Hi All!
I'm thinking of making my own wedding cake to help keep costs down a bit,and was wondering if anyone else has made there own wedding cake to keep costs down.

Any advice would be very grateful.

Many Thanks!

Beginning to feel like a wedding planner now lol
My cake was homemade by my Aunt she got 3 different size square cake tins, Made 3 rich fruitcakes that were seeped in brandy, they were then topped up with brandy each week for a few weeks and sealed in an air tight tins. Then flat iced them ( you could buy the ready rolled icing for this stage)
She then did lattice work on it and added small pink rosebuds (which you can now buy ready made up). I then brought 8 pillars and the bride and groom to go on top. It is really nice when you have made your own too

Blimey I've never known anyone need so much help in organising a wedding ... surprised you didn't ask us if you should say yes when he proposed!!!!!!!!

Hi Sarah we got our cake from asda's comes in 3 sizes. Then got the tier pillars and bride and groom decoration from hobbycraft, and also went to a cake decorating shop for some sugar flowers to decorate bottom and middle tier. Cost of cake altogether came to about £70.00 alot cheaper than the £250 we were quoted

sarah, why dont you start a journal about your wedding plans and everyone can reply to your entries by clicking on the discuss button,
that way we can follow it step by step until your big day!

Sarah, you have started at least 7 threads about your wedding plans recently, 3 on dresses, 2 on venues, one on limos and now cake- I for one can't keep up.
Just a suggestion, why don't you make one post for your wedding plans ( or a journal as suggested) I'm sure there are loads of geeks willing to offer advice and share their experiences - then all the ideas will be kept together for you to make your choices.

Journal is a fab idea sarah and then we can all answer your queries, as to the cake got mine in three tiers from marks and sparks cost £40 bought towers and my frend made icing flowers same as my bouguet cost £50 in total.
HTH

Soooooooooo Sooooooooorry! i suppose no one would want any yummy wedding cake sent to them after my big day then........

Yeah Tesco's and Mark's do the individual tiers too I made a friends a couple of years ago I used some sugar crafted stargazer lillies which cost about £7 and got some really cute sugar iridiscent glitter and it looked beautiful!

Well the question is Sarah can you make good cakes if the answer is yes and you have time why not make it? You will have lots of fun and you can do it just how you like it.

If you are not sure what it will turn out like then maybe look around and try and get a good deal.

I know how much weddings cost now and not everyone has loads of dosh and need to cut back there is nothing wrong with this I am sure by the time your wedding day comes it will all be fantastic.

Caz xxx

I got married 2 years ago and bought the M&S wedding cake in 3 sizes which I stacked directly on top of each other, decorated with some tartan ribbon, red roses and Scottish thistles. The M&S cake is also delicious.

I personally would go with coffee, but then you are right, it is a tough decision

Defo coffee!! I'll make you both one with my new machine........ bit tricky though -your gonna have to decide which flavour you want.

Mild roast
Rich roast
Brazilian roast
Colubian roast
Smooth roast
hazelnut
Latte
Chocco/mocha

With milk full /semi/skimmed
cream/non fat creamer/coffeemate
Sugar/sweetener

Cup
Mug
Cup & saucer
glass
paper cup/ with or without lid.
the possibilities are endless!!!
the choice is yours.
Would you be liking a slice of wedding cake with that madam!

chocco, cream, one sugar, in a mug, with a spoon and a piece of battenburg!