how to cut costs on a wedding cake ?

[renovation]

GRANDVILLE, Mich. (AP) - For the budget-minded bride and groom, a new business is offering a less costly alternative to buying an expensive wedding cake: renting a fake one.

The idea is to have an elegant, multitiered pretend cake for show while serving guests slices from a real, tasty and inexpensive sheet cake.

The inside of a faux wedding cake crafted by Fun Cakes in Grandville contains mostly plastic foam, with a secret spot reserved for a slice of real cake to be shared by the bride and groom. Everything is covered by gum paste and fondant, a frosting-like confection made from sugar and water often used in cakes and pastries.

After a bride and groom take the traditional first slice of their real wedding cake, it's often wheeled away from guests, out of their sight, to be cut up and served on plates. Do the same thing using a fake cake and a sheet cake, and guests will be none the wiser.


"The only difference is the inside. nobody can tell," said Kimberly Aya, whose 3-month-old company also bakes real cakes. The online version of her business is called CakeRental.com,

How Much Does it Cost?
The price of the cake depends on you and how big (or tall) that you want it.
If you order a cake from my gallery the cost is a flat $100.00 plus shipping.

You can also custom order your cake with your own design. The basic three tiered cake
is $150.00 and each additional tier has the following cost:
6" or 8" = $35.00
10" or 12" = $45.00
14 " or 16" = $55.00
Plus shipping.

All cakes require a $200.00 deposit for the return of the cake.
Once the cake has returned your $200.00 will be refunded.
http://cakerental.com/

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they dont seem to look the best .but then they are fake

[Markel]

When I saw this story on the 'net, my thought was "What a great idea!" As long as the rent-a-cake looks nice, nobody needs to be the wiser.

[InfiniteNothing]

I have a good trick. Don't call it a wedding cake. The word wedding increases the price.

[johnnymk]

I have a good trick. Don't call it a wedding cake. The word wedding increases the price.

Just order two different diameter cakes, plop one on top of the other and decorate it yourself.

[Napoleon54]

Betty Crocker?

[Jeffbx]

Now that's a good idea...

[oblongmelon]

you guys have nooo idea....ya can't just PLOP a cake down on top of another..you need supports, and levelers, and arrrghhh..nevermind..IT'S A SCIENCE.

[Kim]

I took a cake decorating class last year. Now I am a pretty good cook, but that class kicked my butt. They make it look so easy on the food network, but irl, no way! I agree with Obby, it is a science. Just getting the icing right you almost need to be a chemist

[Napoleon54]

A science?? Nah, that's an art. Cakes take talent and skill, not logic.

[Jenny]

That's a great idea!

We had a beautiful cake (well, x 2 cause we had a groom's cake too) and it was only like $150 or so, iirc. Of course, that was almost 11 years ago, but still. lol

[YellowCoffee]

How much do cakes normally run for in So. Cal. Anybody know? I'm specifically talking about the same calibur cake that this company is trying to mimic.

[fillup0215]

you will probably be looking at $3-4 a slice..now multiply that by how many guest you have an that is your answer. that is pretty crazy....renting a cake might be the alternative...

[Mommypooh]

We had a 3 tier cake it was like $60 and then a sheet cake as well. it was not too bad on the budget, but then agian I am not in cal so that might help with some cost. Big Bear cakes are not too bad, price or taste.

[renovation]

wedding cakes can run BIG BUCKS when you buy them from a specialty baker . there are bakers that specialize in just wedding cakes . they will make a cake as big as you want. but don't bend over or you be really really sore . i have been to weddings were the cake was a major center peice and heard of $1500 -$2000 some higher -some lower for just a cake made of flour ,water and sugar .and maybe you have to make arrangement to pick up your own cake . they frosted it! now dont forget you have a depost .on the little plastic pillers that hold the diffrent levels. and you better bring them back clean and a complete set . most of these bakers will sell you a small 5-6 inch round cake to sample for a couple of bucks . and you better - not all bakers are the same .when it comes to making wedding cakes .i have had dry cake and i have had moist wedding cake .also some Halls supply the wedding cake in the package. buyer beware when its time to eat cake

[utcpal]

this is a very good idea..

[Napoleon54]

I'd rather have a wedding PIE!

[riskykougra]

Better yet just dont get married, ever...no cake is worth that much sacrifice...

[YellowCoffee]

I'd rather have a wedding PIE!

That would be sweet! (in more ways than one). I love pie so much more than cake.

[Prngr44]

We had a 3 tier cake it was like $60 and then a sheet cake as well. it was not too bad on the budget, but then agian I am not in cal so that might help with some cost. Big Bear cakes are not too bad, price or taste.

We did the same thing... had a 3 tiered cake that served 100 or so, then sheet cake of the same type for the rest of the pieces.