, stacking multiple. Anything more than the same ones you get from behind the glass counter.
Yeah but they don't survive transport.
@@damaskito they do...as I've driven them to people in plastic Tupperware. You can take the filling a line it with edible pearls. On top you can do a much nicer things than clunky gold type, you can even creme brulee the top of the macaron
@@martabrulinski6764 yes, you can.
This is what happens when anything is for a wedding though 😅 price shoots up but doesn't mean it'll be any better quality!
The mini cake won this round. I feel like that was the "contender" that made the most effort to check all the boxes in the order.
Whats ironic is she didn't even order a mini cake, that was the cupcake round, lol 😂.
@@Cre8tive_Always But she did say they offered it and they did give cupcakes still. Either way, I am desperately wishing for Willie Wonka's TV so I could taste it hahahahaha
The pies look so unappetizing vs the mini cake/cupcakes!
I genuinely just commented about the mini cake lol "You're a lot nicer than I would be with that one bakery that basically forced your hand on the mini cake. Like they clearly wanted to impress you that way with it and intentionally put less time into the cupcake. Like that unprofessionalism to me is enough for me to pick another bakery"
Like regardless if it looked nice, if it's my wedding and I've ordered something specific - it's not up to the person at the bakery to just ignore that....
**To edit this: ALL the bakeries failed. They ignored the customer request completely. They honestly should be glad she doesn't link the bakeries because their customer service is horrid
@@aarenmarchi4667 i’m not sure if they put less time into the cupcakes, the cupcakes are still very well done, but the bakery probably knew that they would be able to do something more exciting looking with a mini cake which is why they added it.
they still delivered what she ordered
I love the bakery that gave you the cupcake you said you wanted, but also added in the mini cake they _knew_ you wanted.
As a bride, I wouldn't want to spend that much money on an edible favor but hands down, that mini cake is amazing! I would love to give it and receive it.
No one in their right mind would charge 30 dollars for a pastry, if you're planning on doing edible flavors the packaging is the most expensive part so just package yourself.
@@damaskito mini doesn’t always mean less detailed.
I would argue it’s harder to decorate 100 mini cakes than 100 small cakes.
@@ariana_208 yeah, nobody is arguing.
@@damaskito They didn't mean that literally. 😅 That being said, I get what you're saying about the favors.
It is so pretty! Love the mini cake!
I would be totally pumped if I went to a wedding and the favor was that mini cake 😍
That mini wedding cake, took the cake on this challenge 😂
Or one of those pies. Yum.
Me too!!
@@TheIcingArtist adorable
@@TheIcingArtist xD I get it
Laurie is always so full of joy even when she’s baffled and frustrated with things I’m always smiling watching her videos
Maybe my shirt should have been "Happily unhappy." LOL
@@TheIcingArtist yea lol
Couldn’t agree more. She’s a ray of positivity and I’m here for it 😊
You were NOT too emotionally involved, especially if this was for your ACTUAL wedding! That is a very special day! Would love to see you go back to the bakeries with your critiques and give them a second chance to fix what you didn't like, and see what they come up with! Love this idea, so invested!
Yes!! This is a fantastic idea!!
I would love to see a follow-up to this video as you described!
I don't understand the lack of "wow" cupcake liners. A $30.00 cupcake demands a luxurious wrapper or even multiple layers. Lace cutouts and gold or something, anything besides a common wrapper you can get from any supermarket.
Yes!!!! Right lol?!
@@TheIcingArtist Omg if you do this again can you request a pretty liner?
@@BettyAlexandriaPride since it's a wedding favor this should be a given in my opinion.
Plus like its specifically a wedding cupcakes which obviously screams elegant
These also weren't the final product. They were expecting her, if she chose them, to come back with feedback - and if it was doable, I'm sure they'd do it.
I love how she's so positive and kind towards the one she's dissapointed in too
At the end of the day, everyone is trying their best! There's always room for improvement even with the best bakers in the world. But all of them honestly have their pros and cons.
That mini-cake!!!! Maybe if they did the leaves in the darker green it would get your 10/10. Love your videos....they are like bursts of sunshine.
do you think it was worth 30 bucks tho?im thinking more like 20,especially for 100 total favors
@@lovebug8482 I'd say that's precisely why they are worth it. One of those I don't think I would pay 30 dollars for, but 100 of those for the same day definitely seem like an insane amount of work that's well worth he 3000 dollars
@@lovebug8482 you clearly do not bake. for the price of the ingredients, skill, and labor, it is 100% worth 30 dollars.
