Wedding Cakes & Sweet Treats Suppliers
The wedding cake forms a key tradition for many weddings as well as being a delicious addition to your dessert table. Make sure you find the right cake designer local to you with our extensive supplier list. Plus, if you aren't cake lovers there are plenty of other treats that make great alternatives, including fudge, brownies and even cheese! Find your wedding cake or sweet treat supplier here.
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Getting the right wedding cake, as well as other tasty treats, can make your wedding day even sweeter. Alison began her career in weddings as a wedding cake maker and understands the key traditions, styles and trends for wedding cakes and their alternatives. Contact her for suggestions of the best cake designers in your area.
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Getting the right wedding cake, as well as other tasty treats, can make your wedding day even sweeter. Alison began her career in weddings as a wedding cake maker and understands the key traditions, styles and trends for wedding cakes and their alternatives. Contact her for suggestions of the best cake designers in your area.
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Your wedding cake is one of the main features of your wedding reception and plays many roles. Not only is it a centrepiece at yourwedding venue during your reception, it can also act as a pudding or late evening snack, and is an important part of your wedding traditions. The moment that you cut the cake is a favourite photo opportunity for guests and is usually straight after the speeches. The wedding cake is then taken away to be sliced before being served on platters.
Choosing your wedding cake can be a subject close to your heart, and is one of the tasks that couples like to take part in together. There are now so many types of wedding cakes that the possibilities are endless. Whether wedding cupcakes take your fancy or a chocolate fountain fills your dreams, the difficulty doesn't come in imagining your dream wedding cake but finding someone to make it!
Traditional wedding cakes
Some people have dreamt about their wedding cake their whole life. They have an image of a large, multi-tiered, white fondant cascade of cake beauty surrounded by roses. If this is you then a traditional wedding cake is the way forward. Cutting your wedding cake is a momentous part of your wedding and something you will remember for the rest of your life, so make sure you get the cake of your dreams. If you are looking for something different, there are lots of different types of wedding cake!
Chocolate wedding cakes
A very popular choice of wedding for many couples is the chocolate wedding cake. It is always guaranteed to be popular with your guests! White Belgian chocolate curls and fresh flowers can give a traditional wedding cake look, or a smooth glossy dark chocolate ganache forms the base for many contemporary cake designs.
Naked and Semi-Naked Wedding Cakes
A trend that has become popular with rustic and country weddings is the naked or semi-naked wedding cake. A traditional vanilla sponge or chocolate sponge cake is stacked in (typically) 3 tiers with a thick layer of tasty buttercream between the layers of cake. The main feature of a naked cake is the ability to see all the layers and filling, as the outside of the cake is not coated in fondant icing or buttercream. The cake is then decorated with a combination of fresh flowers, fruit and sprinkled with icing sugar to finish.
A semi-naked wedding cake is a similar concept to the naked cake, but there is a thick scraping of buttercream added to the outside of the cake. So, while this style still has the rustic appeal, it has a much cleaner finish and doesn't bare all! This style is also usually complemented with fresh flowers or fruits to suit the wedding season.
Wedding cupcakes and individual cakes
Wedding cupcakes are becoming one of the most popular types of wedding cake. They are growing bigger and bigger with elaborate designs. The bigger American style wedding cupcakes with a swirl of buttercream and a simple decoration are popular, or for those with a bigger budget, individually iced individual cakes, generally displayed with a larger top tier for the ceremonial cutting.
Choosing wedding cupcakes means that each guest could take home a cupcake in a special wedding cake box, as a keepsake from your wedding or enjoy it as a dessert on your big day.
Croquembouche
A wedding croquembouche or “piece montee” is a stunning cascade of choux pastry and crème patisserie surrounded by delicate caramel strands to provide a spectacular centrepiece for your wedding reception.
