THE TASTE

Carrot Cake is an acquired taste and not everybody will like it (especially certain children when they hear the word ‘carrot’!), but that should not put you off choosing it if it’s what you’d like. Carrot cake is denser than sponge but not as dense as fruit/spice cake so you should ask your cake maker if you are looking to have it support heavy cakes or objects to see if it is suitable. It is a slightly more expensive cake than sponge to make, although it should provide more slices and be more durable.

Chocolate Cake

The final type of cake to mention is the ‘rising star’ of the Wedding Cake world – chocolate cake. Essentially a sponge based cake with chocolate flavouring, it merits its own paragraph purely due to its popularity. Retaining many of the features of a typical sponge based cake, the chocolate cake can have some decadent fillings and coated be in rich coatings to enhance the chocolaty experience. Because it is possibly the riches cake of all that we have mentioned, (especially when filled, coated and covered in chocolate) it may be a suitable cake to serve directly following the three-course Reception meal, but that said, you will find that most of your guests will ‘make room’!.

Something Different

Thus far, we have made the assumption that you will opt for a tiered cake, but a popular option these days is to have individual cakes stacked in a conical shape for your guests to each grab one of. It is impossible to talk about all of the options, as you are only limited by your imagination, but many couples may opt to offer individual servings of iced and decorated sponge, fruit, carrot or chocolate cake.