Wedding Cake Advice
Remember second to you the wedding cake will probably be the most photographed item at the reception. You want the cake to reflect your personality and wedding theme. You will see photographs of the cake for years to come so choose it well.
Traditionally, wedding cakes used to be three tiered, and were covered with royal icing. Nowadays, there are hundreds of cakes that you can choose from, which vary in design, look, as well as taste. You can even get a wedding cake customized to your own unique design.
The main things to consider are:
The size - How many people is it going to feed, don't forget absent friends who you may still want to send some.
Style - There are thousands of styles to choose from look through as many sources as you can, magazines, bakers portfolios, online. remember you can also design your own.
Flavour - You don't just want your cake to look good it needs to taste good. there are so many options when it comes down to fillings from plain sponge, fruit cake, and chocolate cake to mane but a few. The options are endless, also remember you could have the different tiers with different fillings. For something completely different, for those without a sweet tooth, you can now get cheese cakes made up from rounds of your favourite cheeses. Nobody said your cake had to be sweet,
This can be a very cost effective or last minute alternative, or have the cheese cake as an addition along side the more traditional cake.
Most bakers require you to place your order at least a couple of months in advance. So don't leave choosing the wedding cake till the last minute.
