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OMG, want all of them.
But if I had to choose one, I would totally go cannoli cake.
Having a marbled chocolate/vanilla sheetcake and 30 marbled cupcakes, 30 chocolate and 30 vanilla. Way too much cake but it will be alright!!!
I LOVE cake, but the only one of those flavors that I would eat is cannoli (and it sounds AMAZING!!!!!).
We had 3 choices, but I think it would be really lame to be at a wedding with different options and not get to pick your own. Especially if one had rum in it, I hate cake with alchohol in it and would be seriously disappointed to end up with it when there were other options.
@unixfairy: I don't really understand how that works. Are you having a plated meal and servers bringing cake out?
Is there an area for the caterer to set out the cake on a seperate table and have guests choose what piece they want? I went to a plated reception dinner and they did it this way. I don't understand why this would cost more.
Dangit, now I want cake.
How much extra is the choice? How will they make sure there's enough to accomodate everyone if they are offering a choice?
I'm opting for white cake with raspberry filling because white cake is my favorite and there's going to be a dessert buffet with lots of chocolate, peanut butter, coffee, mint, and lemon flavored treats so people will be sure to enjoy something sweet
I'm really confused about how people can't choose which slice they want. I mean, at the very least, they can trade around the table.
At my first wedding, we had absolutely delicious (but boring) chocolate and vanilla cake with buttercream icing and fondant over that (so you could take off the fondant and still have (tasty) frosting to eat).
This time around, we're having key lime cake with white chocolate and fresh raspberry buttercream and cocount cake with cococut cream cheese frosting.
@unixfairy: and the lemon one sounds AMAZING
We had one flavor which was red velvet with vanilla filling and chocolate fudge icing, the cake was topped with chocolate covered strawberries. yummy
I'm not a really a fan of fruit or rum inside the cake... so its hard for me choose from your options
@brenda.m.fields: Yes they could trade around the table which is why I am leaning toward that
The cake will be served from the back - the four seasons does not serve the cake that you cut and is presented. They have it fresh and garnished and presented nicely so they can just whisk it onto the tables.
I believe if I want to have guests have a choice it will cost me double which would be another $630 and if that is the case and people find the trading at the table rude then I am going to go with one flavor for all :)
@bells: I've had cake with rum in it where you couldn't taste it but it helped keep the cake moist and I've had it where the only thing you tasted was the rum. I'm going to hope the OP's baker is tasteful with the use of rum.
@unixfairy: I just think the issue with trading may be one flavor being much more popular so people who want it dont end up with it. I think if they can't pick the one flavor would be better.
I would eat them all but i'd REALLY want that cannoli cake and would probably knock a bitch out to get to her slice!!!
I'm not crazy about lemon or apricot, but let's be honest here, it's cake. And cake goes in my face.
Our top and bottom tier of the wedding cake are going to be vanilla with strawberries and cream filling (this is considered the most popular among guests) with the middle tier just vanilla with cream cheese filling for the people who don't like strawberries. Our grooms cake is going to be chocolate.
I would try to pick the flavors that the most guests are going to like. We ruled out the orange flavors and pina colada not because they weren't amazing, but because they were such a specific flavor that a ton of people probably wouldn't have wanted it. Same goes for your lemon one I think.
I would go with the cannoli cake. If they don't want to eat it, they don't have to!
I'm just doing one flavour and just went with my venue's signature cake - passionfruit. I don't know if everyone will like it but that's ok :)
@missrobots: Lol. Yes to ALL of that.
TBH... for that much money, I'd probably just pick one.
Personally, i like just a plain white cake with icing! I love cream cheese icing but butter cream is still good. Out of the 3 you listed, I would probably really like the canola cake as long as the rum wasnt too strong! The apricot and lemon would be iffy for me. Im not a fan of fruit filling in cakes. On our 3 layer cake we had our top and bottom layer white filled with cream cheese icing and our middle layer was chocolate.
I would go with either just the marble cake or just the cannoli cake (which sounds amazing!)
our baker is doing a different flavor per tier (so 3 flavors)... haven't made final decisions but i LOVED the lemon!
