Tips For Delicious Cheap Wedding Cakes
A traditional wedding cake used to be white in color, round in shape, tiered or stacked and vanilla flavor. However, with changing times couples have become much more experimental and want their wedding cake to reflect their wedding theme. Thus, now it is not uncommon to see heart shaped, square or even triangle wedding cakes that are prepared in accordance to the theme of the wedding or as per the specific instructions of the bride and groom. Moreover, today couples opt for their favorite flavors; be it chocolate, strawberry or cheese cake when it comes to their wedding cake. Though getting such a wedding cake will undoubtedly add to the beautiful memories of your special day, they are sure to drill a hole in your pocket as well.
If you are not a stickler for tradition and want everything about your wedding to be unique, you can place cupcakes in round tiers like a wedding cake and adorn the same with fresh flowers, fruit and ribbon. You can also use marzipan sculpted into flowers and figurines for the purpose. White chocolate cupcakes both look and taste great and can be individually decorated. This will not only help your wedding cake stand out but also help you save a lot of money in this area. However, if you want to go the traditional way, there are still some tips that you can keep in mind to bring down the cost of your wedding cake from $10 to $15 a slice to $2 to $3 per slice. While an elaborate five-tier designer wedding cake is priced anything between $350 and $400, you can get the same thing for less than half the price if you make it yourself at home.
You can get design ideas for your wedding cake by visiting various bakeries, browsing through wedding sites or flipping through the pages of a glossy bridal magazine. China patterns also make for a good inspiration for wedding cake designs. If you and your fiancee have different likings when it comes to cake flavors, you can also opt for a different flavor cakes on each tier of your wedding cake. This will do away with the need of having a dessert table. You can easily bake these cakes at home and decorate them with flowers, ribbons and fruits to create a stunning visual effect. Some couples find it more economical to order a smaller cake for 'show' and have a sheet cake for cutting. This way they save a lot of money on icing and decoration.
If you are having a tough time balancing your cheque book and your lust for a seven tiered traditional wedding cake, you can ask the baker to decorate a false tier made of box or polystyrene. Some bakers also offer exclusive decorating service for wedding cakes. Thus, you can bake the cake on your own and deliver it to the baker for decorations. You can also save a few bucks on your wedding cake by placing an order for the same at a catering college near your place instead of a baker.