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Deciding on the perfect wedding cake can be harder than originally imagined. Fruit cake or chocolate? Two-tiered or three? Traditional or something a little more contemporary? The decisions seem endless. Use this information to learn about a wide range of <a target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.weddingwire.com/weddingcakes;jsessionid=C3B14AF7DF39475970FF94432DC393C5.wlb" href="http://www.weddingwire.com/weddingcakes;jsessionid=C3B14AF7DF39475970FF94432DC393C5.wlb">wedding cake</a> options.  26390

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Icing on the Cake from www.ebrides.ca  Aside from a bride in her dress, nothing says wedding like the cake! Like many wedding traditions, the wedding cake is evolving to meet the needs of today’s couples.  All but gone is your grandmother’s fruit cake and today we see cupcake trees shaped to look like a wedding cake.  In either case, the wedding cake tradition continues to symbolize the sweetness of life and live, fertility, prosperity and community as you share your cake with friends and loved one. Bakers:  When choosing a baker, remember to use advice from other wedding vendors that you are using as will as friends recommendations.  But don’t stop there.  Ask to see a business license indicating that they may legally prepare and sell food.  This is your assurance that they pass a local health and safety inspections.  As hosts, the welfare of your guests is easy to ensure through the use of reputable businesses.  You may pay a few dollars more, but a good reputation is its own insurance. The Shop:  Professional cake decorators will have a showroom with a selection of false cakes on display to help you visualize what your cake will look like.  Generally, the bigger the display, the busier the shop.  This is a good sign that they are well referred and are likely to do a quality job for you.  A prominent display of current and past thank you notes are always a good sign. Photos:  Look for photo books containing pictures of their own work, not someone else’s in a magazine.  Anyone can buy a magazine but few people can prepare these works of art.  The simple truth is that no one can duplicate the work of another decorator exactly and they should tell that up front.  Remember to discuss in detail what differences may be expected when re-creating a cake from a magazine photo. Sampling:  When the time comes to sample the wares of a potential baker, you should be able to select 2 – 4 complimentary samples for tasting, though additional samples may be available for a fee.  Try it before you buy it.  If you don’t like the samples, discuss this with the baker, perhaps another selection will be more to your liking. Decisions:  If you think you’ve found your baker, reserve them with a deposit.  Most bakers are only able to do a limited number of orders due to the high labour requirements and perishable nature of a wedding cake.  First come, first served is normal and a modest deposit will ensure your order and allow you to stroke something off your list.  Once booked, final decisions on size and style may wait until 3 -4 weeks before the wedding.  Final payment is usually due before the wedding.  Tips: The best bakers are in demand, shop at least 3 months ahead.             Plan to spend 2% of your budget depending on style and size.             Bakers don’t make bouquets and florists don’t bake cakes.  26391

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How to Make Your Own Wedding Cake – You Bet You Can Do It!from www.buzzle.com  Making your own <a target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.weddingwire.com/weddingcakes;jsessionid=C3B14AF7DF39475970FF94432DC393C5.wlb" href="http://www.weddingwire.com/weddingcakes;jsessionid=C3B14AF7DF39475970FF94432DC393C5.wlb">wedding cake</a> can be a great way to cut down on the overall budget of a wedding. It will take time and effort, but a well-intentioned aunt or cousin might love to take on the challenge for you. Choosing the cake Just like when you have a professional make your cake for you, enlisting some relative help also needs a plan. You can go to many books of weddings cakes for more intricate guidelines or just look at pictures in magazines. Try to find something simple, but also something that you think would be perfect for your wedding’s theme. When you think that you’re found what you like, try to determine how many tiers it has and what decorations you want to add. With these things in mind, you can begin to plan out the building of your wedding cake. Making plans Looking at the picture of the cake that you’d like, try to break it down in your mind. Figure out the number of tiers it has (perhaps you need more or less) so that you can determine how many baking pans you will need. After that, you will want to see how many tubes of icing or jars of frosting you will need to complete the decorations. A lot of the time, you may find that ordering a traditional cake is the same expense. If you’re determined to make your cake, the best suggestion is to make a trial one. Even if it’s just one layer, you want to try out your plan to see if the one that you have chosen can be recreated. Bake a layer of the cake (any old cake mix will do, but you may want to go with the name brands for your wedding) and set it aside to cool. You want to make sure that the cake is completely cooled before putting any icing on it because warm cake will cause the icing to melt. Apply the icing with a pastry spatula like you might apply spackle on a wall. Take your time to smooth out all the areas. Pretend like this is the real cake and see what it looks like. If you’re impressed (and of course, after you’re tasted it), then go ahead and get the ingredients to make an entire cake. Your wedding cake will be best if you make it the day before so that everything has time to settle and no one has to rush around to bake on the day of. Set aside a special room or area so that it will remained untouched and out of the way. You may even want someone to transport it to its final location first thing in the morning to avoid any rushing about. 26395

