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How To Choose A Wedding Cake For A Formal Wedding
Many have dream weddings, and in all of them one of the focal points is an awe-inspiring wedding cake. This film will help show you how to make your dream wedding cake for a formal wedding a reality.
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You Will Need
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Step 1:
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Reception site
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You want your cake to mirror your reception location and the style of your wedding. So it's best to start considering the cake only after you've chosen your reception site. You may want a very different cake for a traditional, formal wedding, than for an informal wedding at the beach.
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Step 2:
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Shapes & Sizes
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Specialized bridal and wedding cake magazines have the best photos and examples. Take your time and browse for inspiration.
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Think about what style cake will best fit this setting. Wedding cakes come in numerous shapes, and each variety can either be stacked, or tiered.
The basic wedding cake shapes include: the very popular round wedding cake (sometimes referred to as an “antique” cake), the square wedding cake (which is the easiest cake to cut), the hexagonal wedding cake (whose shape is often so stunning it needs little adornment), the square off-set cake, the sculpted cakes (like those in the shape of flower petals), and the table cakes (which take the place of traditional flower centerpieces at each reception table).
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Step 3:
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Tasting
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Choose recommended bakeries, then set up an interview and tasting with the pastry chef.
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Traditionally, wedding cakes come in two types: white or yellow. The difference here really isn't flavor, but color & composition - based on whether the batter contains egg whites (as in white cake) or egg yolks (yellow cake). Both cakes usually have a vanilla flavor, but you can request a variety of delectable flavors such as liqueur-based cakes, citrus flavors and even cappuccino.
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Today, the three most popular cake and icing combinations are: white cake and vanilla butter cream icing; chocolate devil's food cake and vanilla butter cream icing; and yellow butter cake and chocolate butter cream icing.
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Step 4:
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Close the deal
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A day or two of tastings and maybe some anti-acid later, and you can settle on the pastry chef, and your cake's flavor, decoration, and style.
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Now all you have left to do is iron out the details, sign the contract and make a deposit.
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