01. How do we go about choosing a design?
Because all of our wedding and celebration cakes are custom designed, and also out of respect for other cake designers, we prefer not to duplicate their work. * During our consultation, we discuss what type of design elements (colors, flowers, embellishments) you would like on your wedding or celebration cake. We also discuss the colors of your wedding, theme, number of guests, location of reception etc. Please bring your wedding or celebration cake photos that you like with you. We can use that as inspiration to create your cake.
* For a minimal fee, based on the information we discuss at your consultation, we can work on a sketch that is submitted via email. You can then request changes, and the changes to the original sketch will be submitted.
02. Do you make your cakes from scratch?
Yes. All of our wedding and celebration cakes are made from scratch meaning we do not use pre-made cake mixes. Our butter cream filling is an all butter based icing, known as Italian Meringue butter cream, which consists of boiling sugar and water to a certain temperature and slowly pouring the hot liquid into beaten egg whites and unsalted butter and high quality vanilla is then added. We make our wedding and celebration cakes just a few days prior to the event.
03. What is fondant??
Fondant is a type of sugar dough that is rolled out like pie dough and draped over our butter cream icing and creates a porcelain-smooth finish. Fondant cakes can be crimped on, painted on and piped on with icing and can also be tinted any color. Fondant also keeps the cake moist. Fondant has a sweet taste; some people describe it as tasting like the inside of an Oreo cookie. All our cakes are covered with fondant, unless otherwise requested.
04. Do you provide cake samples?
From time to time we participate in bridal shows where we pass out free samples. You are more than welcome to come by during those bridal shows and taste some samples there. Once you schedule an appointment you will be able to sample three cake flavors and three fillings. There is a minimal fee of $30 for tastings, which will be subtracted from the total cost of your cake if you decide to go with us. Our consultations usually last anywhere from an hour to two hours.
Overnight FedEx delivery of samples is available at your cost.
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05. What are gum paste flowers and how are they made?
Gum paste is a type of sugar dough that is rolled very thinly and cut out with special cutters. Each flower petal is then shaped and formed by hand until the desired flower is completed. The flowers are then left to dry for a few days and finished with color dusting. We hand make all of our gum paste flowers.
06. How long does it take to make gum paste flowers?
Gum paste flowers can take as long as a few days to a few weeks to complete depending on the type and amount of sugar flowers needed.
07. Do you provide fresh flowers?
We do not provide fresh flowers since we specialize in hand made gum paste sugar flowers. If you prefer fresh flowers, we will be happy to work with your florist. We can help direct your florist to add fresh flowers to the cake after arrangements with the florist have been made.
08. How long can your cakes sit out at a reception site?
If your reception is in a hotel where the room is air-conditioned, the wedding cake can sit out from the time the reception starts until is it time for the cake cutting ceremony.
With outdoor receptions, we recommend that the wedding cake not sit out for more than 2 hours and although fondant covered wedding cakes keep well in hot weather, the cake should not be in direct sunlight.
09. Do you custom design celebration cakes?
Yes. Please contact us for more information.
10. When should I book?
We usually request that you book 3-6 months prior to the event. However, there are times when we have dates open, so just give us a call or email us and we can check our schedule for availability.
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