Heya brides and brides wanna-be! Today we are starting a 3-part series that will help you choose your dream wedding cake. While most girls dream of their wedding day (with detailed plans on everything), there are still women out there who have no clue about weddings. And if you stumbled on this site looking for guidance in choosing your wedding cake, you’re in luck! =)

The most important step in choosing a wedding cake is determining your wedding cake DESIGN. If you have a theme / motif, go along with it. For example, if you’re having a pink fairytale theme, the best wedding cake design would be royalty-based or maybe design it like a castle with the prince and princess on top. If you’re a minimalist kind of person, you can choose a simple white cake and just add colored blings to adorn it.

If you have absolutely NO idea on the design you want, view photos of wedding cakes online or in cake books. See as much designs and colors as possible then save the ones you like. Also, it would be helpful if you make a list of what you like or don’t like in a wedding cake. Bring the cake photos you like and your list to your wedding cake baker — she’ll suggest on how to merge all your likes into one vision. And voila! You now have your wedding cake! ^_^

A SHIT CAKE! Yup, you read it right! And I’m not joking! In the video below, a man is looking for a wedding cake, comes across a bakery, and had a cake tasting. He asks the bakery employee if they can make a wedding cake that will feed a thousand people. And stunningly, she replies, “You have good cake on display, and they will eat shit cake.” WHOA!!! Hehe! Go watch!

Wedding cakes are a must in weddings — and that’s the reason why cake designers can command a high price — a wedding is not “really” a wedding without the bridal cake! But the truth is, you don’t have to spend much on your wedding cake — if you follow these simple tips. Read on and be amazed on how much you can save!

Since wedding cakes are usually served to the guests after the cake and wine ceremony, it goes without saying that if you have less guests, you need a smaller cake, and you can save on that already! So our first tip is, try to trim down your guestlist and buy an appropriately sized wedding cake. Or buy a different (cheaper) cake to be served to your guests.

Now, while we want our wedding cakes to be fully decorated and fabulous, hand-constructed gum paste or sugar paste flowers can get expensive if you need lots of it! The cheaper alternative? Substitute these costly decors with fresh fruits and flowers – even more stunning than the usual “fake” flowers! =) Also, keep your design simple and classy.

Last, you can try to have a dummy wedding cake. That way you can have your multi-layer, towering cake without spending much. How does it work? Instead of paying for extra true cake layers, ask your baker to create faux layers consisting of iced Styrofoam. The guests wouldn’t know the difference — unless you’ll serve the wedding cake! Hehe!

The good guys of the Hairy Bakers recently shared a recipe of one of their bestseller wedding cakes. Yup, this post is a follow-up of the previous DIY wedding cake posts =) If you finally decided to bake your own wedding cake (you’ll save tons of money!!), then read on for the Hairy Bakers carrot and fruit wedding cake recipe! Happy baking!

Makes: A 10kg cake
Prep time: Less than 30 mins
Cooking time: 3-4 hrs

100g dried pineapple (rehydrated in 150ml water)
1.5kg raisins
3.2kg sultanas
1.4kg plain flour
10g cardamom
10g mixed spice
20g bicarb
10g salt
100g dates
250g grated carrot
Zest of 3 lemons
Zest of 2 oranges
750ml sunflower oil
600ml barley malt syrup
900g brown rice syrup – or normal syrup
20 eggs (1 ltr)

1. Preheat the oven to 140C/275F/Gas 1. Brush three cake tins with sunflower oil.
2. Sift the flour into a very large bowl, add the sultanas, raisins, chopped dates, bicarbonate of soda, salt and mixed spice and stir well to combine.
3. Add the barley malt syrup and brown rice syrup and stir well to combine.
4. Stir the beaten eggs into the mixture, then add the sunflower oil and stir well to combine.
5. Add the grated carrot, orange zest and lemon zest and stir well to combine.
6. Add the chopped pineapple and cardomon seeds and mix well.
7. Spoon the mixture into the three baking tins, until the mixture reaches no more than three-quarters of the way up the tins.
8. Wrap each tin in greaseproof paper and secure each with string. Cut one 20cm/8in, one 25cm/10in and one 30cm/12in disc of greaseproof paper and cover each tin with the corresponding-sized disc.
9. Transfer the cakes to the oven and bake for 3-4 hours, checking occasionally, or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the centre of each cake.
10. Set the cakes aside to rest for two days.

Still feeling anxious in making your own wedding cake? Here are more videos to help make your own dream wedding cake. The first video features tips on icing decoration and the second one features wedding cake designer Ellen Bartlett. Enjoy and learn! ^_^

DIY means “do it yourself” and yes, you can make your own wedding cake! Now, don’t get all too nervous — it’s just like baking a normal cake + white icing (or your preferred color) + some wedding decor. And you can do several test cakes, perfecting your baking technique before making the final wedding cake. Also, you can ask your creative / baker friends to help you — great bonding! Anyway, below is a step-by-step video on to make your own wedding cake. Enjoy!

OMG!! That’s one of the bride’s worst nightmare! But, thankfully, the wedding cake wasn’t thrown away prior the wedding reception. Whew! According to reports, Linden Hall in Northumberland say that one couple’s cake may have been thrown away after their reception last year. Francesca Marshall (the bride), of Newcastle, said half the cake was eaten but the rest was supposed to be boxed up for her anniversary. She related:

“All they can offer is £100 compensation and a one-night stay with dinner at the hotel. I find their offer quite insulting as we cannot replace the cake.”

Bernard Bloodworthy, general manager at Linden Hall, Northumberland, admitted the cake went really AWOL. He said: “We cannot be sure what happened after all this time. All I can imagine is that it was thrown out.” O-M-G… I’m just thankful I’m not the bride in this case!

..if the groom is to decide! Hehe! But I don’t think the bride liked this ‘wedding cake’ very much. Just imagine a sexy blonde in skimpy bikini popping out of your wedding cake as you cut it — and your new husband dances excitedly with her — not cool at all! But hey, at least your wedding cake is unique! For sure, your guests wouldn’t stop talking about it for years.. My take: would you dare get this kind of cake?? Hehe!

By tradition, cutting (and eating a part of) your wedding cake signifies nearing the end of your wedding reception. In the West, cutting the cake comes after the dancing so couples typically wait approximately an hour into the dancing before proceeding. However, if you don’t want to interrupt your dance party, plan to cut your wedding cake at the beginning of the reception right after you make your grand entrance.

The next big question: do you need to serve a slice of cake to your guests? If you know some cake-haters among your invitees then could have your caterer place an “alternative cake” or another dessert like a chocolate truffle on each guest’s plate. You may also opt for a raspberry sorbet cups garnished with a sprig of mint, or set out a plate of profiteroles on each table. Sounds all yummy huh?? Mmm!

It’s a well-known wedding tradition that you save a part of your wedding cake for you and your partner to eat come your first wedding anniversary. Often, it is the topmost layer of the wedding cake that is saved and frozen for the next 12 months. The problem is, the cake often becomes stale and barely eatable. So, how do you store your wedding cake properly? Read on and find out!

First and foremost, let your caterer know ahead of time that you want to save the top tier. Have her wrap it in plastic wrap, and then bag it in an airtight plastic bag. Do stay away from aluminum foil as it might not protect against freezer burn as well as plastic wrap. When you get home, place your cake into a Tupperware container and then the freezer. That’s it, simple as 1-2-3! Good luck! ^_^