Hello, future ma-in-law is V-E-R-Y keen we have a wedding cake, all traditional-like, but we're not overkeen... So we think we've found a solution. Please, ladies, let me know what you think...
The day is intended to be informal and village fete/family BBQ feel. In the afternoon we've a hog roast, followed by an ice cream van. In the evening we've a fish and chip van, a cheese tower with rustic bread and biscuits, and finally, 'cake'. We were going to have an array of old-school desserts (trifle, black forest gateaux, cheesecake etc) but it seemed daft seeing as we're trying to steer of anything needing too much in the way of cutlery and places to sit and eat 'proper' having seen it go a bit wrong at a couple of receptions. And I don't like cake pops. So a big tier of cupcakes, with a very small, sweet wedding cake on top seems to be the ideal. We'll cut the cake in the evening, and will need around 130 cupcakes.
Any pro's and con's so far on this idea?
It's a lot of cupcakes. Can we make them and freeze them? Then we'd decorate them the day before? I know NUFFINK about baking etc... would we leave the traditional cake out in the day time for people to get a nose at, but then in the evening bring the cupcakes out with all the other evening food, because otherwise the icing etc will go hard/horrible if they're out from midday through to midnight?
Thanks for any help!
