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Your wedding cake Start early to find a baker, choose your design Return to articles index | Fondant icing | The groom's cake | Rules for bakers
Contemporary options include German chocolate, Italian rum, strawberry, carrot, yellow and white. Evaluate bakers by sampling their cakes, if possible, and by looking over their album of cake designs and styles. You will find cakes designed around fountains and bridges, as well as multi-tiered and sheet cakes. Select your baker well in advance, placing your order four months ahead of time. Be prepared to describe your wedding, the number of guests, location and time. Multi-tiered cakes are usually asssembled at the reception site. Be sure you allow enough time for delivery and set-up. Expect to give a deposit when you order. Get a receipt describing the type of cake you've ordered, its filling, icing, style and color of decorations. The decoration at the top of the cake can be as unique as the cake itself. Fresh flowers and delicate blown glass tops are charming decorations. Especially popular in our region for beach-theme weddings are hand-made seashells and starfish made of white chocolate. These have sometimes been surrounded by brown-sugar "beach sand." Cutting the cake: Your baker will give you cutting instructions. Remember, when you make the first cut, hold the knife in your right hand. Your groom's hand closes over yours and together you cut a slice. This is the result of an ancient Greek custom where a couple shared a sesame seed cake to ensure theirs would be a fruitful marriage. The top layer of your wedding cake is generally wrapped and frozen to await the celebration of your first anniversary. Return to articles index |
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