Wedding Cake

Wedding Cake

Congratulations!

What a wonderful time in your life, and we are happy that you are considering Cook's Cakes
and Confections to provide you with a once-in-a-lifetime confectionary wedding creation that
you will remember all your life. We are confident that you will not be disappointed!

No wedding would be complete without a beautiful wedding cake. Whatever flavor or style
you select, it is sure to make a huge impression on your guests as they enter the reception
facility. Traditionally, eating the same food at a wedding reception represented a separation
from the past and a union of the couple’s future by sharing from each other’s hand. The
traditional stacked wedding cake evolved from stacked breads or sweet cakes that were
offered at the wedding feast. Wedding cake lore tells of those breads or sweet cakes being
broken over the couple’s head to ensure fertility for the couple.

Although the look of tiered cakes is still very popular, different designs and techniques are
available for cake decorations and designs. Couples are more and more designing their own
cakes and cake-top ornaments, giving their own personal flair to the cake. However, fresh
flowers are still one of the most popular decorations. Most bakers will agree that despite their
skill with fondant and candy flowers, Mother Nature still “takes the cake” when it comes to
beautiful decorations.

No matter what the cake looks like, someone will eventually have to cut it, and unless the
person is experienced at doing this, have the baker provide someone to perform this task or
ask your caterers to provide personnel for the job. Your best friend or sister may consider it
an honor to be asked to cut the cake for you, but unless they are taught how, you may have a
sweet disaster at your cake table when they are finished. Ask your baker or caterer to
instruct the honoree, or provide a drawing of how the cake should be cut.

At the reception, the cake should have a table of its own, most often a round table, draped in
white or ivory, to show the masterpiece to it’s best advantage. After toasting each other, the
bride and groom cut the first piece of cake. Ask your baker or caterer to provide you with a
loaner knife and server set, or you may want to purchase a set to keep and use later, or you
may receive a set as a gift.

Also, ask your bakery about a freezer container if you plan to save the top tier of your cake
for your first anniversary. If the bakery does not provide a freezer container, then select a
sturdy cardboard box, large enough to accept the cake without touching the sides. Carefully
wrap the cake in plastic wrap and place in the cardboard box. Then wrap the box with several
layers of plastic wrap. Leave the cake in the freezer until your anniversary. A deep freezer
not subject to thaw cycles is best to retain flavor and freshness. If for any reason, your cake
starts to thaw, it is best to go ahead and completely thaw it and serve it, rather than trying to
refreeze it.

The day before your anniversary, take the box out of the freezer, unwrap it, and place in the
refrigerator overnight to thaw. Remove it from the refrigerator approximately three hours
before you plan to serve it to allow it to come to room temperature. If carefully stored and
thawed, your cake should taste as fresh on your first anniversary as it did the day you married.

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