I was curious what everyones oppinions are about the cake. Do you get a "full" cake (not all cardboard or foam) to feed all your guests? Or do you just get a cake of mostly foam and just enough for you and your fiance for the cake cutting and anniversary top? Then sheet cakes for your guests? Just interested on what you ladies think! Thanks!
Re: Do you get a "real" cake?
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I would caution though that sometimes the fake cake ends up costing just as much as the real one with all the detailing that goes into it, since it's in essence a box covered in frosting or fondant, the detail and man hours it takes to decorate the cake is the costly part.
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[QUOTE]I had 2 fake tiers because a) they had rhinestones and b) my cake vendor always does the top layer fake and then boxes it for the B&G to take home. Our cake was served butler style at the tables so whether we had sheet cakes or not, no one knew the difference. It wasn't any cheaper in my case. We still had to serve the same # of servings, have it decorated, etc.
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What do you do with the top layer then? Is it decorated with non-perishable stuff, or does it still have the icing and such on it?
Sounds like it could be really cool.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Do you get a "real" cake? : What do you do with the top layer then? Is it decorated with non-perishable stuff, or does it still have the icing and such on it? Sounds like it could be really cool.
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The top and bottom fake layers looked the same as the others. You couldn't tell the difference. Our real topper was given to us boxed up.
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If you are having a small wedding and don't need this much cake but just wanted to have a big cake for looks, then in that case, I guess doing fake layers will save you money. You would just serve the 2 layers that were real depending on how many people you needed to feed, and in that case, you wouldn't even need sheet cakes.
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Edit: I also think sheet cakes are fine, provided that your guests are eating the same thing you're eating. I think it's totally tacky and TERRIBLE hosting to serve something to your guests from Walmart if you're eating something from the best bakery in town.
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Do you get a "real" cake? : The top and bottom fake layers looked the same as the others. You couldn't tell the difference. Our real topper was given to us boxed up. If you are having a small wedding and don't need this much cake but just wanted to have a big cake for looks, then in that case, I guess doing fake layers will save you money. You would just serve the 2 layers that were real depending on how many people you needed to feed, and in that case, you wouldn't even need sheet cakes.
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That sounds really cool. All the cake designs I've seen that I love seem like it would be a real pain to serve because they have pearls or rhinestones on them. This might be a neat alternative.
But, yes our guests would be eating the same type of cake we would.
Just FYI, fake cakes are made the same way real cakes are, they just have a styrofoam base instead of a cake one.
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[QUOTE]We had a real cake, but it was included with our venue's package. If we had gone elsewhere to an outside baker and had to pay for our cake, we probably would have done what Stephiehall did. <strong>After all, her cake was our inspiration!</strong> Posted by SuMmErKuTiE[/QUOTE]
Awww, I didn't know that! :) I just looked through your bio--everything was beautiful! We only ended up at around 110 people and we had sooo much cake left over it was ridiculous, AND everyone got 2 pieces! But MIL had paid the cake off early by the time we knew our final count so we didn't bother to change it.
Hee, I remember looking at your bio when all you had in there practically were your door hangers and I remember thinking they were the cutest things ever!!
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[QUOTE] I would caution though that sometimes the fake cake ends up costing just as much as the real one with all the detailing that goes into it, since it's in essence a box covered in frosting or fondant, the detail and man hours it takes to decorate the cake is the costly part.
Posted by mgietler76[/QUOTE]
Exactly. Most of the cost of cake is the decorating itself.