Wedding Cakes Darlington

If you would like to retain the services of a top notch pro wedding cake maker in Darlington, you must start your search at least 4-6 months before your actual wedding day if at all possible. You may initially try asking friends, family and acquaintances that have recently been wed to find out which wedding cake makers they used and whether they would recommend them.

Looking online is another excellent method, with local cake designers in Darlington promoting their creations on social media sites like Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter, as well as on their own individual websites, by posting photos of their wedding cakes. So as to give you a varied choice, you should speak to at least three or more local Darlington cake makers, so you're able to examine their portfolios of wedding cakes and also get a feel for how passionate they are about this important task.

Tasting a variety of cakes is also vital as you want a wedding cake that both looks amazing and also tastes nice. It's good to have a second opinion, therefore take someone else along with you when you go to taste samples of their cakes. You might then be happy to decide about what kind of cake you would like, if you haven't already done so.

There will be a lot of choices to be made, for example the cake style ie heart shaped, scalloped, pillow shaped, single tiered, round, three tiered, four tier, 2 tiered or square, and composition of the cake ie chiffon, cheesecake, fruit cake, marble cake, sponge cake, cupcakes, sorbet, gateau or ganache.

You'll also want to pick out a flavour, so get creative choosing from white chocolate and raspberry, red velvet, apple, coconut and lime, champagne, banana, vanilla, almond, carrot, chocolate and lemon. Then you can pick out the wedding cake filling, do you fancy vanilla mousse, lemon sorbet, white chocolate, raspberry mousse, chocolate fudge ganache, chocolate mousse, Belgian chocolate, hazelnut buttercream, pastry cream, lemon curd, fresh strawberries, chocolate banana, marshmallow fluff or fresh fruit.

Wedding Cake Sizes - One confusing part of arranging a wedding cake is the size, and before deciding this you must talk with your cake maker, as they all use detailed cake charts which help them work out the amount of servings can be cut from certain dimensions of cake. Once the design of the cake and the volume of guests is settled, the cake maker will proceed to calculate the tier sizes so that you get the required amount of servings.

Wedding Cake Toppers - The last confusing choice that you will have to make is your wedding cake topper, of which once more there are lots. To stand proudly on top of your wedding cake in Darlington, pick anything you fancy from word cake toppers, floral wedding cake toppers, butterfly wedding cake toppers, funny wedding cake toppers, bow and bell cake toppers, horseshoe cake toppers, personalized wedding cake toppers, Mr and Mrs wedding cake toppers, ring wedding cake toppers, crystal wedding cake toppers, diamond spray cake toppers, novelty cake toppers, dove wedding cake toppers, bride and groom wedding cake toppers, pearl cake toppers and diamante cake toppers.

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