Wedding desserts shall be an expensive line item in your ceremony budget, costing hundreds or even thousands of pounds. A cost effective option is obviously to make the cake you from scratch, whether you own the skills, the time or the inclination. However, you may think about receiving note of to high street to discover a decent cake at a decent price.
Firstly - look at the general supermarkets. All regarding the supermarkets - Morrisons, Asda, Tesco etc. do a section of what they call "special occasion" desserts ranging from a very reasonable £10-20. Now that all of these supermarkets hold a 'finest' collection, they also tend to do well iced, tasty rich veggie cakes. These are usually available in different sizes too, so you can layer them whether you need to packing cake general tiered cake.
Generally, the supermarket desserts are well presented but return only in plain white, which means that you can need to decorate them yourself. Luckily, this is easy to do! By browsing eBay or Hobbycraft, you can locate tier holders and a selection of glitters, cake gems and foliage at very reasonable prices. For a clean cake, rather than going overboard, you should always opt for some very simple lime foliage (that is safe to place on a cake!) and a ceremony topper - a sweetener figurine of a bride and groom or something else that you like.
Waitrose supply some high quality desserts that are already iced and decorated. Similar goes for Debenhams and Paul Lewis. These cost a bit higher than the standard supermarket cakes, due to the fact that they look slightly more special and professional, but they cost many fewer than a completely bespoke cake.
You may also think about a trip to Marks and Spencer, as they hold a good selection of desserts - they release a special service where they shall make desserts to order for you. A whole selection of cake bases shall be located ranging from sponge desserts to veggie desserts and even tasty things cakes. You can specify the volume and the creation on the cake and you can leave it clean and plain to decorate yourself, or ask them to sum some sweetener flowers and other decoration. The cost is around £150 or so for a 4 tier cake, which compares very well to prices that ceremony cake designers shall charge you. Like the other supermarkets, they also hold a pre-packed section that you can purchase and stack yourself.
At the very top-end regarding the high street, Selfridges and Harvey Nichols most have exquisite food halls and - not surprisingly - an excellent selection of pre-packed cakes. Selfridges also has a made-to-order service, which can work out very well.
Finally, whether you can be on a tight budget, do not dismiss the system of creating use of good quality biscuits or tasty things pots arranged in a tiered display that you should deliver as dessert or leave on display for guests to help themselves later on in proceedings. You should even bin the system of "cake" altogether and opt for Krispy Kreme doughnuts (arranged in tiers of course) or for a more continental croquembouche!
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