Wedding Cakes Chelmsford

No less than four or five months ahead of your special day, you'll want to start searching for wedding cake makers in Chelmsford, Essex, and if you are aiming to hire a top pro, possibly even earlier. You can firstly try asking friends or relatives who have recently been wed to find out which wedding cake makers they used and whether or not they'd recommend them.

Don't neglect to look online for local cake designers, several of them use the internet to showcase their services and you will likely be able to check out plenty of examples of wedding cakes they have created. It would in your interest speak to at least 3 or more local Chelmsford cake makers at first, to give you plenty of choice, get a feel for how passionate they are and check out their portfolios of wedding cakes and other work.

You will also want to taste their various cakes as you want your wedding cake to taste as great as it looks. So, take someone with you, so that you have another opinion, and ask for some samples of cakes which they have made recently. If you've not by now made up your mind regarding what kind of cake you would prefer, this tasting should really help you come to a decision.

Your possible choices are countless and along with the cake design ie pillow shaped, 3 tier, scalloped, square, heart shaped, circular, single tiered, 2 tiered or 4 tiered, you will need to settle on the composition of the cake ie cupcakes, sponge cake, marble cake, gateau, ganache, chiffon, cheesecake, fruit cake or sorbet.

Another decision will be the flavour of the cake and you might choose from chocolate, apple, lemon, banana, vanilla, champagne, carrot, red velvet, white chocolate, almond and coconut. Next you are able to select a filling for the cake, possibly chocolate mousse, pastry cream, strawberries and cream, marshmallow fluff, German chocolate, lemon sorbet, vanilla mousse, lemon curd, white chocolate, chocolate ganache, chocolate banana, caramel buttercream, raspberry mousse or mango.

Wedding Cake Size - One rather confusing part of choosing a wedding cake is the size, and really before you establish this you need to chat to your cake maker, since they usually use detailed cake charts which help them estimate just how many portions can be cut from specific cake measurements. The cake maker will then work out the dimensions of the tiers in accordance with your chosen style and the expected volume of guests.

Wedding Cake Toppers - Last but not least, you need to pick out your wedding cake topper, and yet again there are a huge variety of cake toppers on the market for your wedding cake in Chelmsford. Among the numerous types are crystal wedding cake toppers, funny wedding cake toppers, pearl bead wedding cake toppers, diamante cake toppers, butterfly cake toppers, flower wedding cake toppers, horseshoe cake toppers, Mr and Mrs cake toppers, diamond spray wedding cake toppers, bride and groom wedding cake toppers, personalized wedding cake toppers, message wedding cake toppers, dove cake toppers, novelty wedding cake toppers, bell wedding cake toppers and ring wedding cake toppers.

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