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Average cost of a wedding cake

Kate!!!

What is the a average cost of a wedding cake ? What fillings are most popular ? Does a wedding cake get eaten at a wedding or is it a waste to get a big cake (more than 3 tiers) ?

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omni_cube

Yeah, they can be pretty cool. I've seen them on stands in the shape of a tiered cake which fits in. We're thinking of going down this route as it'll be a little less formal and plenty of younger people and kids around

Milly33

Have just seen them in pictures but it would be lovely I would think. Spotted lots of different packs in Homestore and more the other day for making them. Would be something different and I would think they would all be eaten

omni_cube

Has anyone ever done the cake pops idea? Mini cakes on a stick?

Milly33

Yeah that's what I was thinking, the cake normally doesn't get all eaten but with cheese (not just because I love it) but its so versatile haha toasties, nibbles, and mmm more toasties win win

Gatica

Great idea if that's what you like. One of our friends did that and it still looked nice and we had cheese and crackers the next day

Milly33

Going all out and getting a cheese wheel as the cake, cant wait..

Went to a wedding fair not too long ago, and some of the cakes were starting around €500

Gatica

To be honest few people like the sugary icing on a cake, so it may even be better serving up un-iced-over cake. I've heard fake layers can be rented (presumably as long as you don't cut them), must be much cheaper for something that can be re-used again and again.

Millem

kkcatlou wrote: »

I've done lemon a few times as the middle layer and never had any issues with it. Once it's properly dowelled you can put the layers in any order you like! Well maybe not chocolate biscuit on top, but other than that....

I've done cakes for friends as a present. I'm no expert and I do find it very stressful, but the cost of the ingredients (including icing, dowels, bases, etc.) would be around €70-€100 and then the baking and icing would take about 1- 1.5 days, so if you take all that into consideration €300-400 is not that outrageous! Although I'd imagine a pro would probably do it all quicker than I do!!

I would absolutely agree with you regardless of flavours good quality ingredients are expensive whether it's a fruit cake or chocolate. Tins are another cost (if you haven't already gotten them). Some people just ice the fake "dummy" cakes for display and make cakes for guests to eat that are cut up "behind the scenes" so they don't have to worry about the stress of icing them etc

kkcatlou

I've done lemon a few times as the middle layer and never had any issues with it. Once it's properly dowelled you can put the layers in any order you like! Well maybe not chocolate biscuit on top, but other than that....

I've done cakes for friends as a present. I'm no expert and I do find it very stressful, but the cost of the ingredients (including icing, dowels, bases, etc.) would be around €70-€100 and then the baking and icing would take about 1- 1.5 days, so if you take all that into consideration €300-400 is not that outrageous! Although I'd imagine a pro would probably do it all quicker than I do!!

michellie

Kate!!! wrote: »

Cake looks fab !!! Can I ask who is making that for you ?

Sorry for the late reply, probably going to go with Dee Vinci cakes. Deirdre is fantastic, she's on Facebook.

Toots

rainbow kirby wrote: »

We'd love a lemon cake of some sort - it's the preferred type of cake for both of us. Do many bakers actually do them as wedding cake?

I had lemon Madeira for my top tier, I think most bakers do them. The only thing you need to bear in mind is if you're having more than one flavour, the Madeira will most likely need to be the top tier because it'd be lighter than a fruit cake or chocolate biscuit cake.

pwurple

Kate!!! wrote: »

Cupcakes are a great idea it's probably what I will go with I think . I don't want a cake to go to waste . Was thinking of getting little take away boxea for guests to take some home if they like

That's a great idea, and cupcake tasting is fun! In cork, the best tasting commercial ones are from the shop on anglesea street I think. Cupcake cottage. My friends had them for their wedding, yummo.

Faith

rainbow kirby wrote: »

We'd love a lemon cake of some sort - it's the preferred type of cake for both of us. Do many bakers actually do them as wedding cake?

You could easily get a lemon madeira cake - like a lemon drizzle cake. You can have pretty much anything you want as a wedding cake, but if you want it covered with sugarpaste, it can't be too light (the cake would collapse under the weight of the icing). So madeira cake, CBC, fruit cake, red velvet etc all work just fine. You could have a lemony buttercream too if you didn't want sugarpaste.

anamaria

rainbow kirby wrote: »

We'd love a lemon cake of some sort - it's the preferred type of cake for both of us. Do many bakers actually do them as wedding cake?

I'm making my own but got a wonderful book with great recipes and decoration ideas, and there's a lovely lovely lemon recipe in it!

rainbow kirby

We'd love a lemon cake of some sort - it's the preferred type of cake for both of us. Do many bakers actually do them as wedding cake?

Millem

michellie wrote: »

This is the kind I am going for, quoted €120 from one girl, I will probably go with her and my florist will make flowers for the top for €10. I don't care about cakes so I'm not spending much on them.

