Choosing your Wedding Cake: Seasonal wedding cake advice

There are so many choices when it comes to choosing your wedding cake style.  

First, you have to think about how you would like your cake to reflect your personalities.  Are you a classic couple? Modern? Romantic? Avant Garde?

Then, you have to think about how would you like your cake to tie back to the wedding theme?  Are you having a beach wedding? Winery? Backyard private residence?

Next you have to think about how those answers are best achieved through the use of fondant versus butter cream versus a naked cake versus ganache and so on.  

After that is flavor profile (our personal favorite part!).  Are you a Vanilla, Chocolate, Salted Caramel, Peanut Butter Cream, Toasted Coconut Pecan or Pink Champagne couple?  

Additionally, you want to think about the time of year that you're getting married at.  Not only can this help direct what you want the cake decorated like, such as Royal Icing snowflakes for a winter wedding, to hand-painted flowers for a Spring wedding; but help you decide just want type of wedding cake decor you should have.  Molded chocolate details, are lovely but in the hot, humid days of summer, can quickly lead to a melted mess. Kara Burfeind, owner of The Sweetside, says "Flowers on cakes are a classic and always look great, but in summer, consider using seasonal berries and a textured buttercream. The duo looks fresh, beautiful and SO tasty!". 

Most importantly, remember, that a good wedding cake company will help you with all these decisions and make the experience as stress-free, fun and tasty as possible.  

The Sweetside was featured at The Loft at Woodinville Whiskey Company/Hollywood Tavern during the 2015 Weddings in Woodinville tour and crafts award-winning cakes and dessert including cheesecake, French Macarons, cake pops, and ice cream sandwiches,  The SweetSide creates the fabulous confection you're craving.  Stop by their shop to peruse our rotating selection of ready-to-go sweets, or give us a call to place a special order for your event of ANY size!

The SweetSide
254 NE 45th ST SEATTLE
206.547.2253
www.ilovethesweetside.com
{Winner - KING 5's Best of Western Washington 
Seattle Bride Magazine Best of 2014 "Best Grooms Cake"}

Comments

[Maria]

Very informative!! A wedding is incomplete without a wedding cake; it`s a incredible part of any wedding.Your post is very useful as well as informative.To choose a wedding cake in this season is too hard but now i think it can be easy after read your post. Thanks for sharing.