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Choosing
your wedding cake
When
you're ready to choose your wedding cake, there are a number of factors
that a bride
needs to consider.
The
cake is one of the most prevalent symbols of your wedding. It will be featured
prominently in your wedding pictures and it will be a focal point for your
guests when they arrive at the reception hall. Your cake can pull together
your colors and wedding theme in one beautiful, delicious package.
There are so
many choices available from today's pastry chefs. You can choose standard
chocolate and vanilla, you can have fruit or pound cakes or you can delight
the palate with cheesecake or cakes with a mousse filling. If you have
a favorite cake, most experienced pastry chef can decorate it in just the
way you want. You don't even have to stop at one flavor, each tier can
be made of different cakes so you can please everyone.
Your cake can
be frosted with basic butter cream frosting or rolled fondant or marzipan.
You can add lace designs, ruffles and interesting shapes and pipe on any
color to match your theme. Ribbons, flowers, bows and swirls can be created
from pulled or blown sugar, icing, pastiage or a combination of tasty ingredients
and the real thing. Marzipan and sugar flowers can be accented with real
ivy leaves and your imagination is the only limit to the size and appearance
of your special cake.
Where
to start? First, calculate the following:
-
how many guests
-
what's your budget
for a cake
-
how many tiers
or what design
-
what colors and
decorations should be included
-
what will you
be using as a cake top
-
will the cake
be the main dessert or will it be part of a sweet table
How
to find a chef? Here are some tips:
-
ask your friends...try
to remember a wedding you attended which had a wonderful cake and find
out who did it
-
visit bakeries
and ask to see pictures and models of their work
-
taste, taste,
taste
What
do I need to do? Simple steps:
-
your cake should
be ordered 6-8 weeks in advance
-
take along your
sketches, ideas, pictures pulled from magazines
-
take samples of
your colors to leave with the pastry chef
-
get it all in
writing! Your pastry chef should take care of all details, including getting
the cake to the reception hall and setting it up.
Remember that
the more elaborate the cake, the higher the cost. Also, the number of guests
will affect the price. You'll also have to pay for delivery and set-up
and the cost of the cake top, flowers and embellishments which will adorn
the cake.
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