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Designing Your Cake
We realise that every wedding is different and that every customer's desires are unique. That's why at Too Good To Eat, we cater for your individual needs by offering complete flexibility when trying to decide on a design. We take into consideration every detail from theme colours and flowers to stationary so that your cake will be tailor made to reflect and compliment you and your day.
You may have it decorated with flowers and petals, you can have traditional royal icing or a covering of chocolate, you can have figures handmade to look like you or bring your own for us to incorporate for you - the choices are endless. And we will focus on the smaller details such as edging the boards with coloured or tartan ribbon that matches your wedding theme.
Styles To Talk About
Simple & Modern Wedding Cakes
This style refers to the more modern and even minimal touches and is definitely a stylish and less traditional option. Flowers are generally the likes of gerberas, lilies and orchids and focus on a more minimal arrangement of the sprays. Colours are often strong, radiant and bold such as shocking pink or orange. Of course, equally contemporary is plain and white. The shape of the cake varies also from stacked parcels and cone shapes as well as the more common round and square.
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Elegant
This is a more traditional style and focuses on a beautiful and timeless look. Pillars and stands are often a talking point here as they can be made from metal and glass amoungst other things. Flowers can be of any variety in either fresh or handmade sugar on wire but we find that roses and lillies are the most popular.
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Chocolate
This is a popular style of cake and one in which we specialise. Cakes are generally Rich Chocolate Fudge and can be covered in dark, milk or white chocolate. The covering texture can be shavings, curls or ganache poured on for a clean and shiny appearance or carelessly spread for an extra delicious and rich effect. You don't need to add flowers to a chocolate cake to make it any more of a stunning centre piece but it does work very well with fresh roses in vibrant colours.
Chocolate decoration works well on a fully chocolate design with Rich Chocolate Fudge tiers. Your options include white, milk or dark coverings of lazily spread ganache or for a more streamlined look why not go for a poured ganache covering which sets smooth and shiny. If that is not enough why not go for the ever popular chocolate curls which can be arranged straight and tidily or in a messy "just stuck on" manner for extra mouth-watering appeal. Another option here is chocolate shavings which makes the cake look equally appetising.
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Unusual & Alternative
This is where the fun begins and usually stems from couples experiences and hobbies. Novelty cartoon characters and figures such as teddy bears and mice quite often make perfect top figures and we even make direct imitations matching hair and features of the happy couple. Another popular choice is handmade sugar icing replicas of the building you are being married in. People also choose to have their cake made to tie in with their novelty stationary. And with a Top Table design you can be sure it will be a talking point for everyone who appears in it.
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Scottish & Tartan Icing
This is the most popular style of cake we make and have are proud creators of the beautiful Tartan Icing Wedding Cake that can be draped like real fabric down your cake. Any cake incorporating tartan and thistles can be regarded as Scottish style and it is nicely complimented with Celtic knot work icing designs and tartan swags. Options for flowers are fresh or handmade sugar thistles and heather but you don't need to go for them to achieve the look. Most varieties of flowers including roses and lilies work equally well.
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Sugarcraft, Handmade Figures & Flowers
Sugarcraft incorporates the creation of handmade sugar flowers but also refers to other types of design.
We find that many people like to have bespoke sugar or marzipan figures made for the top of their cake and quite often this includes cartoon characters, teddy bears and imitations of the couple. We also make fairytale castles and sugar replicas of the building you are being married in.
Sugarcraft also includes piped icing and lacework that is applied directly to the faces of the tiers and can add a very subtle touch to many designs. It can be in the form of intricate floral patterns or writing and is a perfect technique for applying delicate Celtic knot work. Another popular choice is designs in the style of Charle Rennie Mackintosh.
Your options for flowers are endless and whether fresh, handmade sugar or silk they can be treasured forever provided they are treated well. We enjoy making sugar replicas of every variety from roses to exotic tiger lilies. You can use such flowers in a simple spray of their own or complimented with sugar leaves and blossom. The attention to detail when we create them means they look almost like real thing.
Fresh flowers of endless varieties can also be arranged and add a beautifully natural look all of their own.
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