How to Make Your Wedding Cake Truly Special
The wedding cake occupies pride of place at the wedding. It is the crowning achievement of the wedding, the space where all the decor, flowers, colors, music, food, etc. come together. More often than not, the wedding cake is the final item on the menu – the last memory of a wonderful day. You obviously want to make sure that this last memory remains special.
Just like the rest of the components of the wedding, the cake needs extra attention. You will have to work hard with your baker to get just the right cake with personalized touches. Consequently, a good baker is extremely important to get just the right cake. Bakers are a dime a dozen these days, but only a few can ensure that the cake will not only look good, but also taste great. A quality baker will cost you, but the wedding cake is one area where you do not want any expense to be spared.
Next, decide beforehand the shape, color, type, and flavor of the cake. All these characteristics must complement the main theme of your wedding. A dark chocolate cake in a wedding with white/beige colors will look just out of place and jarring.
These days, bakers can make cakes in any color whatsoever. The classic white is still a very popular color, but with more and more couples experimenting with wedding themes, a myriad of colors have become popular. Thus, you have blue and green cakes for beach weddings, sand colors for summer Vegas style weddings, etc.
In terms of flavor or type, cakes can be anything from dark chocolate to cheese to carrot. Whatever you like, your baker can whip up for you. Be careful to not pick too outlandish a flavor; it must complement the food menu and the taste of the majority of the guests.
The classical multi-tiered shape is still among the most popular. However, nowadays, you have cakes with a variety of shapes. “Minimalistic” cakes with clean, straight lines, or circular disc shaped ones – the shape is limited just by your imagination.
Finally, pick the right wedding cake topper. It is the most visible, the most personalized part of the cake, and you want to pick something that reflects you as a couple. You can go adventurous or humorous, classy or traditional – the choice is all yours.