@@thatssoari3533 nope, youre right I dont! thats why I was curious and asked
@@lovebug8482 sorry for being aggressive. i just feel like slot of people feel like baking isn’t hard work (at least on tiktok) so they always attack them when they hear their prices. like i’ve seen so many disgusting comments on cakes that prob took a baker days. (bakers freeze their cakes and decorate them one to two days before the delivery date, most have a specific days for baking, and then others for decorating). i do hear what your saying, you can get a whole cake at cold stone for 30 dollars, but they’re a corporate business. ive never seen commercial bakeries have those low prices, well because they can’t, they do not get hundreds of customers a day like cold stone. walmart makes the pressure of bakeries prices even worse because they’re cakes are like freaking ten bucks, but ive the taste of commercial bakeries are 100x better and i feel people do not know that unless they’ve ordered from one, and most haven’t because they can just get cakes from their local store.
Damn, that mini cake!!! I love how that bakery is all like, "Here's what you ordered but here's what you could have instead!" We'll show you! ;)
So a little trick. NEVER tell a bakery you're doing something for a wedding. There is a tendency to add a "wedding tax"
I wanted a simple wedding cake. 2 tier chocolate cake, chocolate filling, with no toppers, white icing and blue flowers on the side. Enough to feed about 50.
My mom went to two bakeries and they quoted her 500$ at 1 and 650$ at the other.
I went in saying it was going to be my Birthday. and that same cake was 75$. It was stunning, and delicious, and we only paid 75$.
I think the issue is you said "wedding favor"
Very ture honestly. The two bakeries I worked at did this. They had a birthday/celebration price sheet and a wedding cake price sheet.
Can we stop with this 'wedding tax' crap please. Unscrupulous business owners will find any excuse to charge you more. Legitimate, professional business owners recognise that your wedding day is a big event, and requires a lot more attention and detail. So we charge accordingly. Find trustworthy suppliers, and they'll charge fairly for the work you're asking for. Find questionable suppliers and they'll shaft you.
@@lovefromlila it honestly depends on what you are looking for. If you want a simple wedding cake then just saying it's for your birthday will turn out good. If you are looking for very very fancy and high end then it's understandable for the price. If though just by saying it's your birthday instead of wedding for the same exact cake is cheaper and it's a simple cake and what you want then I get what they are saying.
@@gimygaming8655 but you're missing the point. If you have to lie to your cake designer to get a 'cheaper' price, then that designer is unscrupulous IMO. However, a professional designer will be costing in a lot of things for a wedding cake which makes it more expensive e.g. extra consultations and admin time, samples etc. If you don't want or need those then a respectable designer will price accordingly. It's only the unscrupulous ones who will have no reason to justify why you need to pay the higher price in that situation and you would need to lie to. In which case, the issue is that they're a shady business and you shouldn't be booking with them anyway.
It's not just food prices that get jacked up, venue prices are another rort.
We were looking for a simple basic hall, nothing fancy, just 4 walls, a roof and a kitchenette, something big enough to hold the party in. We rang around and got prices, then a week later mum rang the same venues and got prices for a 60th birthday party and the price for the wedding was 4 times higher than the price for the b/day party... same venues, same amount of guests, same everything, the only difference was what the venue owner was told the place would be used for... it's the biggest scam going...
The mini cake would be perfect as a replacement for one large one, especially for smaller weddings!
When one of my close friends got married, she had the bakery do a few different medium-sized cakes instead of one big one, and then for people like my husband with all sorts of crazy dietary issues, she had them do fancy mini cakes like that one. It was really special.
@@skeletonkeybooks that's what I was thinking, great for guests with allergies.
I'm kinda in love with the pies. Oddly enough I love the green. It's very earthy feeling. I also love that they look super handmade which gives them a more intimate feel.
I felt the same way! They matched the vibe of the moodboard even if the colors weren't all there!
This is kind of a specific thing to mention, but I really like that you don’t have a formal intro. Feels natural that way, like you’re having a conversation with a friend.
I was SO excited for this video!! But how do you think they all did with the challenge??
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Some of them did great some did okay honestly ❤️
Eh, just okay. The mini cake was probably my favorite and the most WOW factor to get at a wedding. I wonder if some of them would have been more excited to do this if they knew it wasn't going to result in an order of HUNDREDS of them later. They probably took into consideration the labor if they landed the job.
