Finding the perfect wedding
cake
By
Marcy Blum and Laura Fisher
Kaiser
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For many people, a wedding
cake is a major part of
their reception. The cake
may be the only thing you
get to sit down and eat the
entire day, so make sure
it’s delicious.
Take into account the
following points as you
scope out bakers and their
wares:
Even if the cake is included
with your menu, ask if you
can talk to the baker about
options. You’re bound to get
something more suited to
your individual tastes this
way. Ask to see photos, and
tell them how long and where
your cake will be on display
so they can advise on the
type of icing.
How many people are you
serving? Are you having
another dessert? Is it a
complicated dessert or just
berries or sorbet? Cakes are
priced per slice and you may
not need to order a full
slice per person if you are
having a second dessert.
Ask to taste cake flavors at
the same time as you taste
the desserts you are
considering. Seasonal
possibilities, such as light
lemon cakes filled with
fresh strawberries in the
summer, or chestnut puree in
the fall, will complement
seasonal menus.
Consider serving a small
wedding cake as a part of an
extravagant dessert table
rather than as the main
dessert.
Individual wedding cakes for
each guest are in vogue.
They are sometimes displayed
on round platters in wide
tiers to resemble a large
wedding cake.
Consider a cake composed of
different flavors on each
tier and serve a few slices
of each flavor to each
table.
Excerpted from Wedding Kit
for Dummies, IDG Books
Worldwide Inc., 2000,
distributed by CDG Books
Canada Inc. for Canada
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