ShaRae

I have cake stands and pie stands, different heights. I have a tall wire basket that I use for cookies, and other assorted baskets. Many types of platters. Sometimes I place pans underneath the cloth of the table to give platters a rise. When I had made the gingerbread house to put on my dessert table, I had put a bowl of candy there also, so if someone wanted candy they wouldn't pick it off the house. Ha, like that stopped them. My tree and snowmen were gone in about 5 minutes. I also make a gingerbread house at my home each year and my kids have never touched it. Of course all I have to do is give them the "look" and they back off.. In fact they always helped me to decorate it. Although it didn't stop the dog from getting it one year, he happily munched on it.

I work as a baker at a University. I have a dessert buffet every day. I make all the desserts myself and from scratch. It usually consists of cake, pie, squares, cookies. Some times I have hot desserts like apple crisp or a type of cobbler. It is usually not too fancy, sometimes when I have extra time I will make desserts that are more upscale. I used to plate all the cakes, but my boss feels that it looks better if I just cut the cakes and leave them whole, let the students serve themselves. Some people do not know how to serve a peice of cake and they make a mess of it. I had made a Gingerbread house one year to display on the dessert table, but as soon as the students came for lunch, they destroyed it. So, no, I won't be doing that again. I also do a chocolate buffet, twice a year. I usually have different types of chocolate cakes, cheesecakes, cookies, chocolate mousse, chocolate dipped strawberries and bananas...and so on. The students love this and is always a big hit. I would love to do some chocolate sculptures, but I am sure that it wouldn't be appreciated and would just get destroyed.