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Only use one colour for a cake
I helped my friend make autumn scented candles for her wedding favors it was amazing they smelt Heavenly. since her wedding was it's the beginning of October and totally autumn themed. She used 1 or 1 1/2 ounce Mason jars they were so cute.
Kizzmycntryazz, I love the candle idea!! I'm kind of tired of getting tiny plants that I never end up planting...or seed packets.
What a perfect idea for an autumn wedding !
@@ShastaAnn I got a seed packet from one went home to plant the seeds and they were all dead LOL nothing grew
Remember, these were all samples. If it was for your wedding you could go back with feedback and confirm a few changes before the actual order for the wedding, so a few colours/ details could easily be tweaked
Tweaks like colors sure. But some just lacked effort or were completely different than what was asked.
@@sarasamaletdin4574 yeah, I don't think any of them were up to the task aside from the mini cake bakery. And they should have put that effort in to what she asked for instead of what they wanted her to order.
I’ve never heard of cake truffles so I thought chocolate truffles were just fancy chocolates. The blue was wrong but it seems like they got the other colors closer. Maybe Laurie could make a video creating the exact wedding favors she was hoping for herself so we can really see what her vision was for this because she seems to have been really inspired & excited about the idea.
Yeah, when I hear truffle, I think of fancy chocolates. I hadn't heard of a cake truffles until recently.
They’re just renaming cake pops. Which are gross.
They’re just renaming cake pops. Which are gross.
"cake truffles" are cake pops only larger.
Cake truffles are really just cake pops, but fancier. I'm not huge on cake pops, so I would probably not enjoy a cake truffle favor. My best friend had DIVINE cookies as her favor - and I wanted to eat the whole basket. It was just a simple cookie though with their names piped on it.
I am a frequent viewer and an infrequent commenter BUT I had to let you know how much I enjoyed this video! How creative to do edible favors, this is not something I’d ever thought of before. That mini cake was perfection! Love all of the work and planning put into your content!
I was SO exicted for this one. Out all all the videos we planned for months, this was the one I couldn't wait to film! I feel like everyone just threw in the towel a bit for it but also mainly got wrapped up in giving me MULTIPLE desserts to make it worth it since I said it could be one or it could be multiple. If I could go back, I would 100% say ONE. ONE SINGLE macaroon etc. Give me one $30 macaroon.
@@TheIcingArtist I really think you should go again and see with you being even more specific what the result may be...
Also, do you privately share your videos with the bakers you dealt with? It may be good for them to see where they are going wrong for future client bookings (or they may just be nasty! Not everyone takes constructive criticism very well!).
My wedding (three years ago) was a mix of art deco and Halloween. I did edible favors in the form of a trick-or-treat spread where people got to fill up their bags with goodies. It's absolutely delightful how everyone instantly turns into a kid again in the face of a trick-or-treat bar (including my husband's grandma).
That idea is literally the coolest 😀
I feel like Kevin needs to have a microphone too. Love his commentary. You guys are a fun team.
I’d run with this idea again. Try other places. Love your purple hair with your green tee shirt. Your personality is a joy. ❤️
Anyone agree???? I would LOVE to and change up a few things to see if that yeilds better results, like saying ONE SINGLE macaroon or cookie etc.
Months of planning deserves a second chance!!!
@@TheIcingArtist Yes! Do another one. But I think it would help to give them 2 inspiration boards. One for the wedding and one of examples of the item you chose them for. I think it was just a new concept for the bakeries and they didn’t even have a clue how to rise to the challenge (but really wanted to…except for the last one…I dont know what happened there!)
I agree... skip the cake and cupcakes this time and see what else they can do. Obviously it was a challenge for them to do the chocolates and macaroons, so it would cool to see if anyone else can step and deliver a better product.
@@TheIcingArtist Absolutely! And def ask for one single favor to clarify things. I LOVED your idea and they didnt get close to executing it!
That’s what we did for my uncles wedding this past July, my aunt order a ton of cute packages and we filled them with candy and stuff which matched the wedding colours
That sounds so cute
That last baker just didn’t read the brief properly, that’s all I can think!
Absolute standout was the mini cake, if I got that as a favour I’d be counting down the days until the couple renewed their vows. 😆
but sadly THAT'S THERE J.O.B. to make the customer happy and do what THEY want. and they failed miserably.
