Wedding Cakes Blandford Forum

A minimum of 4 months before your special day, you should begin hunting for wedding cake makers in Blandford Forum, Dorset, and if you are hoping to hire a top pro, maybe even earlier. Talking to friends, family and acquaintances who've fairly recently been wed is always a great idea as your first option, you could ask about the wedding cake makers who they used.

Remember to check online for local cake designers, quite a few of them use the internet to showcase their products and you will probably be able to check out a few pictures of wedding cakes they have created. It would be sensible speak to at least three or four local Blandford Forum cake makers to begin with, to provide you with lots of choice, get a sense of how enthusiastic they are and have a look at their portfolios of wedding cakes and other work.

Having a taste of a range of cakes is also essential since you want a wedding cake that both looks good and tastes good. So, take somebody with you, so that you have a second opinion, and ask for samples of cakes which they've already made. If you've not already done so, this will help you come to a decision in regard to what type of cake you want.

Your choices will be many and varied and as well as the kind of cake ie cupcakes, ganache, marble cake, fruit cake, sorbet, gateau, sponge cake, chiffon or cheesecake, you'll need to choose a design ie 3 tiered, single tiered, round, four tiered, scalloped, two tier, heart shaped, square or pillow shaped.

A further consideration will be the flavour of your wedding cake, choose one from red velvet, champagne, white chocolate, almond, lemon, apple spice, banana and walnut, coconut and lime, vanilla, chocolate and carrot. Following this you can decide on the filling, perhaps you fancy chocolate banana, lemon sorbet, German chocolate, white chocolate, raspberry mousse, vanilla mousse, dark chocolate ganache, marshmallow fluff, chocolate mousse, lemon curd, fresh strawberries, pastry cream, buttercream or fresh fruit.

Wedding Cake Sizes - Your cake maker will quite happily guide you on the issue of wedding cake size, and they will easily be able to estimate what dimension of cake you'll need using a handy chart that they have for this particular job. Once you've decided on the cake style, the cake maker can easily calculate the tier sizes based on your number of guests and the quantity of servings you're planning to give out.

Wedding Cake Toppers - Selecting a wedding cake topper shouldn't be simply an afterthought, since what you choose will be the crowning glory of your wedding cake in Blandford Forum. Choose from crystal cake toppers, silver ring wedding cake toppers, pearl wedding cake toppers, horseshoe cake toppers, diamante cake toppers, floral cake toppers, acrylic diamond spray cake toppers, bell cake toppers, Mr and Mrs cake toppers, funny cake toppers, novelty cake toppers, bride and groom wedding cake toppers, butterfly cake toppers, dove cake toppers, message cake toppers and personalized wedding cake toppers.

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