Cakes that dont cost a fortune?

GracefulMeadow86 · March 2010

Hi ladies, got a quote from an allergy-free bakery for our wedding cake for 250 people and i was quoted $1400. SLIGHTLY above my budget. What other options do we have? I'm still planning on getting my top tier from this place but i'm open to suggestions on the other stuff. I just cant justify spending that much on desert!

So, if you got yummy cake that didnt cost an arm and a leg, PLEASE let me know where! I'm open to cupcakes too.

mmenillo · March 2010

Well I don't have any suggestions for you...I'm just curious --- how and why would you buy the top tier from one bakery and the rest from another?

KellyJayD · March 2010

I have heard a good money saver is do the top tier like you said so you can do the cake cutting then you can have the rest not be real cake. Then you can do sheet cakes from the same bakery.

birdieluvr76 · March 2010

Try Julia's Bakery. Reasonable prices and the cake was yummy!

http://juliasbakery.com/weddingcakes.htm

JTink0609 · March 2010

We did ice cream cake! Two sheet cakes (and we ended up with an entire sheek cake extra) and a small heartshaped cake that we cut. I'd post a pic but it never works for me sorry. Total for the three cakes was $150

christikao · March 2010

I second Julia's Bakery!

GracefulMeadow86 · March 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_connecticut_cakes-dont-cost-fortune?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:65Discussion:1a6dadc3-0abc-49bf-9061-2abbeb3f6c28Post:12c929fb-a5ce-4cdc-b7d3-2f4083027fad">Re: Cakes that dont cost a fortune?</a>:
[QUOTE]Well I don't have any suggestions for you...I'm just curious --- how and why would you buy the top tier from one bakery and the rest from another?
Posted by mmenillo[/QUOTE]

im sorry i wasnt really clear in my original post. i have celiac disease and so if i want to eat cake at our wedding, we must get the top tier from a bakery that is safe for me...which is the one who's whole cake would be 1400. yikes.

ill definitely check out julias. and i think sheet cakes would work...just not from this place. they werent much cheaper. any others suggestions, my amazing CT knotties?

GracefulMeadow86 · March 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_connecticut_cakes-dont-cost-fortune?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:65Discussion:1a6dadc3-0abc-49bf-9061-2abbeb3f6c28Post:a5194b58-9484-48aa-a36a-8ff5bf90efcb">Re: Cakes that dont cost a fortune?</a>:
[QUOTE]We did ice cream cake! Two sheet cakes (and we ended up with an entire sheek cake extra) and a small heartshaped cake that we cut. I'd post a pic but it never works for me sorry. Total for the three cakes was $150
Posted by JTink0609[/QUOTE]

that sounds so tasty...but im not sure how that would fair in July! i think i'd be more nervous about my icecream cake than the flowers dying! :P

megbrooks2011 · March 2010

I don't know which bakery you went to but "Dee's One Smart Cookie" in Glastonbury is a Gluten Free bakery and I know they do cakes.

ZoeTheDog · March 2010

Sweet Designs in Milford was going to do a no-sugar added tier for diabetic FI. And her cakes were DEFINITELY less than $1400 for 250 people!!

GracefulMeadow86 · March 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_connecticut_cakes-dont-cost-fortune?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:65Discussion:1a6dadc3-0abc-49bf-9061-2abbeb3f6c28Post:f0a3e2f9-950a-4815-9364-8cd8c3c790d5">Re: Cakes that dont cost a fortune?</a>:
[QUOTE]I don't know which bakery you went to but "Dee's One Smart Cookie" in Glastonbury is a Gluten Free bakery and I know they do cakes.
Posted by megbrooks2011[/QUOTE]

yeah that's the one :) her cakes are AMAZING but we definitely cant afford a $1400 cake...as much as everyone, even my non-gluten-free family loves them more than "regular" cakes

GracefulMeadow86 · March 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_connecticut_cakes-dont-cost-fortune?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:65Discussion:1a6dadc3-0abc-49bf-9061-2abbeb3f6c28Post:fc2a8514-1bfd-4ca1-9b8e-8304b496cbf9">Re: Cakes that dont cost a fortune?</a>:
[QUOTE]Sweet Designs in Milford was going to do a no-sugar added tier for diabetic FI. And her cakes were DEFINITELY less than $1400 for 250 people!!
Posted by ZoeTheDog[/QUOTE]

thanks, ill look into her too

CTGirl30 · March 2010

Diane's Sweet Treats in Newington (she has a website - just Google her) is our cake lady and she's great on prices. Very reasonable, IMO.

beach11 · March 2010

We are going with Chimirris in Wethersfield. Our cake is included in our package, but we got a quote from her for a grooms cake and it was very reasonable. And their cakes are amazing!

akulaji · March 2010

The Sweet Spot in New Milford does gluten free baking. I get her (Jolene is the owner and baker) gluten free cupcakes all the time and they are freaking fabulous! She does vegan also, and I honestly can't tell the difference between her regular and her vegan. I do know that she is now doing wedding cakes, but I haven't seen the finished product. FI got me a mini cake for V-day that was covered in fondant, etc and it was adorable. Jolene is a professionally trained baker though, so i can't imagine that they wouldn't be good.

She does bake regular cakes, but I know that she fully cleans her kitchen before making any gluten free items. One of her employees actually has celiac disease, so I know she has high standards for her gluten free items.

http://www.thesweetspotct.com/index.html

Vikki2pay · March 2010

We got our cake at Eddy's Bake Shop in Ansonia, it's actually were we get all of our cakes for any occasion. The prices are great, and not to mention yummy!!!

http://eddysbakeshop.net/

ebstarr87 · March 2010

Modern Pastry on Franklin Ave. in Hartford quoted our cake for 150 at $3 a slice. Great service and friendly. They've been open for yrs and have a great reputation.
http://www.modernpastryshop.com/shop/home_weddingcakes.php?cat=250#

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