It's all about the flavour!

So he's finally popped the question, congratulations! Having spent days/weeks/months glaring and beaming at your ring, it's time to start planning and I'm here to talk cake!

Choosing your wedding cake is such an exciting thing and is also a fun and wonderful experience to share with your partner, bridesmaids or family members.  What is really important is to remember that it is YOUR day and really there are no rules as to how you want your wedding cake to look like or taste.  During my consultations I like to focus on the couple and incorporate aspects of them - what are their favourite cake flavours? What moments and memories would they to share with their guests? What flavours represent their joint journey of life they are about to embark?

Modern vs Traditional

So what flavour should you go for?  In recent times many couples are moving away from the traditional fruitcake or "Black" cake - but these cakes remain my fave! Fruitcakes infused with copious amounts of alcohol are still a popular choice as the top tier would be saved for the christening of the first child.  And as alcohol acts as a preservative - they can last up to a year - with good and careful storage of course.

However modern couples are opting for tiered cakes, each with differing flavours.  This offers variety to your guests and enables you to have a bit of what you fancy on your big day! 

We at Just Like Mummy's offer over 30 different and great tasting cake flavours which all taste delicious! There is soooo much to chose from but we like to categorise our cakes into the following:

Sponge cakes - these are staple cakes such as Victoria sponge, Madeira, Nigerian sponge, Lemon or marble cakes.  Very traditional and are definitely a crowd pleaser.  Sponge cakes can also be given a bit of a twist such as our vanilla and strawberry swirl cake.

Chocolate cakes - Double chocolate fudge, White chocolate and raspberry, Chocolate Orange - the list is endless!  These are definitely for the chocolate connoisseurs are may not suit everyone's palate - but are totally decadently rich.

Red Velvets - definitely in a category of its own! Usually filled with lashings of cream cheese frosting, red velvet can also with filled with vanilla buttercream and even crushed Oreos.  I'm loving the new Just Like Mummy's of incorporating your wedding colours into your cake such as a blue velvet cake or a purple velvet cake.

Fruit cakes -  These gorgeous cakes come in many different varieties - such as a Strawberry and Pink Champagne, Banana and salted caramel or traditional fruit or a Caribbean black cake.  

Cocktail hour - A great way to show your fun side into your wedding cake.  These flavours include Baileys cake, Malibu cake - Coconut and rum cake, Mojito cake - a peppermint and lemon rum cake.

On 1st May 2016 Just Like Mummy's had our first cake tasting experience day where guests were invited to try just some of the available flavours on offer.  It was an amazing day and we were so pleased with just how much people enjoyed the samples.

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