Wedding Cakes

Wedding cakes come in various shapes and flavors. Choosing the right cake will be based on your personal taste, the number of guests and most importantly the price, which isn’t cheap. Here are some elements you should take into consideration when shopping around for the right cake.

FLAVORS

The most popular wedding cake in the US is probably that white fondant cake which, personally, I extremely dislike. That said all kinds of flavors are available from chocolate to vanilla, fruits and even carrot cake. These flavors can come as mousses, fondants and frosting. We recommend tasting all the flavors available to make sure you find what you like best and don’t have any bad surprises on the big day.

SHAPES

The classic shape is a tiered cake but other shapes are starting to be popular, more particularly square, round or pyramidal cakes. In a different style, some couples also choose cupcakes or croquembouches, which are French desserts composed of a pile of choux pastries bound together by caramel. As for the dimensions, they vary depending on the number of guests but it seems that wedding cakes have been getting taller the last few years.

DECORATION

Cake toppers are still standard but, these days, you can get more creative than just showing the groom in a tuxedo and the bride in her white dress. A particularly fun option is to have them customized to your likeness or anything else you want.

Other than that, with pastry chefs becoming more and more sophisticated, the sky is the limit from hearts to flowers, birds, mountains, beaches and even Disney characters!

Last but not least, let’s not forget about the writing and this is something you should pay close attention to, as bad writing can ruin a beautiful cake – as you would ask to try various flavors, ask for some writing samples.

PRICING

This is probably the most painful part as wedding cakes are pretty expensive. The price will of course depend of the cake you choose – the more complex it is, the most expensive it will be – as well as your number of guests. The best way to compare wedding cake prices is to know the value of a slice. If you base your budget on that ratio, expect to pay somewhere between $2 and $20 per slice. That said, one trick that some couples use is to present a stylish fake cake for the pictures and then serve slices of a cheaper cake.