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The Wedding
Cake - Featured Attraction!
by Samantha
Mitchell
As you shop
around for wedding cake ideas, keep in mind that this special cake will take
center stage (along with the bride and groom) at the wedding reception.
Remember, the wedding cake is more than a beautiful treat to offer guests.
Your wedding
cake, whether it be a lovely sheet cake or a five tiered extravagance, will be
the first sight that catches the guests' attention as they enter the room. It
will have its own table, decorated to set the stage for this special confection
and the most traditional of all wedding reception traditions, the cake cutting
ceremony.
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Just think, the
first ceremony that the couple takes part in as now married husband and wife, is
centered around the wedding cake! That special moment when the bride and groom
slice that first piece of their wedding cake and then feed each other the first
bite is often the most photographed moment at the reception.
Wedding Cake
Choices
Your mother's
wedding cake was probably a traditional white, stacked or tiered confection
covered with buttercream and icing flowers. My, how times have changed! Have you
noticed the rich variety of wedding cakes?
If you are a
cake decorator like me, you get to experience this variety in wedding cakes
first hand, but if you are choosing a cake for your own wedding, you have some
narrowing down to do. You can have your cake and eat it to - but you can have
only one wedding cake!
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Your cake can
be created to compliment the wedding's colors, the bridesmaid's dresses, the
bridal gown, or if the wedding has a theme (such as beach, Cinderella, Western,
vintage, snowflake, etc.), the wedding cake may be designed to compliment that.
While
considering all of this, keep in mind that the wedding cake, also called the
bride's cake, presents a powerful symbol of the bride's style and personal
taste, just as the groom's cake is designed with his interests in mind. However,
a growing tradition is for bride and groom's common interests to be reflected in
the wedding cake.
Choosing a
Wedding Cake Designer
Choosing the
professional who will bake, assemble and decorate your wedding cake is as
important as choosing the wedding cake design. If a wedding planner is employed,
this person will take care of this detail.
If you're
taking care of this, keep in mind that wedding cakes are often ordered at least
six months in advance. In selecting a wedding cake designer, don't be afraid to
ask to see a portfolio.
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You want a
designer who will be able to create a cake that is right for you, who is able to
help you plan the wedding cake of your dreams. And let's not forget about taste.
Ask for a sample of the flavor with the filling and icing you want. Allow time
to shop around.
Baking your own
Wedding Cake
Increasingly
more couples are making their own wedding cakes! Baking your own wedding cake
can be a fun and cost-cutting alternative, but don't go it alone. A good,
step-by-step video guide to cake decorating and tier cake assembly will be very
helpful, as will some good cake making how-to's.
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Here's a cake
tip to get you started: Use fresh ingredients, and choose natural over
artificial. For example the freshest of eggs and real butter (instead of
margarine) does make a difference!
And if you are
looking for a hard-to-find ingredient, such as clear vanilla flavoring, or a
special colorant, you can purchase these online from cake decorating suppliers
such as Wilton.
Don't be shy
about enlisting family and friends. Invite them over for refreshments and video
lessons! Do some trial runs and have fun!
About the
Author
Samantha
Mitchell, Co-Author Cake Decorating Made Easy! Vol. 1 & 2 The World's First Cake
Decorating Video Books Sign up for for fantastic cake decorating tips, tricks
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