@@GoddessNeith oh I agree! It wasn’t an excuse, more an explanation. 😆
I’d have asked for at least a 50% refund on that order, seeing as at least half of the order was… y’know… not what was ordered…
One of my teachers had an expensive $30,000 wedding and after she brought in these extremely cute cupcakes and they were so good. As favors she had hand sanitizer bottles that said “spead love not germs” with her and her husband’s name on them because she had her wedding last year when Covid wasn’t still kinda a thing.
Edible wedding favors has always been a thing here in Brazil 😍 we have this thing called "bem casado" that is kind of a soft alfajor with Dulce de Leche in the middle. It's traditionally used as wedding favor. The couple just attach a tag with their name and day of the wedding in it. It's delicious and a must have in every Brazilian wedding 😍
This is so crazy....the incompetency of people and inability to do what the customer ASKS for is just astonishing to me. The mini cake was the STAR of this episode. I don't have an issue with the fact that this bakery gave you a mini cake even though you specifically wanted it to be a cupcake because the mini cake was in addition to what you asked for. They knew you'd like it based on the detail you were asking for. First time viewer here and definitely subscribing. Great video!
Not sure if it’s an Australian thing but we call the round balls truffles, so maybe it was a miscommunication?
But the colours being totally wrong doesn’t give me much hope that it was
even in the uk we call the round balls truffles too
In the US, a truffle can be any shape. It is what is inside that makes it a truffle. That is very interesting. Very few of them in the US are round balls. Usually other shapes.
@@BiterAvid truffles in the UK are soft
Yeah, that’s what truffles are. She wanted cake pops. Which are gross.
We call them truffles here in Alabama, USA too! A "cake truffle" or "cake pop" are the round balls--not the chocolate candies. But I def think had she provided him pics of the actual desserts she wanted it would've helped them.
That mini cake was gorgeous! I think that bakery won. They gave you what you asked for, and also what is clearly their expertise for your consideration. That last one with the truffles... Something I always admire about you is your determination to say positive things. And I could see what a struggle that was with the truffles. Looks like they really didn’t want your business, though it would have been more honest and less frustrating to just say so. If it were me and I ever wanted to order fancy truffles, I sure wouldn’t order from them. Thanks for another fun video. I love your comparisons and this-into-that. ♥️
In the UK edible favours have been a thing for many, many years. Most traditionally they're sugared almonds ( pastel sugar-coated almonds ) in tiny little bags or boxes. The number supplied is significant to something like bringing good fortune etc etc.
Came here to say the same!
Thats italian
@@nancyhgardneryoutube8494 No I don't think so lol. It may have been adopted by the Italians or coincided but it's very much a British tradition lol.
We also do it in Australia. 😊
What you are talking about is a Bomboniere, the favour originated in Italy, but the name is french origin (Bonbonniére - Bonbon meaning candy). The tradition has spread around Europe, but it definitely didn’t start in the uk. My parents had them at their wedding, as well as my baptism and first holy communion.
I loved the look of that mini-cake! That would completely blow me away if I got that as a wedding favor!
If I'm spending $30 dollars per favour, I don't want to see crappy cake cases. The mini cake won hands down, despite the lack of dark green.
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The mini wedding cake wins hands down. At my wedding, we had a candy bar filled with candies that were of our wedding colors and our guests can filled paper bags at their hearts content. So in the end, that also served as wedding favors.
Omg I'd be soon happy if there were m and Ms haha
They should have streaked dark green in that white icing on the mini cake. It’s gorgeous!
I love how that bakery fought you on that mini cake, and they won😂💖It’s gorgeous!!
Maybe you could get “bake-able” pies so they can bake them at home and tie a little instruction sheet to the pie. There is cake and food at the wedding, so they don’t need to eat it there and they would look better.
They’re not for eating there… it’s a little sweet something for the guests to eat when they get home (like a midnight snack). It stems from the tradition of sending guests home with a slice of wedding cake.
Thats so cute but idk how you would keep them fresh and safe because they would need to be refrigerated
@@tiffanylastinger3925 The would probably keep them refrigerated at the venue - most venues provide refrigeration of some sort - even outdoor ones have a kitchen of some sort if it's an actual wedding venue - and not a place being used a wedding venue. In which case - caterers will bring their own if they need to - and if that's case, you could probably pack your favors in a container with dry ice to keep them cold for the duration of the wedding and bring them out near the end. If you leave early - you can usually ask for it or just do without if the bride or groom doesn't offer it to you (they usually do).
