Planning for your wedding can create exhilarating experiences. Planning for the right kind of food, drinks, amount of guests, and the right venue can split your attention leaving you confused and all stressed out. It’s important to maintain focus and make the right choices so as to enjoy a wonderful experience on your wedding day. If you’re indecisive on the perfect wedding cake to choose, you have come to the right source to learn more about it.
Elegant and Tasty Wedding Cakes
Customarily, wedding cakes are served to wedding guests right after the wedding ceremony. It’s the prominently distinct and well-distinguished cakes that stand like an ivory tower and sets itself apart from ordinary cakes presented at other functions. Often times it consists of several layers and is thoroughly decorated and furnished with icing, candles, beads and other embellishments that would reflect the grandness of the event.
Placed on the top of the cake is a colorful image of a bride and groom. There’s a great variance in wedding cakes ranging from the simplest to the most complex depending on the artistry of the baker. Whatever the variation you desire to choose, it’s important that it conforms to the main purpose of the cake, and still be edible and tasty.
Cakes are an integral part of wedding plan so follow these guidelines in order to make the right choice when purchasing a wedding cake.
Plan ahead
While the choice of your wedding cake is important, planning ahead is a necessity. It is advisable to make time out to plan for your cakes as you would for your wedding gown. Because of the importance of the occasion, it is best to look for professional referrals or hire the services of a competent baker.
Planning ahead will reduce the burdens associated with planning your wedding hurriedly. With the use of a catalog, you can review large amounts of designs and styles and choose the one that best suits your needs and budget
Budget
While wedding cakes can look elegant and tasty, but they could be very expensive. It is wise not to sacrifice quality for cheap cost but it is of great essence to choose a wedding cake that fits your budget.
Each embellishment on every wedding cake has its own price. So choose wisely and make sure you know the price of a cake before choosing it. However, you can customize a cake to suit your needs and budget. All you need to do is to inform your baker about the decoration and features to be added on your wedding cake.
Do not skip details
It is important not to skip any details and tell your baker about your expectations early. While you may have plenty of ideas for your wedding cake, try as much as possible to keep it simple and chic. If you choose to have your wedding celebrated in an open area like the beach, you should provide your baker with detailed information, as cakes with very light icing are prone to melting.
Cakes melt easily especially during hot weather. And when cakes melt, it makes a mess of its cute look and decorations. It’s important that you plan a back -up site where you can store and preserve your cake. Make sure the table you will be placing your cake upon is sturdy and strong.
Reduce cost and decorate your wedding cake
If your cake comes delivered on time and you feel it is under-decorated you can spice things up and add some decorations on your own.
Extra decorations can be done on a very low budget as embellishments are very affordable. You can buy the decorations from any retail store near you.
Taste is important
Wedding cakes are not just about its looks and how it makes you feel, they should taste fantastic too – that’s the essence of cakes. Most bakers offer free samples for you to test the quality and flavor of the cake. If they do not allow this, jump to the next store
Flower decorations
Flowers are great for designing cakes. The choice of flowers is also important because both synthetic and natural flowers can be used. They are great for decorating cakes. It is important to choose them wisely and to ensure they are free from chemicals. If safety is considered, then sugar flowers are better because they are edible gum paste decorations that have wire or toothpicks on them.
It is important to choose them wisely and to ensure they are free from chemicals. If safety is considered, then sugar flowers are better because they are edible gum paste decorations that have wire or toothpicks on them.
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