Archive | May 2014

The Flavors of Wedding Cakes

Cakes are not just a typical dough that’s good for breakfast and snack but a specially-baked mixture of various tasty ingredients. Baking a cake for special events like weddings isn’t to be taken lightly, so much so that most couples would not dare to make their own wedding cake. The mixture of ingredients and flavoring, along with the baking process, require skills to achieve the right taste matching the desired flavor.

Cakes come in a variety of flavors, each achieved by the wet and dry ingredients either added into the mixture or overlaid on the surface of the baked product. The most common flavors of wedding cakes that perfectly suit wedding celebrations include chocolate and vanilla. Other flavors are concealed within the cake by the crust of fondant and frosting. Continue reading

Picking a Custom Cake in NYC? Get to Know These Yummy Flavor Ideas

Any finely crafted custom cake in NYC should be top-notch in two categories, namely design and taste. Nobody would definitely like a cake that looks stunning on the outside, but tastes bland on the inside. Two of 2014’s most popular wedding cake flavors are traditional vanilla batter and chocolate cake, with red velvet coming in at a close third.

For couples looking for an exciting twist to an otherwise classic flavor, they can choose coconut instead of the usual cream cheese frosting and red velvet combination. On the other hand, chocolate lovers can add a burst of rosewater flavor into vanilla buttercream, which creates a subtle yet sweet flavor that’s sure to captivate the sweet tooth of guests.
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