It's done. At the end of the day, had it been a cake I'd had a lot more time with, I would have done things differently. But I think that it's better than it was. I think the tall towers and turrets give it more height, more presence. Unfortunately, there's no getting around the fact that I've used ice-cream cones for the turrets and wafers for the roofs (actually, they don't look bad... the teeny-tiny square pattern on them looks like roof tiles!). But I did what I could in the time available.
Katie was so, so grateful. She said that not many people would have done what I did. I'm not sure many cake decorators would have taken on someone else's cake. But I did it for Katie. She said to invoice her and she'll pay me ASAP. But I'm still not sure what to charge. Yes, I had a very late night. And yes, I have a lot of other work I should have been doing. But I don't want to take advantage of her. Oh, and also, she said that when it's my son's birthday next, she also wants to provide an entertainer - free of charge - as a thank you. That's so sweet of her. But, again, I don't want to take advantage.
One thing I've learnt, though, is that I can definitely afford to increase what I charge her for cakes. Obviously her clients are prepared to pay that sort of money. And last time she came to collect a cake, she actually told me to put my prices up!
I now need to crack on with the cookies. However, I'm out tonight. I'm going to have to try to get some help, I think!
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