Wedding Cakes Potters Bar

Your hunt for wedding cake makers in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, ought to commence at least four or five months before your planned wedding date, and perhaps sooner than this if you would like to use one of the really sought after bakers. You can initially try asking friends or family members who have just recently got married to determine which wedding cake makers they used and whether or not they'd recommend them.

Don't forget to check online for local cake designers, quite a few use the internet to promote their creations and you will likely be able to view plenty of pictures of wedding cakes they have created. It would be sensible to contact at least three or four local Potters Bar cake makers to start with, to provide you with plenty of choice, get an understanding of how confident they are and check out their portfolios of wedding cakes and other creations.

Tasting a range of cakes is also vital because you want a cake that both looks good and tastes good. Ask all of the cake makers on your list for some samples to try, and have someone you can trust with you to get a second opinion. If you've not as yet made up your mind regarding what type of cake you would prefer, this tasting will help you to make a decision.

There'll be lots of choices to be made, including the cake design ie scalloped, round, pillow shaped, three tier, heart shaped, 4 tier, square, 2 tiered or single tiered, and kind of cake ie fruit cake, sponge cake, marble cake, cheesecake, chiffon, cupcakes, gateau, sorbet or ganache.

The flavour of the wedding cake is another matter you will have to decide, alternatives could be carrot, white chocolate, almond, vanilla, lemon, coconut and lime, chocolate, banana, red velvet, apple and champagne. After that you are able to decide on the wedding cake filling, possibly chocolate banana, chocolate mousse, lemon sorbet, hazelnut buttercream, marshmallow fluff, fresh strawberries, Belgian chocolate, vanilla mousse, raspberry mousse, chocolate ganache, lemon curd, white chocolate, pastry cream or fresh fruit.

What Size Wedding Cake do You Need? - Determining what size wedding cake is needed could be rather confusing, though this can easily be sorted by meeting with your cake maker, who'll doubtless have a nifty chart for working out cake sizes based upon various factors. Your cake maker will then be able to determine the tier dimensions according to your choice of design and the proposed amount of guests.

Wedding Cake Toppers - Standing proudly on top of your wedding cake in Potters Bar, will be your meticulously chosen wedding cake topper, again the variety of these is mind blowing. Take your pick from pearl bead wedding cake toppers, butterfly cake toppers, funny wedding cake toppers, diamante cake toppers, crystal cake toppers, ring cake toppers, bell cake toppers, personalized cake toppers, dove wedding cake toppers, diamond spray cake toppers, floral cake toppers, bride and groom wedding cake toppers, novelty wedding cake toppers, message wedding cake toppers, horseshoe cake toppers and Mr and Mrs cake toppers.

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