We're charmed not to mention a little hungry now we've seen this delectable cupcake tower. The wedding tower comprises 50 assorted cupcakes on a seven tier stand and you could include the candy topped Chocolate Charmer and the pink strawberry-iced white rose Blushing Bride... *licks lips*.
Want it? £2.90 each or £240 for the wedding selection at Candy Cakes.
We are so utterly enchanted by this cake. The theme is Versailles Birds with inspiration taken from Matthew Williamson and Alexander McQueen to create handpainted birds and flowers. It almost seems rude to eat it but we totally would. Twice.
Three tiers (4", 7" and 10") serves 135 and costs £745 + flowers. See it here.
Do browse the rest of the site here where fabulous cake maker extraordinaire Mich Turner displays iced cakes, chocolate varieties and some spectacular mini cakes.
Wedding cakes are terribly expensive aren't they? Gorgeous is a given but even I who loves, loves, loves cake hesitates at the idea of spending £600 plus on one, even it is art. Yes, they can double as dessert but they can also be found very well priced if you're prepared to check out the supermarket cake section. They aren't all plain white iced fruit cake layers now - though there's nothing wrong with that especially if you're creative and can whip up something prettier with ribbons and flowers - and some shops are really pushing the boat out with prettily decorated cakes. Check these out:
Clockwise from top left: OK, Asda's wedding cake is very plain but I like the orange flower (gerberas?) suggestion. The layers cost £6.48 for the small, £7.11 for the medium and £13.48 for the large. So, £27.07 for all three! Next up is Tesco. Their 'celebration cake' looks very similar to the Asda version except they've added a few swirls of icing. Prices are £6.48 - £13.48 too. It could be said that the advantages of these two is that they can be picked up in store any time.
Waitrose have taken the wedding cakes up a notch with a range of white iced, chocolate, polka dots, chocolate curls and sugar flowers. They are more expensive ranging from £45 for a single tier to £420 for a four tier cake with choices of sponge or fruit. I think they would compete very well with designer cakes, don't you? (The mixed sponge three tier rose petal cake is £280, the four tier pink & white polka dot cake is £295). They can also do a cupcake tower and iced favour biscuits. You will have to order 30-42 days in advance but that's very reasonable.
I think M&S, above, really deserved an image set of their own. Look at these cakes! The three tier striped sponge is £249 and there's a matching mini cake option (£35 for 6) - I love the colours of orange, purple and grey. Very now! The soft iced pearl cake is eternily popular. I don't know if it comes with the purple flower arrangement (I think not, so easily customisable to your colours) and it's just £179-£199. There's a mini cake option for this one too (also £35 for 6). Aren't they charming? They only need 21 says advance ordering, again, super reasonable, both for price and time.
Of course, if Fortum & Mason is more your thing you could go a bit mad on a Peggy Porschen cake where prices are £870 for a cupcake tower and from £950 for a tiered cake. Ouch! The two pictured are the tumbling roses which is a mere £1450 and the Crystal Chandelier jewelled cake stand with individual cakes (£950). Isn't it pretty?
I'm quite a fan of Peggy Porschen and can't fail but admire her gorgeous mini cakes, cookie favours and glam wedding cakes. If you do too, and you're a dab hand at sugarcraft, three masterclasses are being held at her Battersea studio this May. There she'll teach you how to make and decorate cookies with summer themes of clothes and shoes, techniques for creating her miniature tea rose cakes and floral fancies.
The classes will be held on 7th May (Couture Cookies), 8th May (Floral Fondant Fancies) and 9th May (Minature Tea Rose Cakes). Classes are £195 each. More details at Peggy Porschen or call 020 7738 1339 for more details.
[source: Veil & Train]
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