Anatomy of a wedding cake – How to Choose the Best Cake for your Wedding Reception
So you want to pick out a wedding cake, yes? You want it to be beautiful and delicious, yes? Are you overwhelmed with how to select the right one? Yes?
Let’s Start With The Very Beginning: The Cake
One of the first things to consider when selecting a wedding cake, or ANY cake for that matter, is the flavor. Each tier of cake consists of two LAYERS of cake and a filling in between the two layers. Above photo are three individual layers of cake, our Chocolate Fudge Cake (very OMG in flavor). We give you an option of three fillings: Cream Cheese (above large layer), mocha, or raspberry (bottom left). All of our cakes are made with real butter, frosted with butter cream icing. We prefer not to use fondant as we do not like the taste of the product. All of our fillings use real fruit, not preserves. Another layer of cake is placed on top, then a base frosting is applied, cake is wrapped in heavy plastic and frozen for several days. The tiers are easier to manipulate when they are partially frozen. We take them out of the freezer several days before the wedding to finish the decorating.
Besides our Chocolate Fudge, other popular flavors include Yellow Butter with Strawberry Filling; Almond Butter with Raspberry Filling; Lemon Butter with Raspberry Filling; Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Filling; Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Filling; Coconut Cream with Cream Cheese Filling; Praline Spice Cake with Pecan Filling. These are just a few of the options, if there is something you enjoy but don’t see listed, certainly mention that to us and we are happy to accommodate.
Style? Square – Round – Asymmetrical – Columns – Directly Stacked?
Square Directly Stacked
Round Directly Stacked
Very Blue Square Offset
Double Column Brownie Cake 
And How Would You Like That Decorated?
Teatime has many designs to choose from, but feel free to look online and send us your ideas. The brownie cake in the above photo: bride and groom really didn’t like “cake” but loved brownies, so I came up with this design. Many of our cakes are simply decorated, perhaps only using a colored ribbon around the base, and some fresh flowers. This way you can incorporate your colors into the cake by simply purchasing a spool of ribbon that is in your particular color palate.
Or for the non-traditional amongst you (Brownie Cake not withstanding…) there are always Chocolate Alternatives that Rock, Teatime Original Designs:
Chocolate Fudge w/ Ganache and Chocolate Curls
White Chocolate Curls on Chocolate Cake
At the End?
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| “again…ALL about the butter, baby!” |
Crumbs. Damn Straight!
Teatime has been creating wedding cakes for over 30 years, but we no longer offer cakes a la carte. The only way you are going to enjoy one of Teatime’s masterpieces is if you utilize us for the catering. Our incentive is if Teatime caters your wedding reception, we will provide the cake for no additional cost. Sweet!