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Donating a Wedding Cake in IL?

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  • February 8, 2015 at 9:42 am #16581

    Judith Cooley

    Hi! I live in PA and want to make a wedding cake for my niece, who lives in IL. I would be donating this cake to her. I would bake it in her kitchen. The wedding will be at a winery in Union County; she lives in Williamson County. The winery/caterer is asking for my food certification license, which I do not have. Again, I am donating this cake to my niece. Can I do this legally? How Can I get around the winery’s requirements? Please get back to me via email at jcooley@hersheys.com. Thanks so much!

    February 9, 2015 at 6:07 am #16591

    David Crabill
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    Because of the licensing requirements that some venues have, they wouldn’t be able to serve your homemade cake and there wouldn’t be a way to get around it, aside from using a different venue. Sometimes venues will allow a homemade cake, but they’re doing so illegally. The language in the law literally states that food establishments cannot serve something that was made in a home. If they do not have any ideas about how to allow your cake, then likely none exist.

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