Wedding Cakes Bradford

It is a good idea to begin your search for wedding cake makers in Bradford no less than four or five months ahead of your big day, perhaps even earlier if you would like to employ the services of a top professional. Speaking to friends or relatives who have fairly recently got married is always really helpful as a first option, you could ask about the wedding cake makers that they used.

Browsing online is another good method, with local cake designers in Bradford promoting on social network sites such as Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter, together with their own websites, by publishing examples of their wedding cakes. You ought not plump for the first Bradford cake maker that you come across, it is always best to get hold of at least 3 people so you can guage their passion for the task and get an idea about their ability from viewing a portfolio of their work.

Also remember to taste several of their cakes as you want to be certain that your cake both looks good and tastes good. Ask for some samples to taste and take someone else with you, so that you can get a second opinion. This will also help you to settle on what kind of cake you would prefer, if you've not by now made up your mind.

The possible choices will be many and varied and together with the composition of the cake ie cheesecake, gateau, sorbet, marble cake, cupcakes, fruit cake, chiffon, ganache or sponge cake, you'll have to settle on a design ie scalloped, circular, 4 tiered, square, heart shaped, pillow shaped, 2 tiered, 3 tiered or single tiered.

Another thing to decide will be the flavour of your wedding cake and you could pick from coconut and lime, lemon, banana, champagne, chocolate, vanilla, red velvet, white chocolate, almond, carrot and apple spice. After that you are able to select the filling, maybe you would like lemon sorbet, white chocolate, chocolate mousse, vanilla mousse, dark chocolate ganache, raspberry mousse, marshmallow fluff, German chocolate, lemon curd, strawberries and cream, chocolate banana, hazelnut buttercream, pastry cream or fresh fruit.

Wedding Cake Sizes - One confusing aspect of choosing a wedding cake is the size, and really before establishing this you need to check with your cake maker, as they usually have cake charts which help them determine the amount of helpings can be cut from specific cake sizes. When you have decided upon the cake design, your cake maker will calculate the dimensions for the tiers based upon your predicted number of guests and the number of slices you are planning to give out.

Wedding Cake Toppers - Selecting a wedding cake topper should not be simply an afterthought, since what you choose is going to end up being crowning glory of your wedding cake in Bradford. Pick from crystal cake toppers, butterfly cake toppers, novelty wedding cake toppers, diamond spray wedding cake toppers, gold ring wedding cake toppers, word cake toppers, bride and groom wedding cake toppers, personalised cake toppers, pearl bead wedding cake toppers, diamante cake toppers, floral cake toppers, bell and bow wedding cake toppers, Mr and Mrs cake toppers, dove cake toppers, horseshoe cake toppers and funny wedding cake toppers.

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