That is a great deal. The fake cakes are very easy to ice and decorate as they are perfectly shaped! They look amazing. Some people get them as they like the look of extra tiers without the price tag!

Toots

Markcheese wrote: »

In the back of a car ? (was in a bakery in cork and saw a croquembouche going out,looked fantastic but precarious ,nest of spun sugar on the top , didn't envy the family picking it up ... !

Yeah you'd want to make sure you weren't in any way clumsy carrying one of those!

Kate!!!

amdublin wrote: »

Cupcakes seem good to me...cheaper...can do big tower...no cutting....can bring unbeaten ones home and freeze...

Cupcakes are a great idea it's probably what I will go with I think . I don't want a cake to go to waste . Was thinking of getting little take away boxea for guests to take some home if they like

Kate!!!

michellie wrote: »

This is the kind I am going for, quoted €120 from one girl, I will probably go with her and my florist will make flowers for the top for €10. I don't care about cakes so I'm not spending much on them.

Cake looks fab !!! Can I ask who is making that for you ?

Markcheese

My mam did our cake (baileys and white chocolate) in three tiers, and that was the dessert...( Most people came back for seconds). Decorated with fresh flowers in little posies , quick, easy and looked great...

Markcheese

pwurple wrote: »

Is that croquembouche in a dog kennel? Weirdest backdrop for a wedding cake ever!

In the back of a car ? (was in a bakery in cork and saw a croquembouche going out,looked fantastic but precarious ,nest of spun sugar on the top , didn't envy the family picking it up ... !

eviltwin

Roddylarge wrote: »

My sisters wedding cake was made of polystyrene, then iced over.
After they did the cutting into it bit, the cake was taken into the kitchen.
The cake that everyone ate at the evening food bit was just cheapish cakes from Dunnes or Tesco, cut up into slices.

Saved her a small fortune.

I know someone who did this, they only had one tier and the rest were fake, I wasn't at the wedding but saw the pictures and it looked amazing.

I didn't have a cake but my brother got married a few years ago and paid 400 for a three tiered chocolate biscuit cake. It looked nice but I don't know if it was value for money. Only about half the bottom tier was used on the night, the rest they gave to various people but with that thick icing on it, it wasn't very easy to eat and I think most of it ended up in the bin.

Roddylarge

My sisters wedding cake was made of polystyrene, then iced over.
After they did the cutting into it bit, the cake was taken into the kitchen.
The cake that everyone ate at the evening food bit was just cheapish cakes from Dunnes or Tesco, cut up into slices.

Saved her a small fortune.

Gatica

I think it's usually to do with cream cakes though, due to H&S rules. Iced cakes have less hassle, but yeah, check with hotel. I've a few friends that made own cake or had a family member or friend make theirs and it was fine with the hotels in question.

I think once the cake is cut-up it could've come from anywhere/any cake, so no one would ever know if it was the wedding cake or some random bit of cake at the back of the hotel.
I think we have 2 nice photos from the cutting of the cake, but I think it was my most awkward bit of the wedding. I didn't mind the walking down the isle or the first dance, but the whole walking up to cut a piece of cake, it just didn't flow and didn't feel all that natural at all.

jlm29

Addle wrote: »

Check with hotel first. Some won't serve homemade goods.

Have done! I've made a wedding cake for a wedding in this hotel before, and they're fine with it. I think most hotels will now take cakes that come from non- haccp certified kitchens. Wedding cakes seem to be an area where a lot of people are making savings and making their own cake

Addle

jlm29 wrote: »

I'm the same. Though the more I think about it, the more I think I might just bake a cake and give it into the hotel to cut up in the evening, and not worry about the cutting of the cake part of things... That way, it wouldn't matter too much what the cake looks like, so it could be done the day before, with no great hassle

Check with hotel first. Some won't serve homemade goods.

jlm29

Faith wrote: »

I'd happily leave out the cake actually, but I'm known by most of my guests as an avid baker and I've already had people asking me about it. I feel like it would be pretty noticeable if we left it out but I'm definitely going to think about that further.

I'm the same. Though the more I think about it, the more I think I might just bake a cake and give it into the hotel to cut up in the evening, and not worry about the cutting of the cake part of things... That way, it wouldn't matter too much what the cake looks like, so it could be done the day before, with no great hassle

Faith

I think it could be a van that it's being transported in...

ABajaninCork

pwurple wrote: »

Is that croquembouche in a dog kennel? Weirdest backdrop for a wedding cake ever!

It is strange. But I wanted to show what one looked like, and didn't really look at the background...

michellie

This is the kind I am going for, quoted €120 from one girl, I will probably go with her and my florist will make flowers for the top for €10. I don't care about cakes so I'm not spending much on them.