Cakes

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Have your cake and eat it

In the past, wedding cakes were made from rich fruit cake with marzipan and icing as they stored well in the days before freezers. Modern couples can choose anything from chocolate mud cake to vanilla sponge or carrot cake to blueberry spice.

Most designers will give you a free consultation to discuss your needs and ideas and will allow you to try a cake sample before you book.

Wedding cakes are conventionally white, which dates back to Victorian times when white signified purity. Today wedding cakes can be made in any imaginable colour and many couples choose to have a cake which incorporates a range of colours to suit their theme and style for the day. If you are ordering a small cake for a larger venue, you can make it look bigger by using pillars, separators or stands.

The size of the cake you choose will depend on a number of factors. If your cake is being served after a full lunch or dinner then smaller pieces will be needed. Some guests wont eat a slice of cake on the day but do make sure you save some slices to post to people unable to attend the wedding. A cost-saving tip for your wedding is to serve larger slices of cake either as a dessert with the main meal or later in the day as an evening snack in place of a buffet.

By way of a rough size guide, 8, 10, 12 and 14 inch diameter round sponge cakes serve 20, 30, 45 and 55 people respectively, whilst square cakes server slightly more guests (25, 40, 60 and 80 repectively). Equally, fruit cakes serve roughly double the number of guests.

It is important to order your cake as far in advance as possible if your wedding is over the summer as May through to September is the busiest time, but otherwise the general recommendation is to book your cake at least 3 – 6 months in advance. If you are using fruit cake then your cake maker will need at least three months to allow the fruit cake to mature so be sure to give them plenty of notice. Sponge cakes can be made at shorter notice although this will depend on your cake maker’s schedule.

Most cake makers will require a deposit to secure the booking on your date. This varies between cake makers but is usually between one third and half the cost of the cake with the remainder payable nearer the time.

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