Preservation Week: Preserving Your Wedding Cake

So you just couldn't get enough of your wedding cake on your wedding day and now it is your one year anniversary, the anticipation of pulling your wedding cake out of the freezer to have a tantalizing slice is just about to drive you insane. You pull it out of the freezer and it looks a little strange but you figure "oh what the heck, I bet it is still so delicious"....that is until your husband and you actually take a bite and realize it's FREEZER BURNT.


Today is all about how to keep your wedding cake as well preserved as possible up until your one year anniversary. Here are some helpful tips:


1. Remove all adornments such as flowers, sugar pieces, cake toppers, etc.

2. Make sure to chill your cake first in the refrigerator. This way the icing hardens and it will not stick to the plastic wrap when you begin wrapping it.

3. Wrap the cake in plastic wrap NOT FOIL. The aluminum foil is what causes the awful freezer-burn.

4. Place the wrapper cake in a freezer safe airtight bag and then place it in your freezer.



A great tip too is just to order a replica wedding cake on your anniversary to ensure the freshness. Many bakeries are now offering this services along with your wedding cake so that you can relive every experience on your wedding. Talk with your cake baker today about this possibility, most will give you a voucher to bring in.



Here are some great cake professionals I love:
DAYTONA BEACH AREA:
http://www.paradisecheesecakes.com/
http://www.thepastrystudio.com/

JACKSONVILLE/PONTE VEDRA AREA:
http://www.classiccakes.com/
http://www.thecakeshop.com/

ORLANDO/CENTRAL FLORIDA AREA:
http://www.bakemeacake.com/
http://www.orlandocustomcakes.com/

WEST PALM AREA:
http://www.thesugarmonkey.com/

The Non-Cake Wedding Cake

One of the main ingredients at a wedding reception is of course the fabulous wedding cake. But what happens when the bride and groom do not like cake at all??? What choices do they have to still have a cake that appears to be a wedding cake but is actually something different?

Well below are some fun options for the Non-Cake Wedding Cake:

ICECREAM CAKE

TWINKLE CAKE

COOKIE CAKE

TRUFFLE CAKE

DONUT CAKE

Fall Inspired Wedding Cakes

Today is the first day I actually have started to feel fall coming. The air seem a little cooler and all my plants look like they are about ready to change colors. With fall here, I wanted to share with you some of my favorite fall inspired wedding cakes.

Adding to Your Wedding Cake

Wedding cakes are a great place to add intricate details to your wedding decor. By simply adding some florals or feathers or other dramatic pieces your wedding cake can transform into a piece of art. Here are some great accent pieces:

Add the simplicity of flowers to your wedding cake to bring your decor together.

The back of your flower girls' dresses will always be remembered once you dress your cake in the matching ribbon and bows.

Make your tropical themed wedding reception come to life by accenting your cake with life-like fondant seashells.

Dress your cake in texture from the icing to adding feathers to make a dramatic statement in your reception room.

Lyndsay & Tim's Wedding Cake!!

I recently went with my bride Lyndsay, to The Pastry Studio for her cake tasting. We had such a blast with the owner, Sherri Meyers and all of her creative ideas for this wedding cake. Lyndsay and her fiance, Tim, have decided to use Sherri and her team of wedding cake design experts. The cake is going to be absolutely amazing with a very classy yet unique spin. The cake is designed based around Lyndsay's gorgeous wedding dress. It is going to be a small replica of the unique details on her gown. The cake will be an off-white, 3 tiered cake with a bit of champagne shimmer. Extremely classic with a couture design!! Absolutely breathtaking!