First, you probably won't need near as much dessert as wedding websites and cake bakers would like you to believe. We had 100 people, and we kept hearing that six 8-inch cakes and six pies wasn't going to be enough.
I hid one pie for the next day, but we ended up having two full cakes left, and most of another pie. Our caterer cut everything up into those tiny slices and people didn't realize they could take more than one of them so that didn't help the matter much.But I can't say I really minded having leftover cake and pie, so go ahead and over-order if you're like me! Do keep in mind that some venues won't let you take your leftovers home. It has to do with liability and often isn't negotiable, as my cousin found out when they dumped half her wedding cake.
But even with rampant over-ordering, having lots of individual desserts was much cheaper than ordering a wedding cake (even a simple one). Twelve desserts ended up costing at total of $270. And they weren't discount desserts either. The cakes we had are from the best bakery in Sacramento. I was afraid to even ask what their wedding cakes cost--I'm pretty sure they are at least $500 and up for the number of guests we had. Which really makes no sense if you consider the amount of cake we had. And all we sacrificed was the appearance of a big custom cake! And the pies were special ordered from a woman who used to bake for Chez Panisse, and made with fresh, local ingredients.I'd highly recommend going this route if you are on a budget and looking for quality cakes. Just keep in mind that you might end up eating cake and pie every meal for a week afterward!
5 comments:
mmm this is my kind of post! I'm totally on board with having lots of different cakes instead of one big one, but my mum (who makes wedding cakes) INSISTS that we let her make a small 2-tier cake for the wedding, then we can make or buy the rest of them ourselves. I just got my issue of MSLiving and there's a whole section dedicated to CUPCAKES! Guess it's back the the drawing board :)
I love these photos, your dessert table looks delicious! We did something like this at our wedding too. It was a fall wedding so we had all sorts of different pies and a giant bowl of whipped cream. Everyone loved it! We also had a very small more traditional wedding cake because my husband's grandmother really wanted to make it for us. It was very pretty and some of our guests liked seeing us cut it.
I love Freeport Bakery! The boy used to go to school down the street from that bakery.
$270 is such a great price for all those sweets. Thanks for the tip, I'll keep it in mind!
Thanks for the tips!
I'm planning a wedding for a client who is having a pie bar instead of cake. They are having special individuals make their signature pies which will cut costs, add a personal touch, and go well with their rustic and home-y feel.
It is hard to find great pie inspiraton so I am so glad I found your blog. [It's fantastic].
Your wedding reception looks like it was just gorgeous.
I thought it was an excellent blog, that information has been very helpful in my life, I am a desserts lover, so I really enjoyed this reading, this weekend I want to do one! Thanks for this great moment!
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