Weddings can be exciting and stressful with all of the decisions you are faced with. The cake is no exception. It is a symbol that has become synonymous with weddings. As you consider the flavor and design of the cake, you may be faced with common predicament...the texture or density of your preferred cake flavor may not hold up to the physics of stacking and icing (an anti-gravity cake only exists in my fantasies). Enter the dummy cake, a sculpture of styrofoam and icing. Also known as a fake cake, a dummy cake allows you to have the design you want as well as your desired cake type and flavor. It really gives you endless options so you can have it all.
Above are two examples of dummy cakes. The top photo is a dummy cake that had a "side kick" for the couple to cut. Sheet cakes were in the kitchen and ready to be served as soon as the formality of the bride and groom's cake cutting and feeding/smashing was complete. The next photo is a cake that I made for a second wedding. The bride and groom did not have a formal cake cutting, nor did they serve cake. They just wanted the symbolic decoration for their reception.
Special thanks to Jennifer of Leatherwood of Leatherwood Photography for the images.
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