wedding Cake

tufterween

I dont know if this is the right place to go with this thread but im looking for somewhere to look for a cheapish wedding cake.
I heard marks and spencers do them but i think they only do fruit.
I also heard that Tesco do them but am wary about the quality.
Any suggestions?

mr_edge_to_you

looking at your location i don't know if you live near a superquinn but they do nice cakes for the oul anniveraries and birthdays.

xzanti

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=670

Best of luck

tufterween

Thanks. Il post this up there

Maple

Moved from TLL.

Maple.

edit. sorry guys, only seeing new thread now.

DreamC

If you make it yourself, it will be the cheapest.

littleredspot

For the love of god don't make it yourself, unless you've done it before it'll look dire. The Marks cakes are fruit, but they're nice and dead easy to customise with some ribbon, they even sell pillars. They are small though.

A lot of cake decorators are now doing a "value" range of simpler cakes, which you'll find on their websites.

If you go down the birthday cake route chances are it won't be as perfect as you'd expect from a professional wedding cake designer who puts an importance on getting a cake to suit you and your day and having it perfect for photos. This might not bother you at all, other people would be horrified by the idea. Also you'll be responsible for storage and setting up of the cake on the day.

tufterween

Thanks guys

tatli_lokma

tufterween wrote: »

I heard marks and spencers do them but i think they only do fruit.

M&S down here only do fruit, but in the North you can get sponge. You need to order in advance. Price for 3 tier, from what I remember is about €120 or so. Give M&S in the north a ring and ask. you will have to arrange to collect it, but its not fresh cream or anything, so it could be collected a few days before.

other than that, if you are in Dublin/Louth/Meath area I would recommend Crumbs - I got a recommendation for them from this forum and have to say Lee did a fab job, and very reasonable. I was very pleased with his work.

fozzle

Go to a cafe that makes cakes and get them to make one - don't know where you are in the south east but we got our cake in The Lemon Tree in Coxtown in Dunmore East. Specialist wedding cakes cost silly money and it's never worth it, get a cake you like from someone who's stuff you like and just get it iced white - you'll save a fortune and it'll be tasty.

MADAULWAN

Does anyone know where you can buy styrofoam cake dummies in Dublin?

Lucky1218

I suggest you make it by youself~~It's memorable:P

tufterween

Hi,

I know it's been a while since I opened this thread but we've set a date for next year and are really starting the planning process now.

Cincikchick, do you have a link to Crumbs' website as I cannot find it?


Also, does anyone know if there is such a thing as rice paper with a photograph printed onto it in edible ink?

tatli_lokma

tufterween wrote: »

Cincikchick, do you have a link to Crumbs' website as I cannot find it?

don't think he has a website, but PM sent with his number!

tufterween

Thanks cincikchick

cruiserweight

tufterween wrote: »

I heard marks and spencers do them but i think they only do fruit.

Marks and Spencers do chocolate, fruit and sponge AFAIK

tufterween

AFAIK?

cruiserweight

tufterween wrote: »

AFAIK?

As Far As I Know

http://www.marksandspencer.com/View-All-Wedding-Cakes-Food-to-Order-Food-Wine/b/80083031?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_r=14NWDP2WZ87PH4SATTGZ&pf_rd_m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=72561031&pf_rd_p=475115433&pf_rd_s=left-nav-2

tufterween

Yes, but that's in pounds, therefore it's british

tufterween

Have decided to have either mini cakes or cupcakes tiered with a larger cake at the top.
I'm going to make the top cake myself and get the mini cakes or cupcakes made professionally

DreamC

Just a tip - normally mini cakes are much more expensive than cupcakes as cupcakes are just baked in paper cases and decorated on top while mini cakes have to be filled, leveled and iced on all sides individually. Each mini cake will also need a mini cake board as well which would add to your costs. If you are planning to save money on your wedding cake mini cakes is not an option.

tufterween

DreamC wrote: »

Just a tip - normally mini cakes are much more expensive than cupcakes as cupcakes are just baked in paper cases and decorated on top while mini cakes have to be filled, leveled and iced on all sides individually. Each mini cake will also need a mini cake board as well which would add to your costs. If you are planning to save money on your wedding cake mini cakes is not an option.

Thanks for the advice! Just wondering why would they each need a mini cake board? Could they not all be tiered on the large cake stand?

DreamC

Mostly for hygienic reasons. Cake boards (12mm drums or 3mm cards) are covered with food-grade foil. A cake stand can be made of any material which not necessary would be food-safe.

tufterween

*sigh*

I really wanted mini cakes... Oh well :P

tatli_lokma

tufterween wrote: »

Yes, but that's in pounds, therefore it's british

you can get them in the Northern Ireland branches. Not sure if the NI branches do chocolate - they didn't last year, but that may well have changed. You have to order them in advance, and collect them. But they are not fresh cream, so you could probably collect them a week before the big day.