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The cost of your Wedding cake will be dependent on a variety of factors, scan
BridalZine's check-list below before you visit the local baker!
In other words...Know your bottom line!

Cost per slice	$1.50-$2.25	$2.25-$3.50	$3.50-$5.00
Type of Cake	Butter Cream	Torte Styles	Fondant Types
Frosting/Icing	Frosting is butter cream in any basic flavor like vanilla or chocolate	Usual icing is whip cream based in flavors like mocha or vanilla	Icing is a heavy fondant or marzipan base that wraps the layers
Cake Flavors	Cake can be a wide variety of flavors, each tier may be a separate flavor	Can be made of any flavor including filled varieties like Black Forest or lemon	Usually made with fruit cake but any or all tiers may vary in flavor
Configuration	Can be constructed in any shape or configuration to a maximum of four	Best used for a "fan" display with solitary tiers on decorative supports	The fondants weight makes this the ideal cake for towering verticals
Decorations	Butter cream decorates well with a variety of options like piped designs and spun sugar flowers	The display itself is often the decoration as this type can't hold its shape as well as the others	This type is often adorned with ribbons and other non edibles like fresh flowers

Now that you know the average costs, figure in your numbers and do the math.
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