Or putting dry ingredients for a secret family cookie recipe into a mason jar with a ribbon and instruction sheet.
Mine are getting drunkenly eaten in the cab on the way home raw or not, so
The mini cake was beautiful! I would have liked to see detailed cookies…cookies can pretty much be transformed into anything! Imagine the cookie you could have gotten with a $30 budget? I know some people will say cookies have already been done, but the versatility of a sugar cookie is pretty much limitless! I loved this video!
I made wedding favors for my friends. I thought they were going to ask me to make their wedding cake, so I immediately said yes to the favors. They had a garden wedding. The tables were long and they had small metal buckets with flowers all along the table. For their favors, they wanted 4 small cookies in a small metal bucket…plain butter cookie with American lemon buttercream. Instead of 4 cookies, it became 8 because they wanted 4 sandwich cookies. Oh…and there were 100 guests. They turned out super cute but OMG they were a ton of work!
I’m so shock! 👎 I thought I was going to see the WOW factors! I sent this video as inspiration to my business partner in hopes she’ll charge more for her work. My business partner does detail work on her cakes and treats that take her days to complete. Thank You for this video!
Hopefully she raises her prices if she is good. Cause a lot of time places that are well known charge high prices for this crap while small bakers do an amazing job yet charge very little for their work.
Yes, it makes them desirable but they still need money
Definitely show her this, people will always be out there charging more for less!
obviously, the mini cake is stunning, but i think the pies are also pretty cool! its hard to get detail with pastry, and even if the coloring's a bit off, i feel like the flavors really match the color and vibes of the moodboard SUPER well.
The first box, even though I'm not a baker, I would never find that acceptable to give to a customer.
@@EllaFox you know they’re not real leaves right??
@@nicoleavedisian242 hey florist here those were real there was eal leather leaf and alstromeria in the box with the food. Unless they washed it, I agree that's pretty gross
I actually really liked the pies! They have a kind of rustic, magical vibe. I think they’d be perfect at a woodland wedding.
At first I thought the pies were quiches. Like green asparagus quiches, which would have fit perfectly with the vibe of the mood board. Now I want quiches as wedding favors. Too bad I’m already married 😄
would love to see you making the wedding favors you wanted! it'll be super amazing see you do a trial and error and as you always do, eventually succeed in creating something awesome.
My favorite was the mini cake and in my opinion that bakery did the best out of all of them. The last one i think they were confused or something because it wasn’t anything like you asked ( except the heart shape ) Now, if I wasn’t sure or had any doubts about what the customer wanted I would take 5 minutes & call to be sure. I absolutely love your facial expressions everytime you get to see whatever you’ve ordered for the 1st time or when you take the 1st bite.. especially in the tasting your face gives it away & I love it!! Thanks for another awesome video!!
Aww that was disappointing! I loved the mini cake! So beautiful! I have to say though, my absolute favorite wedding party favor was a cookie and candy box that guests got to choose from. They had it all laid out on the table and there were little takeout boxes (think like a chinese paper takeout box) that the guests got to stuff full for later eating. It was great!
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Was excited to see this challenge. A very interesting one indeed. Macrons we’re blah..a few brush strokes aren’t really decorations. As you showed, there are many ways to decorate a macron, and a few gold brush strokes didn’t cut it. The decorations were basically the bed of flowers. I really liked the mini cake. Well executed and delicately pretty. Cupcake/cupcakes were pretty, but wasn’t impressed with the decorations. Pies…no. A fail. Couldn’t see any of the decorations you asked for. Very little to no colour. But unless you used someone like The Pieous..well you know. She’s amazing. And the chocolates..Total Epic Fail. Firstly they didn’t even make what you asked them to. Secondly, they were just chocolates in a box. And zero, zip decorations. If I had the $$, I would go with the individual cakes. That being said. A good many of the cakes would either be left behind at the venue. Or taken home and thrown away. I was at a wedding where cupcakes were being given away. Only half were taken. But I guess if you gots the dough, it’s about impressing, not the waste.
I agree with everything you said.
You could literally make shapes with macaroons like they could've made them into the initials or something
i feel like the mini cake would bea replacement for a single large wedding cake since 30 dollars per person can more or less equal the price of an average wedding cake depending on how many people they are. Plus i don't think many people would waste the time to get a giant wedding cake when you can just give them an individual cake for the same price and it would be more cake than a pinky size serving of wedding cake that you'd normally get; the mini cakes to me if i were to plan a wedding makes more sense to me .
