How to Bake a Cake for 500

Want to bake that perfect cake for 500 guests and still have energy left to attend the party? Do as I do, then:

1. Make a list of all ingredients. Multiply the recipe as necessary.
2. Obtain a largish truck to haul the ingredients to the walk-in oven. Yes, you'll need a walk-in oven for this job.
3. Find a cement-mixer that hasn't been used for the preparation of the batter and the icing, and price out the cost of rental.
4. Now that you've got those costs well in mind and you have estimated the time you'll have to spend making the cake, follow this simple plan:

Don't bake. Send out.