Voylaus Schmaistich

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Voylaus Schmaistich is an NPC in Milords & Miladies on Spa Lane in Ankh-Morpork who, in addition to selling premade wedding cakes, can create custom ones upon request. He can be found on the second storey of the building.

Cake Type

Voylaus Schmaistich says: Okay, I will need to know what type of cake you would like as the base.
Voylaus shows a list to you.
Printed in Morporkian:
double chocolate    vanilla sponge      chocolate           lemon
rich heavy fruit    light fruit         carrot              apple
ordinary sponge     strawberry          orange

Tier Shape

Voylaus Schmaistich asks: What shape would you like the tiers to be?
Voylaus shows a list to you.
Printed in Morporkian:
heart-shaped       triangular         circular           oval
pentagonal         octagonal          square             

Splitting the Tiers

Voylaus Schmaistich asks: How do you want the tiers split?
Voylaus shows a list to you.
Printed in Morporkian:
wooden columns            metal columns             not split
edible columns            curved stands             

Number of Tiers

Voylaus Schmaistich asks: And how many tiers would you like?
Voylaus shows a list to you.
Printed in Morporkian:
seven  three  four   five   six    one    two

Marzipan Colour

Voylaus Schmaistich asks: What colour marzipan would you like on that?
Voylaus shows a list to you.
Printed in Morporkian:
chestnut brown  bright blue     slate grey      dark red        lilac
eggshell blue   olive green     chartreuse      lavender        ivory
bright yellow   apple white     dusty red       scarlet         peach
bright orange   cobalt blue     navy blue       fuchsia         ochre
marbled white   dark orange     blood red       purple          plain
Genuan green    pale yellow     sea green       silver          white
forest green    pale orange     dark blue       bronze          cream
bright green    pale green      turquoise       indigo          azure
lemon yellow    bright red      off-white       maroon          pink
bridal white    mint green      pale blue       violet          gold
Genuan blue     dark green      burgundy        copper          none
light green     terracotta      sky-blue        black

Icing Colour

Voylaus Schmaistich asks: And what colour icing?
Voylaus shows a list to you.
Printed in Morporkian:
chestnut brown     dark orange        navy blue          maroon
bright yellow      pale orange        dusty red          indigo
eggshell blue      bright blue        off-white          purple
marbled white      apple white        blood red          white
bright orange      mint green         burgundy           peach
lemon yellow       pale green         lavender           azure
bright green       chartreuse         sky-blue           black
Genuan green       bright red         dark red           lilac
forest green       dark green         lavender           ochre
bridal white       terracotta         fuschia            ivory
light green        slate grey         scarlet            cream
Genuan blue        turquoise          violet             pink
cobalt blue        dark blue          bronze             gold
pale yellow        sea green          copper             
olive green        pale blue          silver             

Cake Topper

Voylaus Schmaistich asks: What would you like to be at the top?
Voylaus shows a list to you.
Printed in Morporkian:
bouquet of flowers        model house               chapel
pair of lovebirds         carriage                  witch
champagne bottle          assassin                  roses
pair of top hats          warrior                   thief
top hat and veil          priest                    doves
unhappy couple            scroll                    heart
bridal bouquet            temple                    none
pair of veils             church                    
happy couple              wizard                    

Ribbon Colour

Voylaus Schmaistich asks: What colour ribbon would you like?
Voylaus shows a list to you.
Printed in Morporkian:
chestnut brown     dark orange        navy blue          maroon
bright yellow      pale orange        dusty red          indigo
eggshell blue      bright blue        off-white          purple
marbled white      apple white        blood red          white
bright orange      mint green         burgundy           peach
lemon yellow       pale green         lavender           azure
bright green       chartreuse         sky-blue           black
Genuan green       bright red         dark red           lilac
forest green       dark green         lavender           ochre
bridal white       terracotta         fuchsia            ivory
light green        slate grey         scarlet            cream
Genuan blue        turquoise          violet             pink
cobalt blue        dark blue          bronze             gold
pale yellow        sea green          copper             
olive green        pale blue          silver             

Other Decoration

Voylaus Schmaistich asks: Would you like any other decoration on the cake?
Voylaus shows a list to you.
Printed in Morporkian:
primroses  flowers    frills     pearls     roses      lace       none

Results

If you select an option in each category and choose multiple tiers, your result will look like this:

This is a <tier>-tier wedding cake made from <base> cake covered with <marzipan colour> marzipan.  <ribbon colour> ribbon has been artfully positioned around each of the tiers, tied into a bow on the front.  Each <shape> tier is expertly positioned on <splitter type>, with perfect <icing colour> icing running around the edge.  Standing on the top of the cake is an impressively modelled <topper>, while exquisite <other decoration>s have been skillfully positioned in an eye-pleasing way over the rest of the cake.

Choosing "none" for any category or choosing a single-tier cake affect the relevant parts of the describe in various ways.

If you choose to have a single-tier cake:

<ribbon colour> ribbon has been artfully positioned around the cake, tied into a bow on the front.

If you choose to have nothing splitting a multi-tier cake:

Each <shape>-shaped tier is expertly positioned directly on top of each other

If you choose to have a single-tier cake with a splitter:

The single <shape> tier stands upon <divider> and is expertly iced with <icing colour> icing around the edge.

If you choose to have a single-tier cake with no splitter:

The single <shape> tier is expertly iced with <icing colour> icing around the edge.

If you choose not to have a topper:

The top of the cake is left bare, the marzipan smoothed perfectly flat

If you choose not to have marzipan:

This is a <tier>-tier wedding cake made from <base> cake covered with <icing colour> icing.

If you choose to have neither marzipan nor a topper:

The top of the cake is left bare, the icing smoothed perfectly flat

If you choose not to add other decorations:

and the rest of the cake is left undecorated giving a pleasantly spartan appearance.

Examples

This is a six-tier wedding cake made from double chocolate cake covered with chestnut brown marzipan.  Cream ribbon has been artfully positioned around each of the tiers, tied into a bow on the front.  Each circular tier is expertly positioned on curved stands, with perfect cream icing running around the edge.  The top of the cake is left bare, the marzipan smoothed perfectly flat, while exquisite pearls have been skillfully positioned in an eye-pleasing way over the rest of the cake.
This is a two-tier wedding cake made from lemon cake covered with marbled white icing.  Dark green ribbon has been artfully positioned around each of the tiers, tied into a bow on the front.  Each square tier is expertly positioned directly on top of each other, with perfect marbled white icing running around the edge.  Standing on the top of the cake is an impressively modelled cluster of roses, and the rest of the cake is left undecorated giving a pleasantly spartan appearance.