Tips for Choosing your Wedding Cake
May 21, 2009
The wedding cake is one of the main focuses for any traditional style wedding, and will appear in many of your photos. In fact the moment the bride and groom cut the cake together is very symbolic, and will be one of the main highlights of the wedding (almost as much as the exchanging of the rings), and this is one of the main photos that appears in the wedding album. Therefore it is important that you have the perfect cake to suit your wedding, whether it is the traditional tiered white iced fruit cake or a modern customized design.
Size
It is traditional to give a slice of the cake to every single guest at your wedding, which symbolises the happy couple sharing their joy with the guests, and thanking them for coming to the wedding. You should also send cake to those guests that were invited but unable to attend the wedding. Therefore size is a vital factor in a wedding cake, and you should make sure you have a cake large enough so that everyone gets a piece, and this is why tiered cakes as so popular as they combine a lot of cake into a compact and manageable space.
Design
This will be one of the most difficult choices, and you should spend some time looking at the portfolios available from confectioners and bakers in your local area. You could also order your cake from an online bakery, and although this is a quick, easy option it will give you little opportunity to be involved in the design process, and if you are unhappy with the cake there may be nothing you can do about it once it arrives.
Flavour
Not only should a wedding cake be a feast for the eyes, it should also taste good too and there are a lot of options for different flavours and textures, from traditional fruit cakes through to light sponges, rich tortes, delicious cheesecakes and even special dietary cakes free from gluten or dairy. Popular flavours include lemon, chocolate, coffee and summer berries, and you could use different flavoured layers if you want to give your guests a choice.
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