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A Cake – Revisited

By Denise Pare-Watson

Wedding Cake Memories

A good friend thanked me again today for her wedding cake.   They are celebrating their 5th anniversary already!

I loved making this cake for her – each layer was different so that everyone at the wedding had their favourite kind.  I thought I would share with you.

You will see a few things in this photograph that I typically do for the bride and groom:

  • A miniature cake for the newlywed couple to save for their first anniversary.
  • A box with treats because often the bride and groom are absolutely starving after their wedding.  (see below for details)
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Beautiful lily adorned the wedding cake

The Cake:

  • Bottom Layer:  Lemon Pound Cake with lemon curd and vanilla bean buttercream
  • Middle Layer:  Famous Carrot Cake
  • Top Layer:  Chocolate Fudge Brownie layers with raspberry and dark chocolate ganache

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Cupcakes – love ’em? or not!

By Denise Pare-Watson

Cupcakes – Do you Love Them?  Or not?

I have a confession to make.  I.Really.Do.Not.Like.Making.Cupcakes.For.A.Wedding.

Don’t get me wrong.  I love being a pastry chef.  I love meeting with prospective clients to help plan their wedding cake displays.  I am a happy kitchen dweller.  My collection of recipe books gives me such pleasure as I “read” through old favourites or the latest cookbooks that have come on the market and mysteriously appear in my collection.  I do eat, live and breathe the life of a pastry chef, and cannot imagine that this will ever change.  But cupcakes……well, cupcakes are somewhat problematic, and here is why:

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Wedding display of cupcakes

For the individual who is eating the cupcake, they can present some interesting challenges.

  • Cupcakes are typically top-heavy due to their heavy rosette of buttercream frosting and topple over easily.
  • Cupcakes are designed to be eaten out-of-hand.  This can create some challenges when you are dressed in formal attire.
  • Cupcakes are not unlike tacos or hotdogs – in order to eat them effectively, you really have to tilt your head slightly sideways.  This is not pretty in most cases.

For the pastry chef, the challenges are as daunting.

  • Due to the tipsy nature of a cupcake, they are not easily transported, especially when dealing with large numbers.
  • Typically, there is an additional charge for set-up since the cupcakes will often need to be frosted and finished at the wedding site to prevent significant damage.

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