Personally, I don't think I could ever rent a cake. If the budget didn't allow for a cake, then I would opt for the popular cupcake tree. You might even consider making the cupcakes yourself and maybe you could gather your bridal party together to help you frost them. Or, why not forgo the traditional cake cutting and have a dessert buffet instead? You might even ask family members to bake their favorite(s) and display them at the wedding with a label that might read something like "Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies baked with love by Aunt Judy". Definitely a budget-friendly dessert option. You might even decide to go one step further by gathering all of the recipes and creating a dessert cookbook as a favor for your guests.
Pricing for a cake rental typically starts around $130 plus shipping for a 3 tiered cake shown in a pre-designed cake gallery. Custom ordered 3 tier cakes can start around $200+ plus shipping. Additional tiers are added cost. Please note: Cakes require a safety deposit, which is refunded once the cake has been returned and is not damaged. Maybe it's just me, but do you want to be cutting into a "fake" cake that another couple has cut into? And would a bride really want to have to remember to set aside time to ship a cake back after the wedding when there are all those thank you's to tackle?
Anybody out there renting a cake for your wedding? Have you been to a wedding where a cake had been rented? Please share your thoughts on fake wedding cakes, I'd love to know what you think.
Some of the Cake Rental Companies I've come across:
Fake the Cake in CA, Atlanta Cake Rental in GA, Mrs. Oliver's Cakes in MD, Cake Rental in MI, Rent a Fake Cake in MN, Sin City Fake Cakes in NV, Rent the Cake of Your Dreams in NY, Cutting the Cake and Sugar Fake Cakes in Canada
Above Image Credits:
Top Row: from Rent the Cake of Your Dreams, Middle Row: from Atlanta Cake Rental, Bottom Row: from Fake the Cake
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Fake Wedding Cakes
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Hi, I am the owner of www.AtlantaCakeRental.com and my brides are happy to be renting a cake, especially if its their 2nd marriage or they are still in school and don't have too much money to spend. You were wondering about the "secret" spot and what it looks like. Usually, I ask my bride what their sheet will be like? Is is going to be just yellow cake or chocolate? Depending on that, I design the "secret" spot to match those colors. So even if they cut into it, nobody will be able to tell the difference. As far as making a decision wheather to rent a fake cake or not, that's all up to the bride, besides, it's HER day, and she can have whatever she wants on her special day!
Hello - I was married on the hottest most humid day of the summer in South Florida. My outdoor wedding weather would not permit any cake because it would melt. Being a crazy bride I thought there has to be a way to make this work. The last baker I visited told me about the fake cake option and I made my own fake cake. It looked fabulous and nobody knew it was fake. We kept the cake and every year on our anniversary pull it out of its box and take a photo. It's been 8 years. Funny, we have aged but the cake hasn't. Frankly, cakes at the wedding are only eye candy. Maybe you can find someone who can make a fake cake that you can keep.
to the anonymous person who made her own fake cake...
How did you make it? I am thinking about doing this for my own wedding....pricing cakes out has been crazy----3 to 4 a slice and then add this or add that ...
You can make your own by using styrofoam! You can trace our the shapes of the tiers before you cut it out with a bread knife! Frost it and then seal it-you can use a can of clear spray paint for this. then you can add embellishments such as flowers on picks or ribbon. I've made one with beading and used the beads you buy on a strand in the craft store. No one has ever known they're fake unless I tell them!
I've been shopping for a wedding cake for my November wedding, and it is very exhausting trying to find something reasonable, yet classy... The rentals I've seen go from $100 - $250. The sheet cake from we are using is $30, and feeds 50 people. Going with a fake cake is amounting to $300 - $500. The real cake options range from $1150 - $2000. No should should go in to debt in having a wedding... I care about tradition, but reality is that gas is $4+ a gallon, and I don't love cake all that much. (just my 2 cents.)
There is a company that can make a fake cake that you can keep. I need to get the name from my friend. But she told me they will sell you a fake cake for $200-$300 that you can keep forever. Don't know what it is made out of but she said she was at a wedding that the couple purchased one of these fakes and no one knew it was fake. Plus the bride and groom really liked the idea of keeping the cake since it was an investment (getting the biggest bang for their buck). I can only remember the tag line of the company - It's Ok To Fake It! or something like that. I thought that was funny.
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