I think your caterer is having it this way so they know they bake enough of each flavor, there's no other reason I could think of why they would charge you double? I used to work at a wedding bakery, and if you had more than oe flavor, you had to have more, because guests would take multiple pieces/flavors.
We are having 4 different flavors, and my caterer is putting a 1/2 piece of 2 flavors on each plate-that way people get 2 flavors to try-could you maybe ask them to do something like that?
@unixfairy: They don't serve the cake you cut? Is it a fake cake or very small "show" cake? I know it is common to do "kitchen cakes" in the back, but that is served in addition to the actual wedding cake. The way you are describing sounds incredibly wasteful to me.
I think it will be fine if you do two flavors of cakes, but it might be a little awkward to trade if you don't know all the guests at your table. I think this is a better option than paying for extra so people have choices. Esp. $630.
@ithinkpink90: At my first wedding, we had two flavors and some people took a second piece after they finished their first, but some people took none, so we needed no extra cake. We had a ridiculous amount of cake to take home.
I understand that this is the reason why the venue wants to charge extra if guests have a choice, but I don't think it's at all necessary that you actually have enough cake for each guest to choose the same flavor.
I'd say go with two (and I'd get the lemon and canoli because then the two cakes are actually quite different and will appeal to different types of taste) and let people switch around if they want. If you only get one, I feel like you have to go with a flavor more people are likely to like. The canoli one sounds so rich that I'd imagine the safe choice is the marble one.
I would serve only one and it would be the lemon. While I would love to eat the other cakes, I know you will find a lot of people who either do not like rum or apricot or both. We only served on flavor because I've been to wedding where it gets to be a hassle for the server when one flavor is wanted over another.
I would do just one cake flavor. My thinking is that if everyone gets one type they can either choose to eat it or not. Not everyone's going to have the same taste as you guys (personally I'm not big on any of those flavors, sorry!). But if there's two options, and people get one they don't like, it could either be weird to ask people to trade or maybe no one would want to trade with them. Then they're sitting there watching someone else eat a piece of cake they would've liked, but can't have.
@Crabbabs: No oddly enough it is not a fake cake - the Four Seasons bakes a gorgeous full sized decorated cake - that is not what they serve and at $10.50 per slice I am not arguing too much LOL
@missrobots: You Are Awesome
Just thought you needed to know that - I told my FI your response and he is dying laughing
We have two. Wedding cake (white chocolate strawberry shortcake) and groom's cake (red velvet).
@unixfairy: Huh, how strange. Can they mail the decorated cake to me? :)
@Crabbabs: Yeah I thought it was really strange too. I originally did not want fondant because I do not like the taste and my coordinator was explaining to me it did not matter and finally figured out why. I then assumed the cake was fake except for one tier and no they waste an entire cake - slightly disturbing actually but I do love the venue.
Of your choices I would only eat the cannoli cake. The marble would be OK with another filling and I really don't like lemon cake at all...
We are having 225 guests, with 200 slices of two flavours of pie (probably cherry and apple), served with vanilla ice cream, and then we are putting out 310 mini-cupcakes in six flavours:
Chocolate with Oreo
Vanilla with lemon
Chocolate with Peanut Butter
Vanilla with Raspberry
Chocolate with mint
chocolate with espresso
I expect most people to grab a slice of pie and a cupcake or two.
As to your desserts, the only one I would want would be the lemon. BUT I wouldn't have any problems with trading with the person next to me, whether I knew them or not.
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FI and I love cake and want to serve multiple flavors at our wedding. If we want to give people a choice, we have to pay extra but if we want to simply alternate between two it is included. Is it better to just serve one flavor or to at least give every other person a different one so people can trade?
Here are the flavors we are considering . . .
Lemon Cake - white sponge cake with Zesty Lemon Curd Filling
Marble Cake - Buttery Marbled Pound Cake, sweet apricot marmalade filling
Chocolate Chip Cannoli Cake - Vanilla sponge, sweet ricotta cream and chocolate chip filling, dark rum
If you like cake is there any of the above flavors you would not like
Thanks!