The Best Dessert....CAKE!

Yes, wedding cake is the best dessert, especially when it just melts in your mouth no matter the flavor.  So many options to choose from: simple, modern cake; extravagant, 5-tierd cake; cupcake tower cake; no décor; flowers -- so many things to consider when it comes to booking your wedding cake.  You usually will select your wedding cake 6-4 months prior to your wedding date.  Find a baker that is within your budget and that will deliver the vision for your big day.  It may just be a cake, but it's a cake for your BIG day; make it count this one time.  Things you will have to consider when you go to your tasting with the bakers that you have researched are listed below:

1.) When at your consultation with the baker, you will need to decide on a color scheme.  Will you stick to the traditional white icing cake or will your color scheme match your wedding décor?  Any ideas that you have for your wedding, bring those pictures to the consultation, so that you can convey your vision onto the baker.

2.) What kind of cake will it be?  You will more than likely go with your traditional, sponge cake; but its nothing wrong with being different.  It's your wedding day!  Common wedding cake flavors:
*Of course the traditional white wedding cake
*Chocolate
*Strawberry
*Lemon
*Carrot
*Red velvet

3.) After deciding the cake flavor, will you have any filling?  The list and combination to this is completely endless and guess what? You have the final say-so! :-) Common fillings:
*Chocolate
*Fresh sliced strawberries
*Cheesecake
*Lemon
*Peanut butter crème

4.) Next, what kind of covering?
*Buttercream: smooth and creamy, but not too sweet
*Whipped cream: soft like buttercream, but temperament to heat and humidity
*Fondant: highly recommended for weddings in the summer months; you do not want your cake falling apart by the time that it arrives at the venue
*Naked: a small, new trend where the cake is left uncoated

5.) Lastly, you will want to discuss the overall look of your wedding cake.  Will you be adding flowers, beading, pearls, butterflies.  Get creative and make the wedding cake completely you.

6.) Don't forget to talk about the number of guests that you will be having, pricing, deposit and make sure that the bakery understands what you are expecting of them on your wedding day.

At the reception, you have 2 options for your overall wedding cake: it can either be cut and served to your guests for dessert or it can be cut and wrapped into small bags for your guests to take home.  The final choice is completely up to you.

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*Zee*