Choosing Your… Cake

It’s one of the most important parts of your wedding day. Well, we might say that about a lot of things. But it’s definitely one of the things guests will remember the most. Up there right next to “How beautiful her dress was!” will be “And the cake! The cake was amazing!”

There are many elements to remember when choosing your cake. How big does it need to be? How much am I going to spend on this edible decoration? What color is it going to be? (Oh so often asked with “What color is my wedding going to be?”) What will it taste like?

With wedding cakes these days (much like birthday cakes, shower cakes, any-type-of-cake-you-can-think-of cakes…) there are endless possibilities. The recent introduction of such shows as Ace of Cakes and Food Network Challenge have shown brides that they can have just about anything they want at their wedding.

The traditional cake.

The three-, four- or five-tiered cake is still often the norm at weddings. Decked out in elegant decorations, white icing, pretty lace, exquisite roses… It all screams a picturesque, stylish wedding.

It’s easy to make that traditional cake unique to your wedding. Make each tier a different flavor. Vanilla for one, chocolate for another, maybe even a red velvet. Cake decorators and bakers have their specialty cakes, so see what’s available. Not only does this make your cake different, but memorable. Guests will be relishing in the fact that they get to choose what type of cake to eat and will definitely divulge the information when talking about the wonderful wedding they attended this past weekend.

Oftentimes when you have a tiered cake the number of tiers depends on how many people you have attending the wedding. You should always ask your baker or cake decorator how many your cake will feed, but a good reference guide can be found here: Cake Serving Guide.

But…it doesn’t have to be traditional.

I’ve come to find that my personal favorite type of cake is the un-traditional. Cakes have become art pieces, a way to represent the couple (or occasion) in a way other than the square or the circle shapes set on top of each other. Your cake decorator may be able to make you a cake in the shape of a set of wedding bells or the car you’re driving off with together in the sunset. You can make it as fun as you want.

All you have to remember is that it’s your day and you can do whatever you want. That’s the beauty of a wedding. It’s all about you.