Wedding Cake design London
How does wedding cake design work?
A stand-out, unique wedding cake that tells your love story requires so much more than a baker alone. An edible work of art that reflects who you both are requires a designer too. I use my experience in graphic design, and my love of modern art and architecture to create sophisticated yet playful wedding cakes that are as daring as they are delicious.
Baking and decorating are just a small part of the process. Learn how much more there is to making a bepoke wedding cake by taking a look at the wedding cake process I follow to create your dream wedding cake below.
The Process
From inspiration and the ideas stage, all the way to the ceremonial wedding cake cutting and the first mouthful enjoyed, there is a process I have fine tuned over the years to ensure I deliver the best quality edible centrepieces that’ll play a part in making your wedding the most memorable your guests will have been to and a moment you’ll treasure for years to come…
Inspiration
The inspiration for your wedding cake could come from anywhere. I’ve made cakes inspired by the bride’s dress, the groom’s tie, the couple’s colourful London kitchen, the interior design of the venue and even a story book from when the couple were young. We’ll pool together your ideas whether they’re in the form of a Pinterest board, a mood board or a physical object.
Tasting & Ideas
Next is the seriously fun bit. It’ll be your chance to taste a selection of wedding cake flavours as well as an ooportunity for us to sut down and discuss the details of your wedding cake design, taking your ideas and inspiration into account. Once you have chosen the flavours you’d like. togo for and I have a rough idea in terms of the direction of the design we’ll move on to the next step.
Design
Next we’ll start on the design stage of the process. I’ll design your cake with your ideas and inspiration in mind as well as thinking about the overall size of the cake you want and number of portions it will need to have. I’ll create a digital design sketch which I’ll tweak until all the details are as you want them and you’re completely happy.
Preparation
Once we have signed off on your agreed design and you’re all booked in, I’ll get going on the preparation for your cake. Depending on the timeframe I have to prepare and make your wedding cake I will need to arrange to out things in place including ensuring I have all the correct tools, equipment and that a cake stand can be ordered if you have requested one. Then later on, arrangements for delivery and set up of your cake will need to be made as well as buying of all ingredients.
Baking
The first step in actually creating your wedding cake is baking it. I’ll bake your wedding cake in the flavours you have chosen and ensure it caters for the number of guests you’ll be expecting on the day.
Decorating
Next it’s on to the decorating part. I firstly prepare all the cakes I have baked to make sure they are level for stacking and cover them in a layer of dark or white chocolate ganache. Once I have finished this off with sharp edges, then the fondant or decoration layers can go on and any final details can be applied to the cake.
Delivery & Set up
It’s your wedding day and so it’s time to deliver and set up your wedding cake. I’ll drive your cake to your venue and personally deliver it for you. Having coordinated with your venue or wedding planner beforehand, I’ll be able to set up your cake on the table or surface that’s prepared for it and style it in the way you have requested.
Enjoy!
It’s finally time for you to enjoy your wedding cake. With pride of place in your wedding venue your wedding cake will create a talking point for your guests and later in the day a delicious treat to keep up your guests’ energy for pulling out those moves on the dance floor.
It’s more than just a cake
My Cake
Philosophy…
My approach to designing and making wedding cakes is client focused, design-led and artistically adventurous…
Since 2014 I’ve helped dozens of couples realise their cake design dreams with my design-led approach to wedding cakes. My couples LOVE cake and they know what they want when they see it and when they eat it…
Their cake is given an important role to play in their day – it makes a style statement and forms a central part of their décor as well as a delicious treat for their guests. Far from being all about style over substance, my cakes taste as good as they look, incorporating a range of both scrumptiously nostalgic and fresh contemporary flavours.
Are you ready to make cake magic happen?
The
Cake Gallery
You’ve probably got a good idea for the style of cakes I make by now. There are plenty of cake projects I have worked on to showcase to you though. In fact too many to choose from! Take a look at a selection of cakes I have made over in the gallery.
Let’s chat all about cake
As you’ll probably be able to tell by now, I could talk about cake all day long. If you’ve got ideas about your dream cake and you want to work on making them a reality, get in touch and let’s talk them through.
