Finally got through Cake Mania 3! Here is the strategy. Start with Egyp…

Finally got through Cake Mania 3! Here is the strategy. Start with Egypt, then France, England, China, and lastly Prehistoric. The dragons at the China level keep reordering, giving you an opportunity to increase your funds. The club in the Prehistoric level enables you to serve two-layer cakes with the most expensive topper to four customers, most with double orders.

The first upgrade is the cookie maker at the gold level. From then on, all your cakes will be served at a 5-star rating. Forget the phone, the TV and the beverage maker. They are useless and time-consuming. The next upgrade is Jill’s shoes, to the $1200 level. Then a FULL upgrade on ONE frosting machine ($2000), then ONE oven ($3000). That is the main key. You don’t need three ovens and three frosters. Once they are at the gold level, you can make even a three-layer cake very quickly. You should be able to accomplish this by the end of France. At the start of each level, make sure to reposition the equipment for maximum efficiency. The next upgrade is all of the toppings, one tray at a time. Wait until you have the $4100 necessary to buy them all at once. One you have one tray, continue to upgrade Jill’s speed. You can tell when things are getting sluggish. Somewhere during this you will need to purchase the double display stand, but as soon as you get all the toppings, upgrade to the three-compartment storage case. Then at the end of each day after you have reached the dollar goal, before you serve the last customer, you can bake three two-layer cakes with the most expensive topper to carry over to the next day, and they will usually be the first to be sold in the next level.

At this point the rest is easy. I finished the game with $41,000 plus left over! What’s really cool is that at the very end, you are offered the opportunity to play the entire game over again with all your equipment. Happy cake baking!!