Wedding Cakes – Completion of wedding planning aside from choosing the bridal gown, gold bands, hiring wedding cars is the wedding cake. Are wedding cakes essential pieces, “yes and no”? Traditionally guests expect a slice of the action. If you are on a budget then remember that elaborately designed wedding cakes filled with rich ingredients can take a huge slice out of your bank account. If the wedding cake is to grace the table as a centre piece, then bear in mind that cheap wedding cakes are just as tasty as an expensive one – if not more scrumptious.
The wedding cake aside from the blushing bride herself will attract a lot of attention, coming in at second best, however, sweet toothed folk may beg to differ, and their reason for this assumption is they can bite into the cake. Choosing a cheap or expensive wedding cake can be difficult due to numerous amount of cake designs available. Are you counting the pennies, if so be extra careful not to fall into temptation all because one cake has more cream icing or edible rosebuds on top. Wedding cakes are specially decorated for this purpose to tempt you. An extra tier an extra cherry or sultana can up the cost.
You can save a lot of money (hundreds of pounds) by baking the wedding cake yourself or ask a friend. Your friend can donate her time baking as a wedding gift. This is a good thing for both parties meaning your friend will not have to go in search of an ideal wedding gift for you and the groom, hence her services rendered will save you money to spend on other wedding essentials. However if you have decided that you are prepared to bake the cake – then so be it. Practice makes perfect and perfect saves money.
Tradition nowadays seen at most wedding ceremonies “is not seen” couples who marry today are looking to do something different on their wedding day like serving sponge baked cupcakes or jam ring doughnuts. Personal preference prevails here. Consider ordering a small wedding cake, if there is not enough to go round the guests then serve slices of sheet cake as a substitute, they will never know. Wedding cakes are cheaper bought from a shop other than one purely directed towards baking wedding cakes
Do not buy a wedding cake that is too large for your reception. Do your maths and take into account how many guests will be attending the reception and plan your cake accordingly. Weddings are expensive occasions but don’t have to be if you put your thinking cap on. How about putting on the crafty cap and have the most delicious and beautiful looking – as many tiers as you like wedding cake of your dreams sitting on the table at no extra cost.
Are you aware that most wedding cakes displayed in shop windows are not the real thing? That’s right card board cut outs. Now put that thinking cap on and take it from there.
