Cakes... are not quick!

Cakes.... awwww.
The word brings thoughts of beautiful colors and happy times, tastes and smells of sweet aromas which tantalize the taste buds.....and....... your local grocer?
One of these things seem out of place to me.
Can you take a guess?
Yes- I marvel at the wonderful conveniences of our modern world. We no longer have to pick out food in season and can it if we wish for it to last. We can drive to our local grocer and get anything.... I mean anything, at the tip of our fingers! But wait- the cake! Rows of fun and colorful sheets. Covered in mounds of icing..... how long has it been there? Was it baked today? WHAT IS IN THE STUFF??
I love being able to offer something different and so simple yet not simple at all. It is a pride I take seriously to provide the best quality... flavor and look- something you can't just walk up and pick "off the rack".
So-- my pet peeve of the week?
People calling, desiring a cake....... the next day. Maybe two.

Cakes- the custom kind- take hours and hours and hours (just ask my family!) of painstaking detail, baking, and that doesn't count all the supplies needed to "plate" it or box it.
You can't simply call and order a custom cake for the next day! (That's what the grocery store kind are for.)

Yes, they are similar to designer clothes- made just for a person with just the right touch. And it doesn't happen overnight. (I actually pull many overnighters) :)
You know what I mean.....
Quality... just takes............time!!
(Although the cake in this picture is one such "overnight" specialty)