The design process
You have decided that you want to order a beautiful bespoke wedding cake, but how and where do you start? The cake design process I follow to help you on the way to creating an amazing cake is broken down into 6 stages below. Each stage is a brief description of what you can expect on your cake journey with me.
You can be confident that your cake vision will be brought to life exactly how you would like it. You will be able to sample some of my most popular flavours from the Cake Tasting Box. Of course you do not have to be limited to the flavours in the taster box for your wedding cake, but these samples are a good place to start.
The full cake menu is made up of flavour combinations that are like a big hug on a plate. They are comforting, more-ish and delicious. You can view the flavours in my cake menu here.
As part of the design process, you will also receive a digital sketch of your wedding cake that you can keep forever!
If you are ready to create the wedding cake of your dreams, book your cake consultation today.
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Step 1 - Check availability & secure booking
Summer months are notoriously popular, so even if you do not have a venue booked or a cake design in mind, an initial quote can be sent to you based on the information you provide. You can then book your date with confidence, knowing that the date is secured with a non-refundable deposit of £100.
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Step 2 - Complimentary cake tasting box
Once your date is secured with a deposit, a complimentary Cake Tasting box will be sent to you at the next postal date.
You can find out what’s inside your Cake Tasting Box here.
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Step 3 - Design Consultation
A convenient date will be scheduled for your design consultation approximately 6-9 months in advance of your wedding date. We will discuss the vision for your cake in further detail and how it will all come together.
Consultations are conducted via Zoom.
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Step 4 - Digital cake sketch
After your design consultation, you will be sent a summary of our discussion and an invoice for the total cost of your cake.
You will also receive a digital sketch of your cake design to help you visualise how your cake will look.
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Step 5 - Confirm Cake Details
Approximately 4 weeks before the wedding, I will be in contact to confirm that all of the cake details I have are up to date. I will also liaise with your venue and florist about the set up and decoration of your cake.
Any additional decoration or amendments should be made at this point, as the remaining balance will also be due.
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Step 6 - Cake delivery & setup
1-2 weeks before the wedding, I will liaise with your venue again to organise and confirm the delivery and set up of your wedding cake. If you are having fresh flowers as part of your cake decoration, I will also contact your florist about what to leave aside for the cake.
Portion Guide
How much cake you need for your wedding depends much on how you will serve it. A standard portion size is 1” x 1” x 5'“. This size is often referred to as a finger slice or coffee slice and is how your cake will be cut if you are serving guests later in the evening after the wedding breakfast.
If you would like to serve your cake as dessert for your guests, a larger portion size is more appropriate. A dessert portion is double the size of a finger slice and measures at approximately 1” x 2” x 5”. This provides a generous slice of cake that you would expect from a dessert.
The portion sizes mentioned above are fitting for most sponge cakes. However, if one of your tiers is a traditional fruit cake, this type of cake is cut into finger slices. This is because fruit cake is much more dense than a sponge cake, and so less is required to satisfy you and your guests.
The design of your cake will affect the number of portions that your cake will provide. For example, if your cake design includes a 6” double barrel tier (two tiers of cake decorated as one) it would produce double the amount of servings as a single 6” tier. Instead of serving 12 dessert portions, it would serve 24.
This portion guide shows how many servings each tier provides and will help you to reduce any wastage. It is also a helpful resource estimate how much cake you will need if you would like to keep the top tier for yourselves which is what some couples like to do.
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