A beautiful cake is a very important wedding accessory. Don't be upset if you can't afford a luxurious tiered creation from the best pastry chefs. A wedding cake can be not only delicious and beautiful, but also inexpensive.
Where to order a cake
You can order a wedding cake in a pastry shop, restaurant, bakery. The price of the product depends on the prestige of the establishment, as well as the composition, jewelry and other details. Consider the cost of transportation. Sometimes it is more profitable to order a cake in a cafe where you will celebrate a wedding, rather than carrying a fragile confection across the city.
Another option is to order a cake from a private pastry chef who works from home. It is better to choose such a master on the recommendation. When making an order, keep in mind that the price depends on the weight of the product, and the master will be able to accurately name it only after manufacturing. So be prepared to pay slightly higher than the agreed price.
Sponge cake, cream and decorations
The best option is a sponge cake with butter or whipped cream. Such a product keeps its shape well, its shelf life in the cold is at least 72 hours. The biscuit can be chocolate, orange, vanilla. Cakes based on shortbread or meringue are not suitable for a wedding, as they are difficult to cut into neat pieces.
Nowadays, products coated with marzipan or glaze are popular, they look very elegant. In addition, decorations look beautiful on a smooth surface - for example, sugar mastic flowers. If you want to save money, you can order a cake without decor in a pastry shop and decorate it yourself. Beautiful flowers, figurines of newlyweds, rings, swans and other wedding paraphernalia are sold in stores for restaurateurs. You can choose jewelry made from mastic or plastic. An interesting idea is to decorate the cake with fresh flowers: roses, lilies, violets.
Little tricks from wedding pastry chefs
Today it is popular to order not a tall cake-tower, but a combination of various cakes of standard sizes, installed on a special multi-tiered stand. The height of the structure depends on the number of guests. On the tiers of the stand, you can lay out cakes or combine them with cakes and cupcakes - in this case, some of the products do not even have to be cut.
Consider whether to choose different cakes or order the same. If you decide on a variety, choose products of the same price category. For example, the Three Chocolates or Prague cake can be combined with a creamy strawberry dessert. But a simple honey cake will not fit into such a company at all.
Decorate cakes and pastries on tiers with natural or artificial flowers, marzipan figurines and sugar beads. You can decorate products with sparklers - this design looks especially impressive in the dark.
