I was planning on having a normal tiered sponge cake, decorated and coloured to match my theme but I've been having a look on the net and have come across some lovely looking cupcake arrangements and with the cupcake case and the icing decorations they actually can match your theme even more but I'm not sure what to do. I would need 100 cup cakes and I'd like a star shaped sponge to sit on top so I'm wondering if it would look too much..
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Oh and what happens when cutting the cake? lol do you cut a cupcake?
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CommentAuthorbride22feb2012
i thought about cupcakes as i thought it would be cheaper... not at all! they were more expensive than the bespoke 4-tier cake we eventually designed and have now ordered.
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CommentAuthornini
How about the bottom tier being traditional cake that you can then cut, and the top two layers being cup cakes? You get to have both then.
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Oh I like that idea! Not sure how it would work though.. I suppose you could use like a swan style cake stand
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The christening cake we had for our son was 3 tiers of cupcakes then a cake on the top which is what we cut for the guests!
We were looking into this but a friend said she would make the cake for us so we are now having a 3 tier tradional cake. So we were going to have cupcakes as favours instead but like someone said above they can work out just as expensive if not more so then normal cakes because of the detail being so small..............we have now gone to option c and are having cake pops as favours instead :-) (£1 each instead of £3 each)
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CommentAuthor*Kat B*
I'm having a 7 tier cup cake thingy but my dear mother has volunteered to make them herself along with my MIL2B (who doesn't know she's volunteered yet) and since my cousin is an icer for a top cake maker she's teaching my mum how to ice so she'll be near to perfect for the big day, bless her otherwise it's £65 for a large cupcake and £2 each for the others :(
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CommentAuthorLuce21
We are having a 5 tier cupcake tower, with a cutting cake on the top. It isnt a cheap option as I thought! Doh. But we have found a friend who is starting her own business so its within our budget. xx
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
I'm having a traditional cake. Cup cakes can work out even more expensive and even if you make them yourselves you still have to buy the stand etc. What you can do though is get a smaller stand to display some on and then get the staff to keep filling it up.
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
I think I will just stick to my original plan and have traditional then :-)
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CommentAuthorMadam Butterfly
I think the cupcakes are a nice idea, but I'm sticking to traditional :)
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CommentAuthorMrsH2B
We are having a traditional cake but also making cupcakes for the children. That way they can add it to their little party bag we will be giving them. xxx
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Aww thats a sweet idea!
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CommentAuthor*Kat B*
well i'm been cheeky getting the stand for £15 then selling it on bay of e after the wedding since i won't need it again after the big day
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CommentAuthorUnknown
i really like the idea of cup cakes. i was thinking about one but h2b wants a tradional cake xx
CommentAuthorGregorysGirl
We are having a top tier covered in butter cream and then 50 or so cup cakes in a shabby chic style. Fits in perfectly with our theme and it is costing us about £200 which is £100 less than the original bird cage cake we asked a quote for. So I'm happy! :) x
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
200 pound for 50 cup cakes.. whoa. I need 100! I mentioned it to hubby and he said no, he wants a normal cake anyway so thats my cupcakes off the menu lol x
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CommentAuthorWifeyWiles2Be
I'm having a 6 inch fruit cake with topper (to keep for sons christening) and 72 choclate fudge cupcakes matching our colour scheme for £160 xxx
CommentAuthor*Kat B*
you can have both, a normal cake and a handful of cupcakes, remember you don't need to provide a cupcake for every single guest and your left overs from the day spill over into the evening :)
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CommentAuthorGregorysGirl
Yeah I don't think I would have cup cakes if I had 100 guests or more, lol. H2b said I could have what I wanted so I am having it, lol. And any left over are coming home for a date with me! :D x
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CommentAuthortoni400
we're having both...2 tier cake and cupcakes for the kids
CommentAuthorjoey86
I really wanted to do cupcakes (hadn't looked into the prices or anything yet though), but now I'm re-considering after reading this! However, two of my friend's mum's make wedding cakes, so might ask them if they would do them and how much it would cost. I just thought it would fit with our wedding if we had cupcakes - nice and simple :-)
CommentAuthorskitty666
we are having both!! but the cupcakes are part of the favours too!! xxx
CommentAuthor*Kat B*
joey you can make them yourself like i am (well both sets of mums are) and don't forget you can sell the items you don't need afterwards like the cake tier stand x
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CommentAuthorlouise88
I like the cupcakes, I think they are really cute, but there will be about 150 people there! That's a whole lot of cupcakes lol :p xx
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Thats a heck of alot of cup cakes!! But mmmmmmm imagine all the left overs hehehe xx
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CommentAuthor*Kat B*
louise you don't need to cater for all 150 esp if you have the sort of traditional large cupcake cake on top for cutting etc plus as i've just found out not that many people like cake.
i'm doing it simply so i can have choc chip, blueberry, etc etc
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CommentAuthorLisa Ramos
I'm have a 3 tiered cake, but I really love the cupcakes!
