Wedding Cakes Reading

Your hunt for wedding cake makers in Reading, Berkshire, should start at the very least four to six months before your planned wedding date, and possibly sooner than this if you want to use one of the really popular bakers. If you have friends or relatives who've recently been wed, you can as a first option try asking them to recommend the wedding cake makers that they used.

Searching online is another great option, with local cake designers in Reading advertising on social media platforms such as Facebook and Pinterest, as well as on their own individual websites, by publishing shots of their wedding cakes. It's not advisable to settle for the first Reading cake maker that you track down, it is usually better to speak to at least three individuals so that you can guage their passion for the task and get an idea about their expertise from viewing a portfolio of their work.

Remember, you expect your cake to taste good as well as look good and asking all your would be cake makers for a taste is crucial. When you are planning to taste some cake samples take another person with you who can offer a second opinion. If you have not already decided, this might also help you make up your mind what type of cake you would prefer.

There will be many choices to make, including the cake design ie round, heart shaped, pillow shaped, 3 tiered, 2 tiered, square, 4 tier, single tiered or scalloped, and composition of the cake ie ganache, cupcakes, chiffon, cheesecake, marble cake, gateau, sorbet, fruit cake or sponge cake.

Another decision will be the flavour of the cake and you could select from coconut and lime, carrot, banana, apple, pink champagne, almond, red velvet, white chocolate and raspberry, lemon, vanilla and chocolate. Following this you can contemplate a filling for the cake, maybe chocolate fudge ganache, chocolate mousse, caramel buttercream, vanilla mousse, lemon curd, lemon sorbet, white chocolate, chocolate banana, pastry cream, strawberries and cream, Belgian chocolate, raspberry mousse, marshmallow fluff or tiramisu.

Wedding Cake Sizes - One confusing part of ordering a wedding cake is the size, and before deciding this you'll want to check with the cake maker, because they have cake charts that help them estimate just how many helpings can be comfortably cut from certain sizes of cake. When you have decided upon the cake style, your cake maker will calculate the sizes for the tiers in accordance with your projected number of guests and what number of servings you're aiming to pass out.

Wedding Cake Toppers - Selecting a wedding cake topper ought not to be just an afterthought, because what you end up choosing will be the crowning glory of your wedding cake in Reading. Choose from word cake toppers, butterfly cake toppers, crystal wedding cake toppers, white dove wedding cake toppers, ring cake toppers, diamante cake toppers, funny cake toppers, bride and groom wedding cake toppers, bell and bow wedding cake toppers, personalized wedding cake toppers, pearl wedding cake toppers, floral cake toppers, diamond spray wedding cake toppers, horseshoe cake toppers, novelty cake toppers and Mr and Mrs wedding cake toppers.

Berkshire Wedding Cakes: Ascot, Bracknell, Twyford, Slough, Thatcham, Wokingham, Finchampstead, Reading, Woodley, Sandhurst, Winkfield, Sunninghill, Maidenhead, Newbury, Crowthorne, Tilehurst and Windsor.