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AMY MEARS, OWNER ALBANY, NY (518) 729-0157 abmears@nycap.rr.com |
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At
Sweet Expressions, we can help! Every wedding cake is designed with each
couple to reflect their personal style, taste and budget. As
one of the only independent cake decorators in the Capital
District Wedding Association, I have had the opportunity to work with
many area professionals and in most every hotel/catering establishment. Please call us at (518) 729-0157 to set up a personal consultation to discuss your plans for your special event and to sample cakes. |
The icing on this cake was an Espresso flavored Italian Buttercream Meringue with an orchid accent design. All of the roses, freesia, orchids, grapes and leaves that adorn the cake were made of gumpaste. Photo by Carol Bluestein | ||||
| Cake Flavors: | Two different flavors in the bride's cake are encouraged. Wedding cakes are $3.75 per slice with buttercream icing and are $4.75 per slice with rolled fondant. Our most popular flavors include: | ||||
| Sour
Cream White | Kahlua
Fudge (chocolate,
kahlua and chocolate chips) Golden Yellow Carrot (with pineapple, coconut & walnuts) Lemon Berry Jazz (with blueberry, raspberry or strawberry filling) Kahlua Velvet (chocolate & kahlua) Spice Mississippi Mud (chocolate with pecans & coconut) | ||||
| Cake Icings: |
Ivory Butter Cream |
Chocolate Buttercream | |||
| Cake Fillings: | Fruit: Raspberry Strawberry Lemon Blueberry Apricot Cherry |
Mousse: | Custard/Cream: Vanilla Chocolate | ||
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Designs: Brides usually either have a picture in hand of the cake
she wants or wants to custom design her own cake by looking at assorted cake books
and magazines. No additional charge is incurred for exterior design work, unless
it requires royal icing flowers, gum paste flowers, or fresh fruit. Cake Slices: There is no uniform standard in the cake business on what a cake slice should be or is. My research in the capital district area tells me however, that a bakery will sell a cake that they estimate serves 100, but in my calculations would only serve 65. Our cake slices are 1" x 2" or 35% larger than the bakerys estimation, which may become quite critical depending on the expertise of your cake cutters. Working on a tight budget? Some brides prefer a smaller display cake with sheet cakes in the back of the house to serve a larger reception of 150 or more. Deposit/Cake Contracts: Your date becomes reserved only when the cake contract is drawn up, signed and 50% deposit is made. Final deposits are due 2 weeks prior to the wedding date. A note for the out of town bride to be: Many of my customers are out of town. If its impossible to set up a time to meet before the wedding, cake samples can be shipped to you for tasting on your Fed-Ex account. Email becomes the bulk of our long distance conversations, with pictures and thoughts shared in that format. References are available on request. | |||||
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