How To Find A Cheap Wedding Cake That’s Yummy And Delicious!
The wedding cake is an interesting part of the ceremony. It does not take a huge part of the budget, some venues when you book with them will offer you a free wedding cake in fact. However, every little bit counts when you’re planning a wedding and cheap wedding cakes can help take a bit off that budget!
Wedding cakes have two functions at the reception. First, they have to look good. The bride and groom will spend five to ten minutes cutting the cake and doing all the ceremonial things that go with it, which may or may not include smashing said cake in each other’s faces. Second, the cakes have to taste good. Each guest will try a piece, so there has to be enough for everyone.
Here are some money-saving ideas for both a good ‘show’ cake and a good ‘eating’ cake.
Your ‘show’ cake has to look good but doesn’t necessarily have to taste good since it won’t be going out to your guests. For this reason, you also don’t need it to be large. A smaller cake is less expensive and can still look very nice. Make a smaller layer cake look larger by arranging the layers so they’re not stacked directly on top of each other. Another option is to ‘rent’ a cake that the bride and groom cut into for the photos. After the pictures, the cake goes back to the bakery for fixing up for the next wedding. A similar idea is to make a fake cake that looks nice but isn’t edible. Under the cake-like exterior is an inexpensive filler such as styrofoam. It’ll look good for the pictures and that’s what matters for the show cake.
Your ‘eating’ cake should taste good but doesn’t have to be too fancy. It’ll be cut by the time it reaches your guests so you can keep the decorations and frosting simple. A delicious sheet cake is a good option here. See if your local catering school can do sheet cakes for less than you’d find them elsewhere, and if it’s a good price, you could consider having them make your show cake too. Keep the fillings simple as well. A tasty sweet filling will likely be just as pleasing to your guests as a more expensive filling or fancy liqueur. Since you’re not buying an elaborate wedding cake here, don’t limit yourself when looking at cakes. Go ahead and order a ‘regular’ cake that doesn’t have the wedding markup.
A final note: you don’t have to stick with the traditional wedding cake, or even a show cake and a tasting cake.
Modern weddings are more and more often about showcasing the wedding couple’s personality, and the cakes reflect that. I’ve seen some fun cupcake ‘wedding cakes’ and brownie ‘wedding cakes’. Take inspiration from these or find something else completely original.
Hopefully you can use these tips to help you find a good wedding cake that will suit your reception needs and save you money.
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