The cake with the "X" is a lot more like I was looking for. Thanks!Here's one I posted a few years back. It's not Lion King-themed, but it does have fondant animals...
Location: Animal Kingdom Lodge (Jiko)
Size: 6-inch cake
Flavors: Red velvet cake with cream cheese mousse filling, not the cream cheese buttercream frosting I'd requested.
Price: Quoted $65 ($35 for 6-inch cake + $30 for fondant decorations), charged $23
Inspiration Photos:
I found this cake online and asked to have a modified version as a 6-inch. I found a separate cake to get inspiration for the hippo on top...
How It Turned Out:
The cake looked a lot better than I was expecting, considering it seemed to have been hastily assembled by assistants while the pastry chef was out. They didn't use a contrasting color for the leaves like in the original photo, and the pond was a little rough around the edges (literally!), but the hippo was adorable and really well-made. It was a surprise for my husband, and he thought it looked great!
(Sorry these photos aren't better—new camera!)
The only thing I was really disappointed about was the use of cream cheese mousse filling instead of cream cheese buttercream frosting, which I had made a big deal about twice: once when I placed the order, and again when they confirmed it. I think they just assumed I meant "filling" instead of "frosting" because it's what they use in most of their cakes, but I really really dislike Disney's cream cheese mousse filling, which is way too cheesecake-y for my taste.
For some reason, when we got the bill for dinner, the cake was listed at only $23, maybe because they felt bad about losing the order or because it had been created by assistants instead of the pastry chef...?
At any rate, I would still order a fancy cake at AKL again now that they seem to have progressed beyond the supermarket level of cake-making—I guess I just need to be even MORE specific in the future!
The cake with the "X" is a lot more like I was looking for. Thanks!
One more question: What exact location/number did you call, as I have never done this before. Did you call Animal Kingdom Lodge? Or Private Dining there? Or some other location? I'm a little confused on this cake thread.
Love it!!!My Woody themed birthday cake was ordered from the Contemporary for a dinner at California Grill.
I e-mailed with Donald and Brian about the design, and placed the order about 3 weeks prior to the actual reservation. I worked with George over the phone who I had previously worked with on a cake for my mom.
The cake itself was a 6-inch vanilla cake with raspberry mousse filling (no fruit) and chocolate buttercream icing. It was covered in fondant and had some hand-painted decorations. The price was $89.
The cake was fresh and delicious as usual!
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So pretty! What a thoughtful DH you have!!My husband surprised me with a replica of our wedding cake at our 10th anniversary dinner celebration at the California Grill. It turned out amazing! View attachment 316066
There will be a gratuity added to the dinner bill (which they will charge the cake to) if you have a party of 6 or more.Last year my sister attended the princess tea with her daughter, and has been raving about the cake ever since then. She jokes it was the only highlight of our stay at Sugarloaf that week. It so happens that we have just booked a last minute trip due to relatives flying in from Germany, and will be back at the kingdom for her birthday. As a surprise, I placed an order with the GF cake line for our 'Ohana dinner yesterday evening. I was amazed by the quick response, since I had left a message late Friday afternoon. I requested the same cake (vanilla with strawberry mousse) in 8 inches, with blue buttercream frosting, and a white chocolate figurine of stitch. I was told that they would add a surfboard with seashells. The person whom I spoke with asked for the date and our last name, but didn't get our reservation number. Total price to be charged on Tuesday, $125 plus tax. I asked about delivery, and was told staff would bring the cake for our reservation. The last time a fancy cake was ordered, ironically also for my sister, we also paid an 18% gratuity charge. For those who have ordered for TS delivery, is the fee included or will it be added to the dinner bill?
Does anyone have any photos of Tangled/Repunzel or Little Mermaid themed cakes they can post? I'm struggling to get inspiration for an 8" cake for my dd's 18th birthday? Any ideas welcome, thanks.
Do you happen to have a picture you could share of your Splash Mountain cake? Thanks!I've checked through the thread a bit but I'm just double checking. If I ordered a cake for the Hoop Dee Doo Revue does it come from GF bakery? If so then I need to talk to Pat and they often won't do a 6 inch?
I ordered an amazing 10" Splash mountain in 2015 from Brian. No fondant but chocolate cake with peanut butter and ganache filling and chocolate frosting. Best cake I've ever had. I'd prefer to use the Contemporary but we're staying at AKV. We're eating at Chef Mickey's later in the week so I guess I could wait and get it then.
All 3 kids want their own cake this time so I was going to go with 6 inch and spread them out over the stay.
Also can you get a strawberry cake? If not any recommendations for a strawberry flavored cake?
Hi there! I was wondering if anyone had seen any Pandora-inspired cakes done yet? I’ve done a google search & not come up with anything. DD will turn 16 on our next trip & loves the Pandora section of Animal Kingdom. I am picturing foliage, flowers & even a touch of “bioluminescence” with the use of lights. (Seeing that recent cake photo with succulents makes me think this may be doable. Also, the two cakes we’ve ordered previously through the GF had lighting. Anyone have thoughts?)
Thank you Lurkyloo for the photo's. I didn't think they would still make the 2 tier ones? And idea how much they are likely to charge? I like the lanterns one too! Decisions decisions
Does anyone know if you can get a cake for breakfast at Cape May. Either an 8 inch or the new chocolate Mickey cake with ears. Our dinners at the beginning of the trip are at restaurants at Epcot that do not do cakes by Disney