@@tiffanylastinger3925 macarons*
@@michealpersicko9531 I saw a wedding on TH-cam where the couple was paying for everything themselves with no help. Because the bride was in a car accident and totaled the only car, they had to cut corners everywhere possible in order to get a new car. They ordered mini cakes at one per couple, or if the guest was single, one for them as well. The mini cakes were all iced differently in the same color scheme, and were stacked in the centers of the tables as centerpieces, then taken home by the guests to enjoy at their leisure. It was way cheaper to do them than it would be to have a huge single cake. The bakery even threw in a single small cake decorated nicely for them to couple to cut at no extra charge. Very classy!!
The mini cake is adorable, the rest were a bit underwhelming. I'm just as confused as you with the truffles, how did they decide on those colours 😅.
I'd love to see you do another one of these videos with other bakeries. Loving your positivity as always.
My first reaction when I heard the challenge was something like "Making a sample of what you would do is not applicable in this situation because design, purchasing of supplies, and other factors are very up-in-the-air until an actual order for 200 is made."
For example, there may be something that they really want to do to make it ornate/fancy, but doing that for 1 sample may not be possible because the supplies can only be bought in bulk. Or perhaps they are unsure of the logistics of preparing 200 of something, and keeping all of them fresh and presentable and don't want to show you that sample because the plan needs to be explored and worked out.
I mean...is one note of a song completely representative of the whole song?
Such a good point !!!
Interesting point, though based on the beginning of the video I’m assuming she went to bakeries that specifically offer this type of wedding service, in which case they may already have the supplies on hand, or arguably be expected to provide the service in someway
I thought the pies were super disappointing but those truffles failed miserably. I would get my money back. The first two were great. I LOVED the mini cake. What great ideas!
I do custom decorated sugar cookies! I think you should do a video about decorated sugar cookies! Everything is so detailed I think it would be a great to see how different artists go off same mood board!
Do you ever contact some of these places back and be like "Uhh...this isn't what I ordered.. like...at all!" I would LOVE to get a video of that phone call. Lol.
hahaha no lol. I've been tempted, especially when the cakes fall apart and become a cumble mess. But I have never called a single bakery to complain or get my money back.
I agree on holding back on calling the bakeries as you aren't really mentioning them and all but that last one... well ma'am needed a call for clarification...lol "hello good day, yes my husband picked up my order but i think the wrong package was given...lmao"
That first mini-cake is amazing. If I were having a wedding, I'd totally want to give my guests a tiny miniature recreation of the big wedding cake each to take home. It's such a good idea.
Wow, I think these all were a fail except for the mini cake that was absolutely stunning. I loved the concept of your challenge, and would like to see you try it again with some other bakers!
I'm here so early I haven't drank my coffee yet. Luckily you're so full of positivity, the coffee can wait. Humph.
I agree that they didn't really match your guidelines, except the cupcake/mini cake one. But I would LOVE to see the DIY version of your vision!
"Once we cut it we can't uncut it"
-Laurie Shanon, 2021
The cupcake one seemed to be trying to upsell you on the mini cake, macarons were good but not really detailed, and I would love to see those pies raw
I respect that the cupcake/mini-cake place heard that you wanted cupcakes but still recommended the mini-cakes, for the same price they knew you could get more! Super nice of them.
Laurie with the Cupcakes and Mini Cake: Well I wish they used a darker green like I had on my palette
The Pies: Why hello, boy do I have a treat for you
Please do this again! I think you should specifically order just *one* item from each place. Alternatively tell them you have a party and need (whatever number) favors for 30$ each but you want a sample before the day of! This is what I did for my wedding because I didn't want to be disappointed on my wedding day with cheap/corny looking favors!
Also, that color palette is everything! 😍😍
What I’ve really learned from this channel is if I ever order from a professional bakery, I will be disappointed 😭
I love edible wedding favors. Many years ago, I went to a wedding where the favors were a small box with a variety of Hershey kisses. So cute.
Lol girl. You were confusing me at the start! They made macarons (mack-a -rons). Macaroons are very tasty though! Still love your videos. The ideas you get are amazing.
I wouldn’t shorts. It is your personality that attracts me to watch your videos. I enjoy you creating and figuring out how to do your designs. It encourages me to try out new ideas.
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i love how real you are when youre eatting the cupcake, no matter how u try eating a cup cake never we can never be cute lol
Literally the mini cake was like heavenn!!!!
