I would have either sponge or fruit, I don't like chocolate cake but I know most people would like it. I think it's best to have one of each flavour. You shouldn't run out as they serve small portions so cakes cater for a lot of people. You would have to have fruit cake as the bottom tier as it's heavier than sponge so can't sit on top if it. XxX

We're having one of each. If we go for a 3 tier, we'll be having fruit as the top tier (as only a handful of our guests like fruit cake), chocolate as the middle tier, and then vanilla sponge as the bottom tier.

We're considering four tiers, in which case we'd have (in ascending order): vanilla; chocolate; lemon; fruit.

That way, everyone is catered to :-)

we didn't want fruit as no one ever eats it!

we're having chocolate, lemon, vanilla and almond tiers :)

We are having 3 layers.... bottom one fruit then sponge then a smaller one on the top of fruit again which will be kept for our first child's christening xx

we are having 2 chocolate and one plain sponge, but my dad is joking around so much, so am goinm to buy a mini fruit cake just for him

Have all 3!!! :D :D

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i agree have all 3 hun... i am ... 1st chocolate ( the biggest lol)
2nd sponge
3rd lemon drizzle ( my mothers choice lol)
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I'm having a 4 tier cake all different flavour one will be chocolate one is lemon not 100% on the other flavours yet but wont be fruit

We are using ours as our dessert and also don't like fruit so we are having............
carrot cake with a cream cheese frosting,
a red velvet cake,
chocolate fudge cake and
a vanilla sponge cake with a vanilla buttercream filling


Also have a look at a thread called "show off your cake" it has some brillant cakes in and may give you some ideas!
I'll bump it to the top for you

Hails we are almost having the same, I am just not having the chocolate fudge cake.
My carrot cake and red velvet cake will both have cream cheese frosting, but the red velvet one will be cream cheese and white chocolate.....OMG I can taste it now.....

I am making them myself and have today bought the red velvet ingredients to make a mock one tonight....
(Like I really need a practice run! I have made it loads of times...I just WANT one) LOL

I made a Carrot cake last week, OK this isnt iced how it will be , but boy was it good!

i personaly would choose chocolate.. but i know alot of people cant stand chocolate cake, i would go for all three hun as its more choice for your guests, once its gone, its gone hun xx

we havent decided yet but definitely not fruit cake for us!

We are having a 2 tier cake. Sponge on the bottom and fruit on top.

Mine was three tier chocolate :D The husband and I can't stand fruit cake and we thought sponge was a bit boring (also, it was what my sister had and we were trying to make our wedding as different from hers as possible)

Just a bit of advice- if you're having a red velvet cake and you have vegetarian guests PLEASE check with your baker that it's vegetarian. Some manufacturers use carmine or conchineal as the red food colouring, which is not veggie friendly. Also I don't think anyone, carnivore or veggie, that would want that ingredient in their food (it's crushed bugs)

I'd always go for the chocolate cake, but love all three :) We are having a two tier fruit cake, most of my family love fruit cake, so this is the cake for them. H2b wanted a red velvet cake- so we are also having a one of them for James and those who don't like fruit. I want any cake :) x

we're having:

bottom tier: Victoria sponge (jam and buttercream)
Middle tier: chocolate cake with a choclatey middle
top tier: lemon drizzle cake

yum!

We having a three tier sponge with 2 seperate cutting bars one fruit and one chocolate to cater for all tastes hopefully x

We're having 4 tiers.

Bottom tier - lemon
next tier up - chocolate (although my sister and best mate are trying to convince me to switch the lemon and chocolate lol)
next tier up - vanilla
top tier - fruit cake (we're not cutting this as I want to keep it for our first child's Christening)

Therefore I'd say go for all 3 - fruit, sponge and chocolate ;)
xx

Lol Clare! You'll be sick!

I think my sister and best mate will commandeer the entire chocolate tier ;)

Love the soundd sound of mint if there is chocolate with it. Lemon is my favourite at the moment.
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lol, I know. Can just picture me sat there in my posh frock all full up covered in chocolate and looking like I'll throw up from eating too much cake lol classy ;)

Keep going back to her with your mum and bm's then mil2b so you can try more samples lol ;)

you need one 'for testing purposes' lol honest ;)

We had a 3 tier chocolate cake. The venue chopped the bottom tier up, and I don't even think it all got eaten to be honest. So they threw it away I think!

So we ended up with 2 tiers back home with us. We took the top tier on honeymoon with us which is what we intended to do all along anyway, and the middle tier, 3/4 is in my Grandmas freezer and 1/4 went to the PIL as they complained they didn't get any on the night... well if they weren't too busy sitting outside all night and actually got off their bum's to to buffet, they would have >:(

Don't know when we'll eat the 3/4 but I'd say go with whatever YOU like cause if you have 3 different flavours you'll end up with them chopping your whole cake up! Ours was easy to take away as it was just missing a tier haha. And its you that will end up eating what's left. So why get fruit or sponge if you don't like it? It'll just go to waste!

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We are having fruit, vanilla sponge and lemon sponge. In that order, and we are both going to refuse to share the lemon sponge lol

Mine is four tiers
the very top tiny cake will be fruitcake because I hate it and it only seems to be the grandparents that want it.
The second will be coffee cake and that is for me to take home I hope ;D
The third will be chocolate, that is for me and h2b to eat muahahahaha
The fourth will be vanilla sponge which is to be served for everyone who didn't want any of the other flavours, if mil leaves any :/