Wedding Cakes Derby

Your hunt for wedding cake makers in Derby, Derbyshire, should start a minimum of four to six months prior to your wedding date, and possibly sooner than this if you would like to use one of the really sought after bakers. You might at first try asking family members or friends who have recently been wed to see which wedding cake makers they used and whether they'd recommend them.

You might also check online for websites promoting local cake designers, you should easily be able to see pictures of their wedding cakes on their individual websites as well as on social networking platforms like Facebook and Pinterest. It's not wise to settle for the very first Derby cake maker that you come across, it's generally better to speak to at least three people so that you can guage their enthusiasm for the project and get a concept of their ability from viewing a portfolio of their cakes.

Tasting a variety of cakes is also essential since you want a wedding cake that both looks incredible and also tastes nice. Ask all of the cake makers on your shortlist for some samples to try, and have a friend or relative with you to get a second opinion. If you've not by then decided, this could also help you make up your mind what type of cake you want.

Your possible choices will be many and varied and in addition to the cake design ie four tiered, 2 tier, single tiered, three tiered, scalloped, heart shaped, square, pillow shaped or round, you'll need to choose the kind of cake ie chiffon, fruit cake, cupcakes, sorbet, ganache, gateau, marble cake, sponge cake or cheesecake.

The next detail to decide will be the flavour of your wedding cake, some of the various choices include lemon, red velvet, banana and walnut, coconut and lime, champagne, vanilla, apple, white chocolate, carrot, almond and chocolate. After that you could think about the cake filling, perhaps you would like vanilla mousse, chocolate banana, marshmallow fluff, German chocolate, buttercream, white chocolate, lemon curd, raspberry mousse, strawberries and cream, pastry cream, lemon sorbet, chocolate ganache, chocolate mousse or chocolate hazelnut.

What Size Wedding Cake Will I Need? - One confusing element of arranging a wedding cake is the size, and before deciding on this you need to chat to your cake maker, because they usually have cake charts that help them to estimate just how many servings can be comfortably cut from specific cake dimensions. Your cake maker can estimate the dimensions of each tier according to your chosen style and your projected number of guests.

Wedding Cake Toppers - Standing proudly on the top of your wedding cake in Derby, will be your carefully chosen wedding cake topper, and the assortment of these is mind blowing. Pick any you fancy from Mr and Mrs wedding cake toppers, crystal wedding cake toppers, pearl bead wedding cake toppers, word cake toppers, flower cake toppers, personalised wedding cake toppers, horseshoe cake toppers, bride and groom wedding cake toppers, diamond spray cake toppers, funny cake toppers, gold ring wedding cake toppers, white dove wedding cake toppers, butterfly cake toppers, bell cake toppers, novelty cake toppers and diamante wedding cake toppers.

Derbyshire Wedding Cakes: Chesterfield, Swadlincote, Buxton, Ilkeston, Belper, Long Eaton, Staveley, Dronfield, Ripley, Glossop and Derby.