10 Problems Of Being A Cake Maker

Its not all vintage dresses or pretending you're Mary Berry!!

1. 1. People referring to your living as a 'hobby'

'Oh you work in a cake shop? It's good to have a hobby. Where do you plan to work later?'

Thanks.

2. Insane Demands

'Hi, yeah, I'd like a cake in the shape of an elephant standing on a skateboard playing a pipe and wearing Lady Gaga's meat dress, is that possible?'

3. People with no concept of time

'It's my sons birthday today, his party's at 4, I'd like a 12 inch chocolate cake with 'Happy Birthday Tarquin' iced on top in an hour'

Seriously? You gave birth to him, surely you've known his birthday was coming up, why wait till TODAY to get a cake?!

4. People thinking you bake All. The. Time

'Wow your partner is so lucky, I bet you bake for them all the time'

Yep, because after a long day in the kitchen at work, all I wanna do is get home and cook some more!!

5. Strangers thinking it's ok to ask you to bake them hash brownies

'Oh, so, you bake. Do u like, make brownies? You know, with like, a lil something extra? If I get some, will you like, do it? Huur huuur huuur'

Yeah no

6. Wedding cakes

.Hi, I have a £100 budget for my cake, what will that get me? I'm thinking like, a 5 tier cake like this one I saw on TV, would that be possible?'.

£100 won't even cover my icing costs. Go away

7. Running out of ingredients at the worst possible time

'Um, Mrs Jones is here to pick up her cake? Hello?'

*Que shop staff finding you weeping into an empty box of fondant icing*

8. Shop staff taking cake orders who know NOTHING about cakes!

'So yeah, I just took this order for a lady who wants an elephant dressed as Lady Gaga playing a pipe on a skateboard finished with molten gold and plutonium for tomorrow morning, is that ok?'

GET OUT FOUL DEMON AND RETURN FROM WHENCE YOU CAME NEVER TO DARKEN MY DOORWAY AGAIN!!!

9. People with no concept of space

'I would like an 8 inch cake please with 'To my most gorgeous amazing husband on his birthday, I love you so much and am so pleased to be sharing this special day with you and hope that we can spend each and every one of your birthdays together for the rest of our lives. All my love forever, your wife. XXXXXXXX.' Is that possible?'

Yeah if you intend just ants to read it!

10. People who think its a beautiful job

'You work as a cake maker? Oh my god, you're so lucky, it must be so relaxing'