Your wedding cake will be the centerpiece of attention at the reception. There will be many pictures taken during the cake cutting and it will also be the last item on the menu that your guests will eat. Learn how to make sure you have a memorable cake by following these three steps.
Step 1: Pick the right baker
Wedding cakes tend to be in two categories. They tend to either look beautiful, but do not taste that good or are not that beautiful, but are delicious. Pick an experienced baker who is capable of making sure your cake is both beautiful and tastes fantastic. It may cost a little more, but may be worth the expensive.
Step 2. Decide on the color, type, frosting and shape
Color. The color of the cake should coordinate with the color of and theme of your wedding. Determine the style of your wedding. Try to make it more traditional if the wedding is formal and be bolder with the ideas if it is a semi-formal or casual affaire. Also, consider the season of your wedding. Let your personality shine through on the choices you make by coordinating your wedding colors and theme into the cake.
Type. Wedding cakes are no longer just the traditional yellow or white sponge cakes. They can be anything from cheesecakes to carrot cakes, coffee cakes, chocolate cakes, mouse cakes, ice-cream cakes, and angel food cakes – anything to your liking.
- Frosting. These are three basic types of frostings: buttercream, whip cream, and fondant.
- Buttercream. Buttercream has a buttery flavor and is not too sweet. It needs to be refrigerated for a few hours before cake cutting, otherwise it’ll melt. It’s the least expensive option.
- Whip cream. Whip cream is very delicate and will not hold up in higher temperatures. Like buttercream, the cake will need to be refrigerated. The decorating options are limited because it has a much lighter texture.
- Fondant. Fondant is flat and smooth and doesn’t need to be refrigerated. It doesn’t really taste good and is hard to cut, but it looks great and, unlike buttercream, will let you put all kinds of decorations on the surface.
Shape. Cakes usually are either round or square in shape as these are the easiest to cut and have served. However, if you have a hearts theme in your wedding [http://www.brightweddingideas.com/receptions.htm], think about incorporating that theme across into the shape of the cake. There are many unique shapes that can be created by an experienced baker.
Step 3. Don’t be afraid to be creative
Instead of a traditional wedding cake [http://www.brightweddingideas.com/cakes.htm], which often costs $2.50 to $20 per serving, you can consider serving cupcakes, which has become popular. Or, alternatively, you can serve cakes of different flavors and designs at each of the individual reception tables. The guests will have fun cutting and serving themselves the cakes and comparing flavors to each other.