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<div align="center">Wedding Cake Topper Ideas from www.mydreamwedding.ca </div> Gone are the days when the wedding cake toppers consisted of the bride in a white flowing gown and the groom in a black tuxedo, kissing or standing side by side. There are still those that prefer to have these traditional cake toppers; however there are some that chose to go with the more unique, modern ones available today. There are so many choices available nowadays that getting the perfect wedding cake topper is no longer an easy task. Materials that are used to make wedding cake toppers can be almost anything, including glass, porcelain, and plastics. There are even those that use Swarovski crystals as part of their wedding cake toppers! As cake tops can be custom-made, more and more stunning and artistic  ones can be seen around nowadays.   So what are the choices that we have? First, there’s the simple wedding cake top that you can never go wrong with – the traditional one with the bride in a wedding gown, complete with veil, and the groom in a black tuxedo. A monogram wedding cake topper with the couple’s initials joined with an ampersand character is perfect for those who want their cake to be simple, yet classy. These monogram wedding cake toppers are available in a variety of materials from silver to gold plated, and the less expensive ones are usually plain silver in colour, and are made from resin. There is also a choice of the initials being etched on clear or colored acrylic, depending on the couple’s request. Then there are the comical wedding cake toppers which would usually bring smiles to the guests of the wedding. These are usually clay figurines and usually portray the personality or character of the bride and groom, or even their favorite hobby or past time. An example would be a figurine of the bride dragging the groom by his legs to the altar or for those who love fishing, an ideal cake top would be one that shows the bride reeling in her groom. There are even ethnic or multiracial wedding cake toppers to better resemble the bride and groom on that special day. The varieties of these cake tops include culturally diverse figurines that can be found in Caucasian or non-Caucasian versions, and there’s even African-American bride and groom topper. Fancy a bride and groom in a Chinese wedding attire? This hand painted porcelain  topper are also available among the vast choices we have nowadays. If you are a fan of basketball, or baseball, or you just love sports, you’re going to love this idea! Show your loyalty to your favorite baseball team with a Mets-themed wedding cake topper – perhaps the groom in Mets shirt, carrying the bride, also in Mets shirts. What if your wedding already has a theme? Simply choose a wedding cake topper to match your theme as there are plenty of choices around, that can surely fit your theme. Among the ones available are the dolphins and wedding bells cake topper for ocean themed weddings, and if your wedding is based on fairytales, why not have a Cinderella glass slipper replica or a figurine of Snow White as your wedding cake topper? There’s also a miniature of knight and maiden cake topper for a medieval themed wedding, and two sabers crossed and placed behind the miniature figures of the couple as a wedding cake topper would be lovely for a military style wedding. Animal lovers can easily find a wide range of choices available for their perfect wedding cake toppers. You can find one that includes your favorite animal. A wide range of toppers that include dogs, butterflies or dolphins can be found – perhaps the figurines of the bride’s dog and the groom’s dog kissing as the wedding cake topper would be suitable for dog lovers. The list is endless when you talk about these wedding supplies. They can come in many shapes and forms, and a skilled cake designer can provide you with more choices than you can imagine. Take their advice on how to choose the right one for you, as their skills, experience and artistic eye can be really helpful. The ceremonial cutting cake event is always a highlight at a wedding reception, so getting the perfect wedding cake topper for that picture perfect moment will be all worth it in the end. 26397

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