Dummy Tiers

Re: Dummy Tiers

• MelissaC315 member

  

  November 2011 edited December 2011

  I've seen this done and I couldn't tell the difference. The only other thing you could consider is having a smaller wedding cake/less tiers to cut into and then serve that along with a sheet cake in the back. you don't necessarily have to have a large tiered cake with fake tiers; the cake can just be smaller as well.

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• tldh member

  

  November 2011 edited December 2011

  It's not going to lower the price as much as you think.  The cost comes from the time the baker spends decorating the tiers.  It doesn't matter if they are cake or styrofoam.  Cake itself isn't that expensive.

  
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• kw2012

  

  November 2011 edited December 2011

  My bridal cake is to serve 185 plus I'm getting a groom's cake (complimentary and half of the bride cake). I can get a dummy tier for $65 and serve a hundred people on sheet cake for $100 compared to $4.50/serving.
   
  I'm only getting a three tier cake, with the top tier being the one we're saving (and not charged for). So I'll try to get the largest tier to be the dummy one so that it will help cut the price more.

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• Sue-n-Kevin member

  

  November 2011 edited December 2011

  Do you have to get your sheetcake from the baker? If not, Costco has AMAZING sheet cakes, decorated beautifully with white frosting/flowers, and a mousse internal layer for $17, and that feeds 48. That's 35 cents per person.

  
  

  Also, your wedding cake doesn't have to look as though it will feed 185. We had a lovely two layer cake that was more than enough to feed 100 for $189. You can make it a "token cake" that has just 2 layers, no fake layer, and then enough sheetcake to make up the difference.

  
  

  Good luck.

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• ButterflyChickadee

  

  November 2011 edited December 2011

  Hey girly. My fiance and I catered a wedding saturday and I made the sheet cakes we cut from and the couple cut from a simple and cute two tier they got from publix. Everyone loved it. And I didn't charge them extra for it. It turned out great, everyone loved it. If you lived in GA I would offer to make them for you, but yea, that's a great idea, just make sure that who ever cuts the slices doesn't fee you like $1 per slice, that would be stupid. I hope this helps, a lot of people are doing this so don't be worried about looking cheap, plus it is easier to serve people this way. One MAIN THING was that about half the guests left before it was cake time so make sure you only order as many cakes as you need. I made two and we only needed one. Just a few tips, hope everything works out well! 

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• volleygurl0306 member

  

  November 2011 edited December 2011

  The easiest way to fool people is to have the sheet cake and tier cake decorated similarly.  Costco's sheet cake is very good and probably cheaper but since it won't come from the same place as your tier cake, go with a simple white design with no writing or anything on the top. If your tier cake is also a simple white frosted it will be a lot cheaper than something complicated and you can add ribbon or flowers to make it pretty!

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