Wedding Cakes Whickham

Your hunt for wedding cake makers in Whickham, Tyne and Wear, needs to commence no less than four to six months prior to your planned wedding date, and perhaps sooner than that if you want to use one of the really popular bakers. You could firstly try asking relatives, friends and acquaintances who have just recently got married to see which wedding cake makers they used and if they would recommend them.

Remember to look online for local cake designers, most of them make use of the internet to showcase their services and you will probably be able to see several examples of wedding cakes they've created. It would be advisable to contact at least 3 or 4 local Whickham cake makers at first, to provide you with lots of choice, get a feel for how enthusiastic they are and have a look at their portfolios of wedding cakes and other work.

To be sure you will also want to taste their various cakes because you want your cake to taste good as well as look good. Ask all of the bakers on your list for some samples to try, and have someone you can trust with you to get a second opinion. If you haven't already made up your mind about what sort of cake you would prefer, this tasting might help you make a final decision.

The choices are many and varied and together with the cake design ie heart shaped, single tiered, two tier, pillow shaped, four tiered, round, square, scalloped or 3 tiered, you will have to pick out the composition of the cake ie marble cake, ganache, cupcakes, gateau, sponge cake, chiffon, sorbet, cheesecake or fruit cake.

The next aspect to decide will probably be the flavour of the wedding cake, among the countless choices are white chocolate, coconut, vanilla, chocolate, apple spice, banana and walnut, lemon, pink champagne, carrot, almond and red velvet. Then you can contemplate the wedding cake filling, perhaps hazelnut buttercream, chocolate fudge ganache, strawberries and cream, chocolate banana, white chocolate, lemon curd, pastry cream, vanilla mousse, marshmallow fluff, Belgian chocolate, raspberry mousse, lemon sorbet, chocolate mousse or cookies and cream.

Wedding Cake Sizes - Working out a size for your wedding cake will likely be difficult for you to do by yourself, thus you will need to have a conflab with your cake maker regarding this and they will lead you through the process. Once the cake design and the quantity of guests is settled, the cake maker can easily calculate the sizes of each tier to give you the requested quantity of helpings.

Wedding Cake Toppers - The final bewildering choice that you will have to make is your wedding cake topper, of which once again there are lots. To stand on top of your wedding cake in Whickham, pick one you fancy from message wedding cake toppers, personalised cake toppers, diamante wedding cake toppers, bride and groom wedding cake toppers, diamond spray wedding cake toppers, bell cake toppers, Mr and Mrs wedding cake toppers, flower wedding cake toppers, silver ring cake toppers, novelty wedding cake toppers, crystal wedding cake toppers, dove wedding cake toppers, horseshoe wedding cake toppers, butterfly cake toppers, pearl bead cake toppers and funny cake toppers.

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