Her Cousin Is Accusing Her Of Selling Out Their Grandma’s Secret Cake Recipe And She’s Telling The Internet She Thinks This Is What Her Grandma Would Have Wanted
A woman says her grandma was a talented baker in her lifetime, and she even developed a top-secret cake recipe that she made all on her own.
“It used some very uncommon spice combinations in the cake and frosting that produced a very unique but delicious cake,” this woman explained.
“She would always make it for our big family gatherings, and it was always the most popular dessert.”
“When she got sick a couple of years ago, she decided to share the recipe so that it wouldn’t die with her, and offered to give it to any of her kids or grandkids who wanted it.”
Well, she was the only person who asked her grandma for the secret recipe before she passed away.
Nobody else in their family asked for the recipe, and she’s not sure why because she has a few family members that are bakers.
When her grandma passed away, she began making her secret cake and she brought it to all their family events so everyone could still have it.
Then, she began making various cakes for her family members and her friends, and suddenly that turned into a side business for her.
Her business kept growing, and she quickly outgrew the kitchen in her own home. One of her friends owns a catering company and she asked to use her professional kitchen.
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“My cousin, ‘Jane’ recently found out that Grandma’s recipe was one of my best sellers, and said that I had no right to sell out Grandma’s recipe, especially after keeping it all to myself,” she said.
“She had asked for it late last year, but I said no. I told her that she had the chance to get it from Grandma before she died, and didn’t seem to care enough to bother then.”
So Jane ended up losing her job, and thought it would be a great idea to also make and sell cakes.
Unlike her cousin, Jane’s business is not going well and people don’t like what she’s baking. Jane accused her of only having a successful business because she uses a professional kitchen and has grandma’s secret recipe.
The thing is, she suspects Jane isn’t succeeding because she making things “to taste” instead of using exact measurements.
While that does work out nicely when cooking, it doesn’t translate to baking.
“Jane is demanding that I either stop selling Grandma’s cake, or teach her the recipe so she can too,” she continued.
“I refused, and said she was a hypocrite for wanting to sell the cake herself after getting angry at me for doing so.”
“When she gave me the recipe, Grandma said that her biggest regret was never opening a bakery like she had dreamed (my ultimate dream now too!).”
“I think she’d love so many people enjoying her cake!”
Here’s what the internet had to say.
“Grandma offered, no takers but you. Her last word has spoken! Keep that secret and honor grandma. If you get the chance, hope you name it after her.”
“Edit to add: she left you intellectual property. It’s yours now.”
“If she had an odd collection of disturbing tea cups and said hey who wants these and you were the only taker and later said teacups were worth money I wouldn’t expect you to share them with the others who declined the disturbing teacups.”
“Grandma’s gone (may she RIP), you’ve perfected the cakes and Jane doesn’t have the first clue where to start. It’s YOUR secret recipe now, and you have no duty to give it to her.”
“For starters, there’s nothing wrong with baking and selling cakes, regardless of the recipe.”
“If she thinks no other bakery has its secret recipes then she’s kidding herself.”
“Secondly, she is a hypocrite. She wasn’t interested in the recipe until she realized that she could use it to make money.”
“She’s just upset and projecting her own issues because you beat her to the punch.”
“If grandma would love so many people enjoying her cake, do you think she’d appreciate the family drama it’s started?”
“I agree that Jane should have spent time learning the recipe from Grandma when she was alive, and I think it’s ridiculous that she’s trying to play a guilt trip over you selling the cakes.”
“However I also raise an eyebrow at you trading on the nostalgia of grandma’s legacy and dreams while at the same time fighting with her granddaughter.”
“From what you say, Jane’s business is no competition to yours even if she had the magical recipe so it’s not like you need to worry about that aspect. I can’t imagine grandma would have wanted her cake to tear her family apart.”
You can read the rest of what the internet had to say to her here.
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