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CommentAuthorTotallyLovedUp
I have seen a tiered cake where they have decorated it with cupcakes instead of flowers or ribbons!! it looked fantastic. Tat way you could still have your cupcakes but would have a proper cake to cut too! if i can find it i will post it to my wall x
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I put a pic of it on my pics under cakes xx
CommentAuthor*Kat B*
ooo that's made me feel hungry now o and i love the cake topper x
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CommentAuthorsunkiss1983
we are thinking of cupcakes and a main cake for us to cut either at the top or bottom, the cupcakes just look so good and yummy!!
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i think i'm going to have to make some cupcakes tomorrow....i keep calling them cupcakes there really muffins
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CommentAuthorjodie b
i'm having cupcakes at ours with a sponge top tier to cut i love cup cakes plus my managers wife makes them so have tried them several times and they're gorgeous! xx
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
UPDATE woohooo I've just been showing h2b cake ideas and instead of cupcakes he loves the idea of the idividual cakes, so I suppose like cupcakes but not lol and then a round tier on top. Compromise :-D
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CommentAuthorK8tie90
Im having 100 cupcakes and a giant cupcake to cut :D ... the price wasnt too bad 205 including the stand, delievery and set up :) most of the other cakes ive looked at have been this price or more x
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lol mrs walker
armywag - you don't need to cater for every guest :)
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I havent lol :) x
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you haven't got the whole regiment have ya lol i've got a load of navy lads coming to my evening reception daren't tell the venue just in case i get barred
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Kate Im coming to your evening reception.. never mind that I'll be married by then.. can always just sit and stare mmmm navy lads
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haha there not that good looking lol (sorry john if you've snuck on and listening) lol
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Lmao!! Oh Im not fussy, I dont mind if they arent that good looking.. cant resist a man in uniform!
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snap that's why i'm marrying an ex-submariner haha we met first day of training what seems like half a life sentence ago
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Aww thats awesome.. my other half doesnt wear a uniform. He wears a suit everyday, which when I first got together with him I thought it was dead sexy, now its boring!! lol
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haha navy uniform looks slightly erm elton john (minus the pinks and purple) tbh tried to persuade him that the fire brigade where taking on you should have seen his face haha
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CommentAuthorGeorge
Well I'm havin a rather cheapo cake compared to lots of u ladies! I'm buyin my wedding cake from M&S. They do upto 4 layers I think in either sponge or fruit. They come with plain icing and they sell the pillars separately for you to tower them. Think I'll have just 2 layers of fruit - enough to slice up for an additional dessert option for my 53 day guests, and then I'm havin a feather cake topper made to match my theme from the company who's made all of my feather and crystal bouquets. The cake at most will cost me £50 and the topper £35, so that's an£85 traditional wedding cake that'll serve it's purpose! To be honest I think my guests will be more interested in the chocolate fountain with strawberries and marshmellows, yum yum!!
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that's more than mine hun but it's making me hungry lol sounds lush and the chocolate fountain think i'll pay a visit nab it and go home without you even noticing it's gone lol x
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CommentAuthorGeorge
No chance Kate lol!! Shall b standing guard together with my chocolate addict of a cousin who's bein bridesmaid!! I may even miss the cutting of the cake if it means me leaving the chocolate fountain for too long, lol!!
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lol i was going to have one at my wedding but thought that my pretty dress would look quite ridiculous by the first dance lol
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CommentAuthorAbi4tomboy
im having both a 3 tier wedding cakes and then 500 cupcakes aswell lol our wedding cake is in my wedding albums the one with the flowers on and then the cupcakes im having burgany cupcake cases with cream icing and a burgandy flower and the other 1/2 cream case red icing cream flower :D
