Wedding Cake

Wedding Cake Topper

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May 12

These days there are a wide variety of wedding cake toppers that you can use from. This guide will help show you some of the most popular ideas for topping the wedding cake.

Custom Wedding Cake Toppers
That’s right you can have a wedding cake topper custom made especially for you. Typically this takes 2 to 6 weeks time and you will need to submit some ideas and pictures of the bride and groom. Then an artist will consult with the couple and design a custom made wedding cake topper to fit their likeness and personality. This can add a wonderful little touch on a detail that is often overlooked.

Initial Wedding Cake Topper
If you are not interested in growing to the work and expense of a custom made wedding cake topper another avenue that give you much the same feel and flair for details is an Initial wedding cake topper. This is like a monogram in that it take the initials of both the bride and groom and makes them into a wedding cake topper. These typically are much cheaper then the above option but still give a custom look and feel to the wedding cake topper.

Profession Wedding Cake Topper
Often you can find a pre-made wedding cake topper that has something to do with the profession of the groom. For example you can find a fire fighter wedding cake topper or a air force wedding cake topper. Some of the most common professions have wedding cake toppers already made for them.

Crystal Wedding Cake Topper
Here is another fun idea and one that will last for a long time to come. A crystal wedding cake topper can easily be found in many stores locally or online. The fact that it is made out of crystal is wonderful because it will last the test of time and it is something that the couple can keep and use as a keepsake for a long time to come. It will constantly remind them of their special day.

Unique Wedding Cake Topper
There is a whole list of other unique wedding cake toppers. Really the only limit is your own mind. There are so many different unique wedding cake toppers that you can find just about anything. For example you can get a fairy tale wedding cake topper or a humorous wedding cake topper. The possibilities are truly limitless and if you spend a little time online you can find a wedding cake topper for any theme.

By spending a little time and getting a unique wedding cake topper you can crete a wonderful keepsake of your wedding day. It will also make the wedding stand out as you have taken care of every last details.

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Choosing right wedding cake

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May 4

No matter how well planned and intentioned there are few brides who don’t have second thoughts about something they have selected for their special day. The wedding cake is no different especially when there are so many styles available. Some of the easier questions are; should it be round or square? White or ivory? Sponge, fruit, chocolate, carrot or even lemon cake filling. Or can we have a different filling on each layer?

Having either seen something in a magazine or on a website some brides have a clear idea of the cake they’d like. In many respects they’re the lucky ones. For most it involves a lot of head scratching, deep thought and in some cases sleep-ness nights.

We know how important it is to get it right. This is why we encourage the bride to make an appointment with one of designers to discuss ideas and taste the cake.

Choosing the right filling

How the cake tastes is arguably what it’s all about. There can be nothing more disappointing than to have guests complain to the wedding party that “the cake was too dry” or “too ‘anything’”. Understanding that it’s not only the design that’s to be superb the cake must taste delicious too.

With a wide selection of fillings available you can choose from fruit, chocolate, sponge, lemon, toffee and carrot (not suitable for all cake designs) and many more. Many are now moving away from the tradition of fruit cake with most are finding that sponge and chocolate are the favourites and are seldom left with much to take home.

Choosing the right design

There are so many designs available it can be quite mind blowing to try and select the right one first time. Our design team are experienced in being able to take your ideas and transform them into a design that will compliment the wedding.

Not all our contemporary designs are as far removed from tradition. There are a number of neat square, round and petal contemporary cakes decorated in anything from sea holly to sugar calla lilies. All our designs are easily tweaked to accommodate the theme of the wedding.

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Wedding Cake

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May 1

Some might say the wedding cake is the focal point of the reception, just as the bride is the focal point of the wedding. Wedding cakes today average around a thousand dollars, and are elaborate constructions of cake, plastic pillars, artistic frostings and flavors. Most, however, are of white, chocolate or marble cake, with primarily white frosting.

The wedding cake tradition, however, did not start out this way!

Several sources have it that the wedding cake tradition began with a wheat and salt bread that was broken over the bride’s head by the groom at the wedding. It is said that the guests would then take crumbs from the bread that fell to ensure their own fertility and prosperity.

As the Romans conquered most of Europe, their traditions followed. Breaking bread at the wedding ceremony was widely practiced at nearly every corner of the realm. In England, it became traditional to stack sweet breads in as high a pile as possible, and make the bride and groom attempt to kiss over it. To succeed in this venture was supposed to promise great fertility to the newlyweds.

It wasn’t until a French chef visiting England observed this particular practice and was appalled by it that something began to change. He devised a means of neatly stacking the bread on top of each other with the ends of broomsticks supporting the cake.

The means of making a cake of this sort required some preparation, sometimes days in advance. Without refrigeration, cake would quickly dry out or spoil in the days it took to prepare and then to serve the cake. To prevent this from occurring, cake was then covered over in a layer of lard, which was traditionally scraped off prior to serving.

Eventually, sugar was mixed in with the lard to improve the flavor, which made it possible to leave the lard on the cake when serving.

From then on, wedding cakes evolved in creation and methodology to become more and more elaborate! Today, the wedding cake tradition is alive, and still bases its roots in prosperity and sharing the wealth and the luck of the bride to the friends and relatives of the newly married couple.

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