You’ve always wanted the perfect wedding cake for your wedding. Nowadays there is such a mind-boggling array of wedding cakes to choose from, you may be left wondering which one is right for you.
Lots of people like their wedding cakes to be covered in flowers. If you would like something different, don’t hesitate to let your imagination run wild. Choose anything from ribbons to butterflies to polka dots. Traditionally wedding cakes are white but that should not stop you from looking at other options.
Before you start picking the perfect cake get the practical stuff in place. Check with your wedding venue requires you to use their in-house baker. If there are no such requirements, start looking around for a cake designer at least six month ahead of the wedding.
Check how much your budget allows for the wedding cake. The cost of a wedding cake is usually based per slice or how intricate the design is. Take into account how many layers you would like, how many colors, the number of tiers and the design. All these factors will determine the price of the cake. Fresh fruit or flowers on the cake are the most expensive option. Hand-crafted sugar flowers are also on the higher side.
You cake designer will charge you an additional charge for shipping the cake. Try and use his services since the cake is more likely to arrive in a good condition than if you get someone to drive over and pick it up.
Most wedding venues charge you a fee for cutting the cake. Take this into account while working out the budget for the wedding cake.
Once you are sure of how much you are willing to spend on the cake shortlist three cake designers and take a look at their portfolios. Get ideas for the filling, icing and topper from magazines or websites. Make sure the baker, you choose, is good at both decorating the cake as well as baking a really delicious cake. You wouldn’t like a cake that looks good, but doesn’t taste as great and vice-versa.
See if the baker, you choose, does a test run of the cake for you so you are sure of what it will taste like on the special day. You can either select a flavor from the baker’s repertoire or ask for a custom flavor. Choose an icing that is not likely to become runny. Make sure whatever cake you choose will look perfect till the end of the ceremony.