They can vary in size according to the number of guests and can be dramatically cut using a sword. This masterpiece can also double up as a pudding and means that each of your guests gets a taste of the wedding cake while they still have space. Croquembouche works really well in country house wedding venues as they suit the “top hat and tails” vibe. However, it is worth considering that they are not suitable for anyone with a gluten, egg or dairy intolerance.
Macaroon wedding cakes
The latest trend in wedding cakes, little macaroons are built into a pyramid similar in shape to a croquembouche. They can also be used around the side of traditionally shaped cake tiers as edible colourful cake decorations. The macaroons can be made in virtually every pastel colour and many different flavours. They contain ground almonds so are not recommended for anyone with a nut allergy.
Cheese wedding cakes
If you don't have a sweet tooth, if a wedding cake just is not for you, or if you want a separate wedding cake to cut for the evening guests, a cheese wedding cake may be the answer. It can be made up from a selection of you and your partner's favourite cheeses and is a lovely way to finish your wedding breakfast or as your evening snack served with a variety of crackers and chutneys. Cheese wedding cakes really suit rustic barn wedding venues and more relaxed pubs and restaurant venues.
For a cake made from English cheeses, we would suggest using a Cheddar or White Leicester for the bottom tier, a Stilton or double Gloucester for the middle tier and a Wensleydale with cranberries or apricots for the top tier. Soft cheeses can be used but it is best to add them at the last as they have a short shelf life.
Chocolate fountains
Everyone's fantasy, and a great idea to entertain and feed evening guests - a chocolate fountain with dark, milk or white chocolate - or even pastel coloured chocolate to match your colour scheme. Most chocolate fountain companies will supply a selection of dips and an unlimited amount of chocolate, with the fountain typically running from the beginning of the evening reception until the disco is well under way.
Cake stands, swords and cake boxes
Cake stands can give your wedding cake the finishing touch, lifting it up from the table and turning a cake into a centrepiece. Most venues have their own round or square silver coloured cake stand to hire but if not, or if you want a more unusual cake stand such as a spiral, swan or cascade stand, or a special stand for cupcakes, you will need to hire from a cake supplies shop.
Champagne Towers
Have you heard of this up and coming wedding trend? Champagne towers were huge in 2022 and the couple pouring champagne into the tower of glasses was often done as an alternative to the traditional cake cutting. If you would like to investigate this option, speak to your wedding venue or find a drinks supplier near you.
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FAQs About Wedding Cakes
Most couples tend to set aside 2-3% of their total wedding budget for the cake. Most wedding cake makers in the UK charge between £280 - £800. The average "typical" price supplied by cake designers on Guides for Brides is £470. The size of the cake, decorations and flavours all contribute to the price which will vary depending on supplier and style of cake you've chosen. The more ornate and detailed the design or the more ingredients needed, the more expensive a wedding cake will be. Of course, it all depends on your individual wedding requirements, such as, how many guests you are feeding, your budget and your ideal cake design.
We recommend ordering your wedding cake at least six months before your wedding or even sooner to ensure that the supplier has availability. As with all suppliers, the very best cake designers will get booked up well in advance, especially for weddings on peak dates.
Choosing whether or not to have a wedding cake is totally up to each couple's preference. Some see it as a key wedding tradition, while others may have superstitions around it. It's said that eating the crumbs of a wedding cake can bring good luck to the newlyweds, as the cake symbolises happiness and a good future life. Nowadays, there are many alternatives to traditional wedding cakes, such as a cake made entirely of cheese - a popular choice for those who prefer savoury over sweet. Other sweet options include serving individual slices of fudge, chocolate truffles, croquembouche, brownies, or cupcakes. This way, guests can still indulge in their sweet tooth, even if you as the couple aren't the biggest fans of cake.
Traditionally, the bride's family would pay for the entire wedding, including the wedding cake. However, these days couples don't follow this precedent as much and are generally paying for the majority of the wedding costs themselves with family chipping in for certain elements. The wedding cake is a great example of a wedding element that a family member could pay for or contribute towards as a wedding gift. Alternatively, you can pay for this element yourselves as the couple.