The job of choosing the right wedding cake style is the
responsibility of both the future bride and groom. The style of
cake you’ll choose will largely depend on the wedding theme and
the size of the wedding. You’ll want to be sure your cake is
large enough for all attending guests to receive a piece. If
you’re having a super large wedding you can always have two
cakes. In fact, a new trend is for there to be a bride cake and
a grooms cake.
It can actually be quite a fun event where you can let a little
bit of creativity flow. The solution to a “no stress” cake
selection is simply knowing what you need and doing your
research before hand. The information below will assist you in
making sure you’ve got your icing covered! The wedding cake is
usually cut into small slices, packaged and tied with a ribbon
for your guests to take home. You can also serve your cake for
dessert. A cake large enough to serve all your guests may cost
more but by the same token you eliminate the cost of dessert
from your catering budget.
Choose a cake that you both enjoy. The size of the cake is
directly related to the size of your wedding and your budget.
If your budget for your wedding is low or you just do not wish
to pay very much for your cake. If your budget is small, check
around with friends and family – there may be someone who has
the expertise to do your wedding cake for a fraction of the
cost. Friends, family, magazines, your local bakery, and the
internet are all great places to get ideas about the types of
cakes available. Or go crazy and get the cake you’ve always
dreamed of having.
Types of Wedding Cakes There are many types of wedding cakes you
can choose for your wedding depending on your budget and size of
your wedding. Here are just a choices Small or large
round cake Small or large sheet cake Single
level wedding cake Multi level wedding cake
Themed wedding cake – for example for a beach wedding you might
tie seashells into your cake, or have a sandy textured icing.
Fresh flowers on your wedding cake Icing
flowers on your wedding cake Silk flowers on your
wedding cake Match your cake with the colors of your
wedding theme – the colors of the flowers or the color of your
bridesmaid dresses are popular choices Traditional
wedding cake is fruit cake with white icing
More traditional choices are chocolate or orange cake,
sponge cake or carrot cake. To be able to keep the top layer of
the cake it must be a fruit cake. Order your wedding cake 6
months to a year in advance. The month you are getting married
in is important because the type of cake you choose may not work
well with the season. For example, mouse in wedding cakes does
not work well during the hot month of August. Winter wedding
cakes have fewer restrictions.
Questions to ask your Bakery and or Baker
1) Are samples available to try before you buy? Just because a
cake looks good doesn’t mean it will taste good, or not be as
hard as a rock. Best to taste test so you’re not disappointed..
2) When is the last day I can make changes? By finding out when
the last day you can make changes is, you will most likely be
getting the answer as to when they will be starting your cake..
3) Do you deliver? Cakes do not ship well, so unless you’ve made
arrangements for someone to pick your cake up and bring it to
the reception, it is best if the bakery can deliver it. 4) How
do you ship your wedding cakes? 80% of wedding cake damage
occurs during shipping. Shipping is also your friend picking it
up in their car. The cake needs to be packed properly to ensure
it arrives at the reception intact. 5) Should something go wrong
what is your back up plan? Many will say that they either have
no plans or that nothing will go wrong. Not a good enough
answer. When it’s the day before your wedding and something goes
wrong it’s too late to come up with a backup plan. 6) How much
would it be for regular cakes the same size as the wedding cake?
This will determine if you are being gouged or not. As with all
elements of your wedding planning and preparation are important.
Decide the type of cake, get pricing, and order early. Then you
can place another nice big fat checkmark on your “to do list”.
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