That mini cake is definitely the vibe! I love it!
First of all, totally interesting video!! I think one thing you are helping future brides and grooms realize just how detailed of communication they have to have and to get a test run!! Now #2 that mini cake was spectacular as a favor. How fun to get home that night or maybe with coffee in the morning to have a little cake and think about the couple you were so happy to see married. #3 Yes there is a good way to eat a cupcake 🧁.... split it horizontally, put the bottom on top and wa-la Sandwich cupcake 😉😉 I love cupcakes. Thanks for a happy morning watching your video 💚
These are so cute! I would love to see what you would make as an edible wedding favour!
Yes!!!!
YES! i'm a little tired of seeing what other bakeries can do, i want to see what LAURIE can do!
That mini cake was gorgeous and would be an awesome alternative to a traditional cake that you'd cut and serve. Particularly if you were having a micro wedding with less than 10 people.
The mini cake was beautiful! Green on bread is just not a great, too close to mold. I feel like the subconscious just goes there.
YES!! the pies were by far the scariest things! Like, I'd be so turned off if I got those as a wedding favor. Plus ppl don't like weird flavors (pepper pumpkin? gross!)
The 2nd bakery's mini cake was so beautiful. The colors and flowers are fabulous. Edible favors are definitely the way to go!
The pies would be an amazing idea to give to the wedding party while you're getting ready!
omg yes!!!
We had meringue pops at our wedding. They looked so good and I was so glad we didn't go with a glass or something like that. Our extended family frown upon edible favours, but there's a reason why they're extended and not immediate.
The last sentence made me laugh, even I think the same of my relatives.
The cake was beautiful, it would be extra special if it were a mini version of the wedding cake. I would love to receive a favor like that🌺💚🙃
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The mini cake was the total winner, but I am OBSESSED with those pies!!! Such a cute idea and I feel like they go with the theme with the wedding, even if the colors aren't all present.
Loved this video. It was so cool to see the results even if it's not what you expected. I'd love another video like this in future with some different bakeries/bakers.
I adore the mini cake! I need to learn how to make those ASAP!
You should do this video again but you make the different kinds of favors! I love watching you make the cakes, you’re so creative 💕
I was kind of let down for her…the macrons were really not exciting. The individual cake won the whole episode…but even that seems like it lacked the detail that would make it worth $30 a piece. The cupcakes were cute but not at all worth the money. Green in the pie was a mistake and each one was not worth $30. And the chocolates were boring.
I think the video could be done again but maybe they should give them an inspiration board for similar desserts. The bakers were not “getting it”. Also, I think they were trying to give several examples like a cake testing situation.
I agree that the pies weren't worth $30. Though with the detail in the crust, even if it did get lost in the baking, they're probably worth at least $15. When my family had a bakery (10 years ago) we would sell a "normal" pie that size for, I think, $3.50. And later, at bake sales, for $4.50.
I think you should make a video trying to do cakes (or any type of dessert) in different times, for ex: decorate a cupcake in 10min, 1 min and 10 seconds.
The pies that the pieous makes are fully baked on her IG. Maybe a few are pre-bake, but even the portrait you showed was after baking. And, like all the other have stated, they are sending you options so you could choose what you liked best. I think they all did a great job at showcasing their specialties
The macarons are super cute but I was expecting actual macaroons and now I’m wondering if someone COULD dress up a macaroon… coconut macaroon birds nest for Easter maybe?? I bet Laurie could do it 😍
Weird that a professional baker would not know the difference between macarons and macaroons.
@@vjhreeves Is she? I thought she was a home baker but I don't know for sure. Honestly though a loooooot of people don't know that they're two distinct things. One of my friends is allergic to almond and it's always a huge thing when she tries to get "macaroons" and ends up with "macarons"
Hands down......The Mini cake!!!!!
And it matches your hair and t shirt. 🤗
No huge winners in this one. Great video!
Love the tiny cake ! Approximated more to what you were looking for....agree the others did not make items as requested.
I honestly love the mini wedding cake it was the best and most detailed beautiful 😍
You can’t always get what you want.
No matter how hard you try, you get what you need!
The Rolling Stones had your number !
The decorative cake was the nicest even if the frosting green part should’ve been a little darker.
Thank you, I enjoyed your vlog!
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Always a great comparison video. You never know what you’ll receive when you place an order. I usually make a little mock ‘tasting’ cake for my customers, just to give them an idea of what the actual cake may look like and taste like.
