Wedding Cakes Harpenden

It's advisable to start your search for wedding cake makers in Harpenden not less than 4-6 months prior to your big day, maybe earlier if you intend to employ the services of a top notch professional. You could at first try asking friends or relatives who've recently been wed to find out which wedding cake makers they used and whether they would recommend them.

Several cake designers make use of the internet to advertise their services, so be sure you check online for local bakers who've posted photos of wedding cakes they've produced. You shouldn't settle for the first Harpenden cake maker that you come across, it is normally better to contact at least three people so you can assess their passion for the project and get a notion of their ability from reviewing a portfolio of their cakes.

To be sure you will also want to taste their cakes because you want your wedding cake to be tasty as well as look good. When you're going to taste some cake samples take another person with you who is able to give you a second opinion. This will also help you in choosing exactly what type of cake you want, if you've not already come to that conclusion.

There will be lots of choices to make, such as the cake design ie round, pillow shaped, square, heart shaped, 2 tier, 3 tier, 4 tier, single tiered or scalloped, and kind of cake ie sponge cake, ganache, fruit cake, cupcakes, marble cake, cheesecake, gateau, chiffon or sorbet.

The flavour of the wedding cake is another detail you'll have to decide, possibilities might be vanilla, carrot, red velvet, coconut, almond, white chocolate and raspberry, chocolate, lemon, apple spice, pink champagne and banana and walnut. After this you could pick out the wedding cake filling, maybe pastry cream, vanilla mousse, white chocolate, lemon curd, dark chocolate ganache, fresh strawberries, hazelnut buttercream, German chocolate, chocolate banana, raspberry mousse, chocolate mousse, marshmallow fluff, lemon sorbet or raspberry almond.

What Size Wedding Cake? - Working out the size of wedding cake will be tough for you to do yourself, so you'll want to have a discussion with your chosen cake maker in regards to this and they can guide you with this process. As soon as the cake style and the amount of guests is established, your cake maker will be able to estimate the tier measurements to provide the necessary volume of slices.

Wedding Cake Toppers - Picking out a wedding cake topper shouldn't be simply an afterthought, as what you choose is going to end up being crowning glory of your wedding cake in Harpenden. Pick from diamond spray wedding cake toppers, bride and groom wedding cake toppers, pearl bead wedding cake toppers, Mr and Mrs cake toppers, word cake toppers, horseshoe cake toppers, crystal wedding cake toppers, floral cake toppers, personalised cake toppers, diamante wedding cake toppers, dove wedding cake toppers, funny wedding cake toppers, butterfly cake toppers, novelty cake toppers, bow and bell wedding cake toppers and ring cake toppers.

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