The wedding cake is served to guests at the wedding reception after the wedding dinner or lunch. The wedding cake serves as the centerpiece at your wedding reception with colors used in your wedding theme. The wedding cake is a very important part of your wedding as it will have a lasting impression not only with your guests but also in your wedding pictures. When you are ready to choose the perfect wedding cake, here are some factors to take into consideration:
Shapes and Sizes
The size of your wedding cake depends on how many guests will be attending. If you are planning to save the top tier of the wedding cake or for guests who are unable to attend, remember to keep this in mind when ordering. Traditionally, wedding cakes comes in round or square have several tiers. However, you can choose from or customize a wedding cake in any unique shape you like.
Flavors
The flavors you can choose from your wedding cake is limitless, from chocolate to vanilla, cheesecake to ice cream, you can create the wedding cake exactly to your specification. If your wedding cake has multiple layers, you can even choose different cakes for different layers.
Icing
The traditional choice for icing is white or cream colored. However, modern wedding cakes can be designed to match the wedding theme color. When choosing the icing, several things to keep in mind is the softness, texture and whether the icing can withstand the heat if the wedding is held in hotter seasons.
Design and Decorations
Designing your dream wedding cake is only limited by your imagination. A crafty baker will be able to help you customize a cake just right for you. Contemporary wedding cakes are designed to match the wedding theme and colors, while some couples may choose to have a one of a kind and crazy design. Modern cakes can be decorated to match a particular theme from your wedding such as the bride’s lace pattern or even flowers from the bouquet.
Cost and Time
The more complicated your wedding cake is, the more time the baker will need to put in decorating the cake and the more expensive it will become. To ensure that you get the exact cake you want, you should order 6 months to 1 year in. When you arrive to the bakery, you should already have an idea of how the wedding cake will be like. Most bakers should be able to help you design your cake that fits your budget. Wedding cakes are charged per serving and usually start at $2.00 and up.
Your wedding cake should be as unique as you. Just make sure that you allow yourself enough time choosing it so that your wedding cake is the ‘icing on the cake’ of your dream wedding.