The excitement is starting to build in the shop around the creation of America's birthday cake. John and Nick brought their design ideas and Joey and Vinny did the same. The result was that everyone was on the same page with the exception of the decorating room wanting to use fondant while Joey and Vinny wanting to use buttercream icing. It was discussed for a short while, but once Joey said that we should stay true to who we are, it was agreed by all. Buttercream icing it is.
Now that the design has been established, a plan needs to be formulated to bake, fill, transport, and decorate the cake. We are leaning toward constructing the cake in the shop and transporting a fully iced multi tiered cake to the Visitors Center. At that point Nick and John will begin the decorating process together in clear view of all. The only concern is the time it may take to finish the cake. The decorating room will be practicing the different designs and timing themselves to get an idea of how long it may take. We will know by Friday. 
Just as we started to pat ourselves on the back about our brilliant cake plan, Alyssa chimed in. "Okay, so how do you want to handle the cupcakes?" You could have heard a pin drop. "2500 individually decorated cupcakes need to be delivered with the cake right?" This may be a bigger challenge than the cake, especially when we only have 400 cupcake molds and Robert, our main baker is on vacation. It sounds like it's going to be a long night in the shop on July 3rd. Vinny looked over at Joey and said, "Whatever it takes." Joey and John laughed and nodded, "Just like the good old days."
A master cupcake plan needs to be formulated to bake and decorate 2500 cupcakes with only 400 cupcake molds. Check back in on Friday to see how long of a night it is going to be.......
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