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Saturday was our first cake tasting, and I was possibly a little too excited about it. If it has anything to do with frosting and sugar and butter, well… I’m going to be excited. We went to a tasting at one of the more well known shops in our area. They did my sister’s cake (which was delish) and have gotten great reviews.
Now, let me preface this by saying I was 99.9% sure what type of cake we were going to get if we decided to go with this bakery before we even set foot inside of its doors. It’s not that I am a complete control-freak bride. Rather, I’ve had it several times at my old place of employment, and just had it for Sister French Fries’ and Dad French Fries’ birthdays a few weeks ago. Every time I’ve had it, it has been amazing. So, it’s a safe choice, even though it’s not exactly your typical wedding cake.
Because Mr. French Fries and I have discussed — and are in agreement — that this cake would be perfect, I hesitated to try it again, but we decided to add it to the list, just to be on the safe side. We narrowed it down to the following choices:
Yum! I took a picture of all of the choices and will report back in a separate post about our thoughts.
I have also narrowed down what I want the cake to look like after gathering several inspiration photos. This one has all of the elements I’m looking for, however.
The basics: white frosting/ganache without any other real decoration other than ribbon at the bottom of each tier and a small cluster of sugar flowers. Monochromatic, but possibly with a slight light pink tint to the flowers. I’d prefer buttercream to fondant, but white chocolate ganache would be perfect. I want the tiers to be very gradually stacked, rather than having a large distinction between each size of tier (if that makes sense). I also would love to use a simple white cake pedestal rather than the large, silver serving pedestals that you can rent from the bakery. Oh, and it has to taste absolutely fantastic. You know, just a small list of requirements.
Also, I’m considering having them save the top tier from being served, but not so that we can eat it on our anniversary. It’s so I/we can eat it after we come back from our honeymoon. I figure, we’re spending more on a cake than we do on groceries for 3 months, so… shouldn’t we get to enjoy it more than once? I think so.
How are you ensuring you’ll get to enjoy a piece of your own wedding cake?
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YUM! That sounds really good - I’d go for the red velvet with white chocolate ganache if I were you.
One of the reasons we chose our bakery is because they give you a free anniversary cake on your 1-year-anniversary, instead of having you save the top layer. As our cake lady told us, no matter how good the cake was to begin with, a one-year-old frozen cake will taste like a one-year-old frozen cake!
We are having hummingbird cake with pecan praline filling for the bottom and top tiers. The middle tier is raspberry fudge with rum filling. Hummingbird is my favorite so we are saving the top not necessarily for our one year anniversary either but so we can enjoy it after the wedding as well.
Yummy, can’t wait to see pictures of everything you tried! I’ve heard a rumor that our wedding venue coordinator will put some cake and champagne in our get away car. I’m hoping it’s not just a rumor. 
You went to Simma’s didn’t you?! I really would suggest trying out several options for places….we found some great cake places in waukesha that were WAY cheaper and WAY tastier. Can’t wait to see what you finally choose!
So is anyone else drooling, or am I the only one? Also, I love your inspiration photo, and the idea of saving the top tier for after the honeymoon is actually just what I’ve been looking for! I really don’t get excited about the prospect of eating year-old cake (not to mention the logistics of moving it across the country), but it would be great to come back to after the honeymoon! I can’t wait to see what you decide!
As a Milwaukee bride myself, I’m curious…where did you go for your tasting? It sounds like Simma’s..but just wanted to check.
i sooo want to go to simma’s!! i tried the signature cheesecake with raspberry filling and chocolate ganache at a bridal show and fell in love!
@kck: @rannfar: @miss nette: Indeed, ladies — we went to Simma’s! We’re going other places too, but just started out here.
I got a simma’s cake for my friend’s bridal shower and everyone raved about it! You picked a good place to start.
I love that you have a lot of the specifics figured out! You’re so organized! And that’s a beautiful cake!
That’s beautiful! And that’s a great idea for the top tier!
I will most certainly be enjoying my cake more than once! I’m guessing three or four times.. and that’s before the wedding’s over 
haha
That’s a beautiful cake. I love non-fondant cakes that still look beautiful and smooth.
absolutely! cake is my most favorite part of every wedding so yeah, i’m definitely having some cake at mine
I will be adding that picture to my inspiration file. We’re having our cake done through our reception site/caterer (it’s too good of a deal) but the catch is that they will only do white cakes and VERY simple decorations. That cake is simple and lovely and elegant. Perfect!
We have some cake saved in our freezer, and we’re going to enjoy some of it on our 1/4 anniversary another chunk at our six month-a-versary and then more cake at 3/4 of the time through our first married year. Our bakery provides a bonus free mini cake for our anniversary…so we’ll have a sweet year
Sounds so yummy and I love the look of your cake. I would love the hint of pink in the flowers, btw.
That cake is really, really pretty! And, well, I’m a sucker for cake.
Those sound like some very yummy flavors! We cut ours into quarters before we froze it and are planning on eating it Bruschetta style. Our bakery does the same, with a complimentary mini-cake for our anniversary!
Our cake was similar in style, with white chocolate buttercream and a gold ribbon at the bottom of the layers.
FWIW, I did NOT get a piece of our cake at the wedding. I ate one bite when we cut it, but they took my plate away before I could eat any! 
Luckily, one of my cousins let me have a couple of bites of his piece. Because my husband didn’t get to eat any either, we decided to eat the top layer of our cake on our one-month anniversary.
I would certainly want to save cake to eat lots of times
On my wedding day, I only got to eat one bite of cake–the bite that the Dude fed me! Not to worry. We had enough leftovers to continue eating them after our honeymoon and STILL hold on to the top layer for our 1 year anniversary.
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Miss French Fries, Milwaukee
Age and Occupation: 27, Paralegal
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Investments Advisor
Engagement Date: September 20, 2008
Wedding Date: June 2010
Venue: Ceremony: Catholic Church, Reception: Hotel Ballroom
About Me: I'm a Midwestern girl who longs to live in a warmer climate (my feet would be happy in flip flops any day!). I love travel, impromptu napping, grilled cheese sandwiches, my iPhone, singing with reckless abandon in my car, and Mr. French Fries.
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