Chapter 16
A few days later, Amanda and Declan are looking through magazines to find ideas for their wedding cake. They look online and they come across Carlo's Bakery where wedding cakes are made. The look for flavors and then they look at a cake that would be perfect for the wedding.
"At the bridal shower, your mom said that she wanted to get us a wedding cake. She said that she knows the owner and his family." Amanda says.
"I'll call my mom and then we'll go see about the cake. I'm glad that she thinks of you as a second daughter since that you don't have a relationship with your mom." Declan replies.
Declan takes out his phone to call his mother and they discuss wedding cakes and she offers to get them a wedding cake. Declan tells her that they'll be going to Carlo's Bakery and she agrees to go and see the cake testing. He gets off the phone and he is happy to get a wedding cake.
"I just talked to my mom and she's getting us a cake." Declan says.
"We should get going. Your mom's leaving her house now." Amanda replies.
Amanda and Declan leave the apartment with baby Jesse and they get in the car. As Declan drives the car, Amanda is texting her father about the cake. She looks through pictures of wedding cakes and cake flavors. A few minutes later, they get to the bakery and they get out of the car.
"Hi. Let's go pick your cake." Sandra says.
"This is going to be so much fun." Amanda replies.
Amanda and Declan go inside of the bakery with Jesse and Sandra. The owner Buddy Valastro comes to greet Declan and Sandra and then they catch up with each other. Amanda is holding Jesse in her arms and she's excited about cake testing. She stands next to Declan so that she can meet the owner.
"Buddy, this is my fiancée, Amanda Rollins." Declan says.
"It's very nice to meet you." Buddy replies.
"Nice to meet you, too." Amanda responds.
Buddy takes Amanda and Declan to the office and they talk about their wedding. They tell him that the theme is vintage romance and that their wedding colors are raspberry and navy blue. They tell him that the wedding is set for June 15th and that they're going to have 150 guests.
"At Carlo's Bakery, we have many cake fillings." Buddy says.
"What kind of cake fillings do you have?" Amanda asks.
Buddy shows Amanda and Declan the different cake flavors, fillings, icing and fresh fruit. Amanda and Declan look through the list but they can't decide on what they want for the wedding cake. Buddy tells them that he has recommendations for wedding cakes and they take a look. They decide to taste some of Buddy's recommendations and Buddy tells them to pick four flavors and they pick carrot cake with cream cheese, red velvet cake with vanilla icing, vanilla cake with caramel Swiss and vanilla cake with Oreo French. The baker gives Amanda and Declan each and sample of the carrot cake with cream cheese icing, red velvet cake with vanilla icing, vanilla cake with caramel Swiss and vanilla cake with Oreo French. They taste the carrot cake first.
"What do you think of the carrot cake?" Buddy asks.
"I'm going to be honest since my mom has been coming to your bakery for many years but I don't really like the carrot cake but the cream cheese icing is delicious." Declan replies.
Amanda gives a little sample of the carrot cake to Jesse and she doesn't like it either. Amanda cleans her daughter's mouth with a napkin. She agrees with Declan about the carrot cake but she wants to try the different flavors.
"I don't like the carrot cake and neither does the baby." Amanda says.
"Try the red velvet cake with vanilla icing." Buddy says.
Declan and Amanda taste the red velvet cake with vanilla icing and they don't care for the flavor. Jesse has a little sample and she also doesn't like it. Amanda cleans the baby's mouth with a napkin. Buddy tells them to try the vanilla cake with caramel Swiss and they find it too sweet. Jesse tastes the cake and it's too sweet for her.
"Do you want to try the vanilla cake with Oreo French?" Buddy asks.
"Yeah. His mom's buying us the cake so we'll try it." Amanda replies.
Amanda and Declan taste the vanilla cake with Oreo French and they find it delicious. Jesse has a sample and she smiles. Buddy hopes that they have found the perfect flavors for the wedding cake.
"What do you think of the vanilla cake with Oreo French?" Buddy asks.
"It's delicious. It's just like the cookies and cream cake that my mom would bake for my birthday." Declan says.
"The cake is good. I think Jesse likes it." Amanda replies.
Declan and Amanda decide to get the vanilla cake with Oreo French and they decide to get chocolate fudge as the icing. They show them the cake from the Carlo's Bakery website and he agrees to make the cake for them. They want a 4-tiered cake with pink butterflies, pink roses and lace on the cake.
"Declan, I would like to say hi to your mom." Buddy says.
"I think my mom would like that." Declan replies.
Buddy comes to the front of the bakery with Amanda and Declan along with Jesse. They see Sandra there looking at the different desserts. They approach her as she looks to see which dessert would be perfect for the wedding.
"Hi, Mrs. Murphy." Buddy says.
"Buddy, it's nice to see you again, honey. How's your mother?" Sandra asks.
"She's doing well. You must be so excited that your son is getting married." Buddy replies.
"I am excited. He found a special girl to spend the rest of his life with. " Sandra responds.
Sandra pays for the wedding cake and Buddy tells them that the cake will be ready and fresh on June 15th. Amanda says that her father knows about the cake and he agrees to help out with the wedding. They leave the bakery and they head home. They are happy that they have a cake for the wedding.