Choosing A Wedding Cake Baker
What questions should I ask when interviewing a wedding cake baker?
Some of the wedding cake questions you should ask are to see the designers portfolio and pictures of wedding cakes they have done in the past. That way you can see their style. Another suggestion is, while you're talking, have them design a cake, or draw the cake as you're having a conversation, and see how the cake looks at the end of your meeting.
Can I ask my wedding cake baker to substitute ingredients?
If you have dietary concerns, it's absolutely fine to ask your wedding cake baker to substitute ingredients like sugar or flour. If you're allergic to flour, there are other ingredients besides those to make a wedding cake.
How is my wedding cake priced?
Typically, a baker charges the wedding cake per slice or per person. For example, if you have a hundred guests at ten dollars per piece, that would be a thousand dollars for the cake.
Can I design my own wedding cake?
You can design your own wedding cake and I recommend that you work with your decorator to come up with the design that you have in mind.
Do bakers charge extra if I design my own wedding cake?
Typically, if you design your own wedding cake, the baker will charge you because she has to put your thoughts onto the cake itself, and that takes work.
Will a baker freeze my wedding cake before my wedding?
Some bakers will freeze the wedding cake before your wedding. That's because they need to work on it and they need several days to do the design. It keeps the freshness of the cake, when they do freeze it.
Is there a right or wrong way to do wedding cake tastings?
There is no wrong or right way to do a wedding cake tasting. You come in, you bring in the photos, you bring in your colors, you sit down in a relaxed atmosphere and you taste cakes that the baker has made for you.
What is the correct way to freeze my wedding cake?
The correct way of freezing your wedding cake is to take the cake and put it in the freezer for at least overnight. Take the cake out, wrap it in plastic wrap, and then wrap it again in foil. Once that's done, you put it back into the box that it came in, wrap that box in plastic wrap, and then wrap that again in foil making it really air-tight. Then you can put the wedding cake back in the freezer and you can have it on your first year anniversary, tasting just like the cake you had at your wedding.
