Wednesday 4 April 2012

Wedding Cake Considerations

By Ruth Williams




It is difficult to comprehend exactly how one simple question could lead to so lots more. Planning a wedding can be a daunting task and places a lot of pressure on the brides to be. The dress must be perfect. The ceremony site, reception location, photographer, florist, and caterer must each be selectively chosen among dozens of available applicants. Each and every decision can bring stress and hesitation to the bride-to-be. Nonetheless, there's one choice that every bride looks forward to making: the wedding cake.

Choosing the wedding cake can be very enjoyable, there is both the design to consider and also the flavour. There are many different options available, the bride needs to consider what would be most suitable for her wedding and budget. The budget is the factor which will have an effect on the other elements of the cake, such as size and style.

Design and style

The traditional white wedding cake remains the most popular choice. With white icing, tiered cakes and delicate piping you can't go wrong with the traditional choice. On the other hand, with the ever increasing popularity of DIY television programs, brides are fast trying out more customized and quite often unconventional styles. A brand new trend seen in a lot of modern weddings is a "cake" consisting of wedding cake favour boxes. These cake favour boxes are being organized to form the appearance of a traditional wedding cake. Cupcakes are also being arranged in a similar and are an ideal solution for those guests who want to take their share home with them.

Flavour

This is probably the best bit of choosing a wedding cake. Although wedding cake is traditionally made of rich fruit cake, many other options are becoming more popular. Some of the most successful alternative cake flavours include chocolate, red velvet, white chocolate and even cheesecake. Additional flavour options can be added as fillings, such as berries or cream. By making each tier a different flavour there will be a flavour to suit all the wedding guests. Make sure you go to cake tastings on an empty stomach!

Cake size

It is common for wedding cakes to be costed by the number of slices. Before searching for the perfect cake, know the number of invited guests and an approximation of how many guests will attend the wedding. By having pre-sliced cake or cupcakes placed in favour boxes you can be sure that their will be cake for every guest.

Wedding Cake Cost

A simple one tier wedding cake can start at 200. Typically, the price will increase with more opulent styles and larger cakes.

With all the effort that goes into planning and creating the perfect wedding, the bride must continually make difficult decisions. Furthermore, there's one question which should be easy for each and every guest to answer: How was the cake?




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