This email made our day!
Liz Dewing () wrote:
Hi Guys…..The following letter has been sent to the Cape Times, The Argus, and
Brian Joss of the Southern Suburbs Tatler.
There is a Gold Mine in Cape Town – and it is run by a group of Fairy
Godmothers.
The wedding of one of my closest friends was due to take place at 11am on
Saturday morning. When she called the very very larney (and expensive!!!)
professional Wedding Cake Bakery in Kenilworth to check up on the delivery
arrangements for her wedding cake late on Friday afternoon she was greeted with
the ghastly words, “What cake?”
Not only had they misplaced her order….they also appeared supremely
disinterested in fixing the situation. Having always vowed not to be a bride who
cried the day before the wedding, needless to say she was reduced to tears. When
we spoke late on Friday evening she was on her way into her kitchen to try and
knock something up. I told her to go to bed and said I would sort it
out…….and immediately dropped an email to Charly’s Bakery in Canterbury
Street.
There’s a general air of magic about the place under normal circumstances and
I thought that if anyone could come to the rescue it would be the glorious bunch
of Bohemian women who run it. Well, when I walked in at 09h30 on Saturday
morning (a day when they usually open at 11h00, and ONLY for collections) they
had just read my email and had their wands out and at the ready. “What are her
colours?” They wanted to know….. Then, “Give us half an hour,” they
said.
Come 10h00, I returned to find a miracle of a cake iced and waiting……Two
layers of decadent chocolate cake (to DIE for!!!), covered in silver icing,
topped with softest lilac roses and tiny green chrysanthemum buds and entirely
dusted in silver edible glitter. It was just as well I hadn’t done my face
because I practically burst into tears. Not only were they willing to
inconvenience themselves to help out, but they did it with charm,
professionalism and the most unbelievable skill……..It was the stuff of fairy
tales.
The cake and I both made it to the wedding in the nick of time, and I, for one,
will never bother with another bakery ever again. To the Fairy Godmothers at
Charly’s Bakery – Thank you so very much for making yet another wish come
true.
Regards
Liz Dewing
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Good words.
Oh my word, I was nearly in tears when I read this.
This brought tears to my eyes! Well Done Charlys! Im a big fan!
And well this letter should have made your day. Well done. Being a bride is nerve-racking enough without someone trying to ruin it!!!
And fairy godmothers it seems you were! I have no connection to the letter writer, the wedding or your shop, but chanced on your site while looking for ideas (I’m strictly a hobbyist)
Next time I’m in the Cape (end of July) I will definately look up your magic kingdom.
Besides “bohemian women” sound irresistable!!! LOL!
Regards
Lisa
wow
this is lovely, if we could all just remember to see those on the other side of the ‘counter’ as human – then we might all behave like this – with more compassion and dignity
Oh how sweet – I thought stuff like this only happens in fairy tales!!
Its good to know there are still people out there who are prepared to go the extra mile.
Wish you guys were here for my wedding. I think your’ll should consider opening in durban… Cheers guy and your cakes are absolutely stunning. Looking forward to being in the mother city end of the year so I can pop in in the bakery…
beautiful..just wanted 2 say that i luv your show…. CHARLY’S CAKE ANGELS & i adore the cakes.. LUVIES
Hi I love your show and all your lovely cakes. Good job with the wedding cake for the bride
You are on the food channel here in NZ and I am Cape town born and while scanning channels for something to watch as a family there your lovely programme was and my daughter all of 7 shouted Dad “this is where we are going next when we are in CT-never mind the cable car.lol.. We are planning a trip next year and the cinderella carriage that you made for a young ladies birthday is my daughter request. SO when next in CT from Wellington NZ-your’s is going to be our first port of call-you are now an international tourist stop-love,love your work….Husband says you guys make “Cake Boss” look like an amateur-oooh larney
Hi
I am getting married February 2013 and I can’t wait to get to Charly’s to order my cake. I’m a total fan and I admire the whole staff of Charly’s.
I don’t even try to look at other bakeries. Not worth waisting my precious time on them.
BETTER GET YOUR @#$% IN CAPE TOWN “CAKE BOSS” YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT TO LEARN!
I’m confinced if my whole wedding’s a distaster, at least we’ll have the most delicious cake to eat!