Weddingbee Blog

So I needed to line up some cake tastings.

What does one bring to a cake tasting?

The smart thing would be to say, “a budget”. But there’s also flavor, design, and size to think about, too.

All the unknown variables ran through my head as Mr. Sewing picked up the chorus of the Birthday Cake song. (And I apologize in advance for anyone that actually listens to that silliness.)

Anyway, as in any complex problem, we started by listing out the “givens”. What did I already know?

• We wanted a square cake.

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Everyone knows you get more cake out of a square than a circle!

• Maybe 3 or 4 tiers high.

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• Mostly white, but with either red or black trimmings.

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• At least 2 different kinds of fillings. If I could find a place that would do a rum cake, I could die a happy Sewing. A good rum cake with a custardy middle is nothing to laugh at!

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Or how about some guava chiffon?

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Mmm. Hungry now.

And Mr. Sewing added, “Please make it tres leche.” Umm. Somehow I don’t think they make tres leche in Hawaii. We’ll put it on the short list for that at-home reception, which is quickly becoming the melting pot of all good-and-somewhat-random ideas.

So far so good, right? Well, what about the design?

For once I drew a bit of a blank.

I liked cakes with ribbon on the bottoms of each tier…

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And cakes with white-on-white piping…

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And cakes with gum paste flowers…

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But together I didn’t think it would work out so well. Too busy, perhaps?

Then there was also my other hair-brained idea.

Tiny little power poles (model-railroad size), on each tier, going up to the top of the cake, where mini-Sewings would stand under a mini streetlight, lit by LED.

Okay, yeah, I just went from gumpaste flowers and ribbons to train sets. But in my head it seemed so cool. And with both of us having graduated as power engineers, it has plenty of meaning.

Perhaps a little like this?

What kind of cake are you planning on? And how do you stop yourself from getting mad cravings while thinking about it?