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To cake or not to cake...

kdlopez1631kdlopez1631 member
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I am not a huge cake fan and it is so expensive!! I know it is a huge point of the wedding reception, but I was wondering any ideas for alternative cake options? Cupcake, cheesecake, ect??
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Re: To cake or not to cake...

  • JenniferLuvsCandyJenniferLuvsCandy
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    Donuts!  Whoopie Pies!  Eclairs! Yummy! Damn food cravings! hahahaha
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  • danieliza1127danieliza1127 member
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    My H isn't a big cake fan either, so we had cheesecakes instead.  I bought the pre-sliced cheesecakes from the Super Walmart deli, so they were fresh not frozen.  They were delicious and a big hit at our reception.  Pics in married bio of how we set it up.  The thing with cheesecakes is they can only be out for a 3-4 hours, so we didnt' have them out at the start of the reception.  The venue staff brought them out for display after dinner.
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  • HayTay81HayTay81 member
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    My cousin's grooms cake was a tower of krispy kreme donuts shaped to look like a cake...I thought that was a pretty good idea!
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  • aerinpegadrakaerinpegadrak member
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    You know those big cookie cakes at the mall?  We're doing those in tiers.  I'm going to have to make the cake stand custom, but I'm super excited about it.  We're also having cookies, truffles, chocolate covered pretzels, and mini-cheesecakes (hopefully) to round out the dessert offerings.
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  • spajespaje
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    GOD! I LOVE CHEESECAKE anyways... !  Have fun with this one!
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  • jenn.danieljenn.daniel
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    pie!  or apple turnovers.
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  • cripakcripak
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    We are doing an ice cream sundae bar.  Be creative!
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  • Jessie888Jessie888 member
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    We are not big fans of cake either.

    So we decided to go with cupcakes. There will be a tier of them to mimic a cake and a small cake at the top for us to cut!!

    Go with your favorite dessert!! it adds a cute custom and unique touch!
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  • lasaggie08lasaggie08 member
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    We are having a wedding cake but for the "grooms cake" we are having Round Rock Donuts which are my FI favorite and we are putting them on tiered trays. I think they are going to look great & be a huge hit.

    Not having a wedding cake is becoming more common-place I think. I've seen weddings with pies, cheesecakes, cupcakes, or just a candy bar. Do whatever you want, its your day! I think as long as you have some sort of sweets everyone will be happy.
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  • iheartjsbiheartjsb member
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    We found out that mini cakes are less expensive (depending on where you go) than big cakes, so we decided on three to five really little cakes, probably no taller than a foot, spread across the desert table. And the desert table is pretty much everything except hard candy. The best looking weddings I've seen have desert tables that look like retro candy stores though.
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