Wedding Cakes Dudley

It's best to start your search for wedding cake makers in Dudley at least 4 months ahead of your big day, perhaps earlier if you intend to employ the services of a top pro. If you have relatives or friends who've just recently got married, you might as a first option try asking them if they can recommend the wedding cake makers that they used.

Be sure to search online for local cake designers, quite a few of them make use of the internet to showcase their services and you should be able to check out some images of wedding cakes that they've made. It would be wise to contact at least three or four local Dudley cake makers initially, to provide you with lots of choice, get a feel for how enthusiastic they are and check out their portfolios of wedding cakes and other creations.

Tasting a range of cakes is also essential because you want a cake that both looks good and tastes good. Ask for a few samples to taste and have somebody else with you for this, so you're able to get a second opinion. You may then be happy to determine what sort of cake you would prefer, if you haven't already done this.

There'll be a number of choices to make, including the composition of the cake ie chiffon, sponge cake, sorbet, cupcakes, marble cake, cheesecake, ganache, gateau or fruit cake, and the design of cake ie three tier, single tiered, four tier, scalloped, two tier, pillow shaped, square, heart shaped or round.

Another decision will be the flavour of your wedding cake and you might pick from red velvet, champagne, lemon, coconut and lime, almond, apple spice, vanilla, carrot, chocolate, white chocolate and banana. After that you should decide on the filling for the cake, do you would like marshmallow fluff, chocolate banana, hazelnut buttercream, vanilla mousse, lemon sorbet, raspberry mousse, strawberries and cream, Belgian chocolate, white chocolate, pastry cream, chocolate ganache, lemon curd, chocolate mousse or fresh fruit.

Wedding Cake Size - Determining what size wedding cake you need could be somewhat confusing, though this is easily solved by meeting with your chosen cake maker, who'll have a handy chart for determining cake sizes based upon various factors. Furnished with a figure for your quantity of guests and your chosen cake style, the tier sizes to give you the necessary amount of portions can be calculated by your cake maker.

Wedding Cake Toppers - Picking a wedding cake topper ought not to be just an afterthought, as what you choose will end up being crowning glory of your wedding cake in Dudley. Pick from dove wedding cake toppers, word wedding cake toppers, horseshoe cake toppers, crystal wedding cake toppers, bride and groom wedding cake toppers, diamond spray cake toppers, novelty wedding cake toppers, funny cake toppers, personalised cake toppers, pearl cake toppers, floral wedding cake toppers, Mr and Mrs cake toppers, gold ring wedding cake toppers, diamante wedding cake toppers, butterfly wedding cake toppers and bow and bell wedding cake toppers.

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