No matter how you slice it,

Peacock Wedding Cakeyou’re sure to find the perfect cake with these four tips.

  1. When looking for a cake designer, start early.
    Begin your wedding cake designer search about three to six months before the wedding—even sooner if you want an in-demand pro. Some bakers’ schedule their wedding cake commitments about a year in advance.
  2. Narrow your wedding cake search.
    Many wedding cake designers showcase their creations on a web site, check it out to see if they design the kind of cake you want.  Set up an appointment for a cake consultation and tasting.  “Do not compromise taste for the look or price of the cake .”  Wedding cake prices are based on the size of the cake, the amount of labor needed to create it and the cost of its ingredients. More experienced and reputable wedding bakers are usually pricier. You want your wedding cake to look the very best, but it is important that you to stay within budget.  There is a cake designer out there who can do just that for you and makes an awesome tasting cake too, “me”.
  3. Keep talking with your wedding cake designer.
    Provide the baker with as much information about your wedding as you can: the location, the level of formality, your wedding dress, the colors, the wedding flowers, etc..  The whole idea is to customize the look of the cake.
  4. Get your wedding cake price in writing.
    To ensure you get the exact wedding cake you want, check that all the details, including the date, place and time of the wedding, plus the style and flavors of the cake, are in your contract with the designer. Your baker should update the contract anytime you change your mind, and as you choose further details. Whether it’s with a written description or a sketch, it should be clear to you exactly how your cake will look on the wedding day.

Creating a wedding cake is not the same as frosting a birthday cake.

     Creating a wedding cake is not the same as frosting a birthday cake.  A lot of time and expertise go into creating the wedding cake of your dreams.

    On the initial call, You ask “Can I get some information on Wedding Cakes?” I give you information on a Wedding Cake, you ask questions, I ask questions.  We find out if I have the date available, what you are looking for, etc.  If you wish more information….

We set up an appointment for a consulation and cake tasting.

Since I do not freeze my cakes, I bake a small cake for you and your family/friends to taste.

Then prior to baking and decorating your wedding cake, I

      • check back with you for changes and additions
      • figure out what I need to make your wedding cake
      • go shopping for supplies I need
      • make all special decorations, i.e.: sugar flowers, ribbons

Merry Decorating a Wedding Cake

       And finally I am baking and decorating.

 I bring your wedding cake to the venue, set it up, make final touches and make sure it is just the way you want it,

AND YOU LIVE HAPPILY EVERAFTER!!

Baby Shower Cake

Baby Carriage Shower Cake

Baby Carriage Shower Cake

She still remembers

Sarah and Chris with their wedding cakeIt’s been almost two years and I still remember what a great job you did!

Sarah & Christ Turnbull, Bride and Groom

Married 11-14-2009

Zak the Polar Bear

Zak, the polar bear, birthday cakeZak and Amber went to see Polar Bears on their Honeymoon. Amber wanted Zak to celebrate his birthday this last weekend with his own polar bear.

Zak, the polar bear 3-D bithday cake, was created in lemon cake.  His nose  is created in chocolate.  Yum, tasty.

Where should I place my Wedding Cake?

a wedding cake nicely displayedMost brides spend a lot of time on their cake design… deciding which colors and flavors it should be, figuring out how it should reflect the couple’s individual style or theme, and seeing what can be used as inspiration (perhaps the lace applique on the bride’s gown?). However, on the wedding day, the cake often gets relegated to a corner of the room and forgotten about  until it’s time to cut the cake at the end of the night.   

I say, give your gorgeous cake the placement it deserves! With my brides, I often place the cake table front and center at the reception, where all guests will see it as they enter the room. You can also set it up behind the sweetheart table as a beautiful backdrop. Have a spotlight on the cake or place several candles around it so that it can’t be missed—and serves as part of the room décor.

The word “wed” is derived from……

wedding vows commitment cake topper…..the ancient Greek word for “pledge.” And that’s exactly what a wedding is, no matter what country it takes place in, no matter what culture it’s part of. To wed is to pledge yourself to another. There are few acts we perform that are more pure or more beautiful than the act of marriage.

The three-tier wedding cake is based on……

Roses in Bloom Wedding Cakethe unusual shape of the spire of Saint Bride’s Church in London.

  • The bride and groom make the first cut of the wedding cake to signify sharing their life together.
  • Every guest then eats at least a crumb of the cake to ensure good luck.
  • And if a single woman sleeps with a piece of wedding cake under her pillow, she will dream of her future husband.
  • The wedding cake, to be shared by the newlyweds and their guests, signifies the “breaking of the kinship.”
  • The brides knife signifies that the new wife is ready to accept the responsibilities of her role as keeper of her own household. 

Brett’s Birthday Wish

Monster Drink 3-D cakeBrett’s family is having his 12th birthday party today and wanted to surprise him with a cake of his favorite drink, Moster Enegry.

Be comfortable with your baker.

Your baker and other vendors are people you will be dealing with for months to come. Make sure you feel comfortable with them. You should feel that you can tell them anything you want done or not done without having to apologize. We as vendors are there to serve you. I appreciate it when a customer tells me what it is that they want or don’t want. Hey, it may not be what I want, but again it is not my wedding, special occasion or just because.

When you choose me as your baker, please tell me what you think, so I can make you happy. I am in the happy business