Wow! The Mini Wedding cake and the cupcake stand out the more. So pretty! Who ever make the cake. I would go back to the barkey give them a tip.👍🙂
The mini cake and cupcakes is a really good idea for microweddings.
-The couple can cut their mini cake. -Everone has really elegant cupcakes is a variety of flavors.
-Theres no excess waste.
- And its alot cheaper than an extravagant big cake.
I'm just saying you said the colours for the macarons were "spot on" but the assorted chocolates had similar colours (both had teal, yellow, and white, for example) and you said she missed the mark on those? And I think with the truffles specifically she gave you a tasting box and assumed you'd pick the flavour first and then have another conversation about the design. It just makes sense to me to plan it that way instead of making assumption of flavour. Even if the client said flavour isn't as important as the design, it's too much of a risk as a business owner to make that call without any client input. So it was probably like "here are all the flavours we CAN do" then you as the client would say "well I loved x and y flavours so lets do those as the favours" and from there choose design options.
I think the baker who did the mini cake/cupcakes understood the assignment the most. I just don't think the assessment of some of the others were totally fair
Yeah, agreed. I was under the assumption the last one was a sampler thing rather than a final product, seems more like a misunderstanding of the 'brief' than anything. Might be that the baker can make much bigger cake truffle hearts, but just did small ones to show off the range of flavours first? And while the blue wasn't in the colour samples, reds, yellows and an off white were so I don't really know why "these aren't at all the colours I asked for" was such a big deal.
I wonder if a lot of it was down to most bakeries not being used to finalising a request like this immediately. :|a
@@Spamhard yeah exactly! I would imagine that bakeries aren't used to producing a final product based on a mood board alone. It would be too much of a risk. I think the mini-cake bakery just did chocolate and vanilla options because those are super safe. Likely they have a ton more options but wanted to nail the design first whereas the truffle people wanted to figure out the flavour first.
I used to be a fashion designer and it's similar to how you'd make a muslin mock-up of the garment first before ever cutting into any fabric; you need some kind of foundation nailed down before moving into the more final steps. At the end of the day, these are business owners who want to make their clients happy. And ESPECIALLY for something like a wedding they already know that their creative freedom is severely limited and can't exactly afford the risk of making a bunch of product if they aren't certain the client will like it
@@typsom Lol yes, imagine making a wedding dress based solely on a mood board. Wild shit.
@@Spamhard well they kind of missed the mark when it came to the cake part since it was all chocolate and no cake.
@@ronisnotahuman Again, I'm assuming misunderstanding seeing as she says in the vid when they're first presented "these are supposed to be *chocolate heart truffles*". I dunno about the dessert/baking world in the US, but here in the UK a truffle (sweet ones, at least) are those little brown balls- they're supposed to mimic the look of mushroom truffles. If you google "uk chocolate truffles" it's exactly what you get. I feel like if they bakery was told "chocolate heart truffles" they did what they could with the info provided. I've literally never heard of the cake truffle things she's talking about lol. Even if you google "chocolate heart truffles" it just comes back with chocolates for me, nothing to do with cakes.
I literally bought a box of individual wrapped truffles from the supermarket and each guest had one on their place at the wedding breakfast. It cost me max £20 for 80 people (25 pence each). A tip for people that need to cut cost.
I loved the mini cake also that was my favorite! I have been waiting and waiting for you to post! I love you and Kev! I absolutely love how happy and excited you are!
I’m going to try your elephant cake this weekend! I’m baking cakes for it today! I can’t wait I’ve never covered with fondant.
The second bakery I've been too is amazing! Recognized their boxes lol. Though creativity wise they do that design on cupcakes and mini cakes all the time.
I love the idea of the little pies,they’re adorable and unique and perfect for a fall wedding but they weren’t as pretty as I would want for a wedding.However the mini cake was beautiful and I’d love to give or receive it as a wedding favour. Though if the pies were prettier I’d probably choose them over cake.The chocolates were just kinda sad. Now I’m craving cake&pie😋😋😋
For the pie, maybe the baker isn’t used to working small. Pies are easier the bigger you go so it doesn’t lose as much shape. That being said, I’d just make a small plain pie, bake it, then decorate with frosting/ luster dust and/or place small sprinkles in the matching colors. Trying to make the details on a small pie stay intact is really hard. (A second way would be to cook the details on a cookie sheet separate and place them on after baking… that way they can go at a lower temperature and not loose shape.)