Ok here are the pictures from my Star Wars cake we got on Monday morning at Cape May Cafe. I called a couple of weeks out (maybe 10 days) and asked for a white cake with white buttercream with a Star Wars theme. I was quoted about $97 for the cake which I was fine with. I was told the smallest size they would customize would be a 10" cake which I was fine with since I knew we were headed home and I could take it with us.
When I checked in they had a sticky note at the podium (glad I sent the boys off to watch cartoons or it would have been ruined then) with my name and ADR info. The person checking us in (Bee) specifically mentioned the cake I'd ordered.
The server (Kim) came out while DH was in the bathroom and asked if we were ready for cake. I'd mentioned when I checked in that it was a surprise so that must not have been relayed to her. I told her that we were ready as soon as DH returned. She asked who the cake was for and I explained it was for my DS5. When Minnie came around to chat with us, the server came back out and asked her to wait at our table for a few minutes. Following our server was another server who had the cake. DS5's face was PRICELESS when he saw the cake and realized it was for him!
While the cake was on our table, all of the servers came by and talked about how amazing it looked. I have to say overhearing some of the other guest's comments made me feel like a better mommy doing something so special for my little one since we're not able to be at Disney this year on his birthday like he wanted to do. Even when DH went in to pick up the cake, the manager (Al) mentioned again how all of the servers and staff were commenting on the cake. Even the chef (Bea) came out and talked to us for a bit about how everything was made over night as far as desserts go on property and even mentioned that's why some desserts cost more than some meals with everything being hand made each day.
The cake was just what we ordered - white cake with white buttercream and it was very fresh tasting! To me, it was a bit too mosit (like a lot of pudding in the mix or something) but DH and the boys loved it. I preferred it that night after it had taken the five hour drive to our house or even the following morning when it had "dried out" a little bit. The buttercream was amazing!!
The cake was topped with a white chocolate Jedi Mickey that appeared to be hand painted and very adorable. It was also very sturdy. When carrying it in from the van on Monday night, I accidentally dropped the box on the front porch (cement) and it's all still in one piece!!
When we'd finished our pieces of cake, the manger (Al) came out and was kind enough to store the cake for us while we did some shopping at DTD. He just asked that we be back by noon before everyone left/took a break/whatever which we gladly were since they were nice enough to store it for us.
The cake made it home very well too. We stopped at the outlets in Orlando as well as St Augustine and it still made it home all in one piece. My only complaint about how the cake was packaged was when Mickey was taken off the top, there was a huge circle with no icing on it. Not a huge deal but it might annoy some people.
When the server brought our bill, DH mentioned something about the total and it didn't sound right to me. I asked to see the receipt and the cake was listed at $45. Right or wrong, I did not mention the fact that I was quoted more than I was being charged. I will though order cakes from them for our upcoming trip in Nov/Dec - I'm specifically planning ADRs around places to get great cakes! I want to get my email off to Disney as well to let them know about the amazing job.
So, overall, very good cake experience! Please feel free to ask any questions...I'm sure I forgot something! They provided candles and a match to light the candles for the cake - I didn't ask for them. I had ones and had forgotten to bring them in that morning actually and was excited to see them on the cake.
Here's the cake being delivered to the table:
DS3 checking out the cake:
The super cute Jedi Mickey:
After the cake was cut:
A piece on the plate:
There will be more pictures in my PTR for our upcoming Disney trip (link in my signature) when I can get a minute to update it.