My cake saga...
I don't have a wedding cake.
I am getting married in 2 1/2 months and I have yet to find a cake in Charleston that makes me happy. I have bakeries in the DC area that I love like:
So if you're getting married in the area, definitely check those places out.
My dilemma is that I think I might be too particular about what I want. I want a three layer cake, iced in butter cream, ivory colored. First and biggest layer is white cake, second is carrot cake, and last and best layer is pumpkin chocolate chip. The white cake from Heidelberg and Randolph are my favorite. Bittersweet and Firehook make my fave carrot cake. My boss's wife makes the best pumpkin chocolate chip cake. I cannot find a baker in the Charleston area that has combined two of the three desired cakes flavors or who makes cakes like the bakeries listed up top. I am a little bummed.
So today while browsing the wedding section of The Daily Candy I came across ideas for "Cake Alternatives." I thought about their suggestions...
One idea was to serve mini-cakes. There is a baker in Charleston who makes really cute petit fours that I think would be a near alternative to a large cake or even cupcakes. So that might be an alternative worth looking at.
The other option suggested was mini-donuts.
While I am never one to shy away from donuts and I think there is a definite cuteness, even chic-ness to this (as seen in the delicious pic above), I just don't know if I want donuts in lieu of a wedding cake. I love donuts....I am in love with cake. There goes suggestion # 2.
The third suggestion was wedding pie. Next to cake I think I love pie second. We are having a fall wedding so maybe some Thanksgiving themed pies would be great. I thought mini pies would be cool:
But those really look like they work better as wedding favors. No pie for me.
The last suggestion was having an ice-cream sundae bar. Again, this is more an alternative to a coffee or candy bar, or in addition to those things. So as much as I love the idea of all these alternatives, I think in the end I want a good old traditional wedding cake. Wish me luck as the search continues!
What do you think of the alternatives? Have you found your cake yet?
Labels: fall, pie, reception food, wedding cake
posted by Anonymous at 1:58 PM
3 Comments:
You could have 2 or 3 small cakes, each 1-2 layers and 1-2 flavors, or you could have your 3-tiered ivory cake and have all the layers be white, then secretly serve people from carrot or pumpkin sheet cakes that are hidden away and no one has to know. Maybe your boss' wife would be an accomplice?
Have you ever tried Pettifours? They are cute. Also check out Balducci's. I love them! I only get my cakes from them!
i'm doing cupcakes in 2 flavors, but could also do more. i love the idea of cupcakes...
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