A REAL WEDDING CAKE
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scrumpee01
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My cake is from Canele. Can see the pic from my earlier posting. Better for u to call Canele and check the price. the baker will also advise you how many kg to get. Mine is 7 kg for 150pax.
My cake is from Canele. Can see the pic from my earlier posting. Better for u to call Canele and check the price. the baker will also advise you how many kg to get. Mine is 7 kg for 150pax.
ivanangeline
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tt means cutting and dividing the cake will be tedious, any idea what is the price range like?
hi mgt, i'm also feeding about 400 pple with wedding cake. What I did was to order a cake of a size which would feed 200 persons, and supplement that with sheet cakes for the other 200. Sheet cakes are cakes in trays which are iced in a similar fashion as the wedding cake. This is much cheaper than getting a cake for all 400. I figured after you cut it up, no one will be the wiser
yup, got the sheet cakes together with the wedding cake from the same source.
hey dorami, i haven't decided yet whether to get the customised cake topper from cheryl - i think it's really cute though! also more interesting than the precious moments ones, and they can also serve as mementoes of the wedding after the event. but it's extra cost... are you getting them from her?
hey dorami, i haven't decided yet whether to get the customised cake topper from cheryl - i think it's really cute though! also more interesting than the precious moments ones, and they can also serve as mementoes of the wedding after the event. but it's extra cost... are you getting them from her?
beanbean,
Initially tot to..
but my hubby prefer precious moment leh.. he tinks precious moment cuter..
anyway cost nt much difference lah.. cheryl quoted me $100 for her topper.. n precious moment fig cost ard $90.. so personally i feel it's worth it to get cheryl's topper.. too bad my hubby prefer precious moment
Initially tot to..
anyway cost nt much difference lah.. cheryl quoted me $100 for her topper.. n precious moment fig cost ard $90.. so personally i feel it's worth it to get cheryl's topper.. too bad my hubby prefer precious moment
scrumpee01
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anyone saw this month's CLEO? Canele was featured.
Hi Viv,
I am getting my wedding cakes from Savoury Fare. You can try www.savouryfare.com.
There is also Pure Eddiction which you might like to try.
http://www.pure-eddiction.com/
I am getting my wedding cakes from Savoury Fare. You can try www.savouryfare.com.
There is also Pure Eddiction which you might like to try.
http://www.pure-eddiction.com/
moo,
for my case, i'll put the cake in the dessert area in buffet line.
but prob pp can't see the shape also since i'll ask them to cut it nicely so guests need not cut it again (and make a mess of it)
so.... actually .. shape does not matter much (except for photo taking) but must be tasty
fleur, savoury's cake is cheap hor... but the design on website seems very old-fashioned. How does yours look like? Did you get to try the flavours (cake-tasting)?
for my case, i'll put the cake in the dessert area in buffet line.
but prob pp can't see the shape also since i'll ask them to cut it nicely so guests need not cut it again (and make a mess of it)
so.... actually .. shape does not matter much (except for photo taking) but must be tasty
fleur, savoury's cake is cheap hor... but the design on website seems very old-fashioned. How does yours look like? Did you get to try the flavours (cake-tasting)?
Hi Viv...
You are absolutely right about taste being important! I am absolutely attracted to all those unique favours of Savoury Fare. They specialise in fine cakes which they sell to cafes and hotels. I did try some of the tarts and slices of cakes when I went over to the shop and I must say I was quite impressed with their quality. Subsequently, I had ordered a ice-cream cake for my colleague's birthday and quite a lot of my colleagues were raving about the cake!
Keke... I am not fastidious about the design of my cake, so I am leaving it largely to the baker. I had ordered my cake much much earlier before I came across this forum. Nevertheless, i had done some research prior and one of the things that attracted me too is the personalised delivery services they offer. (They have refrigerated vans)
You are absolutely right about taste being important! I am absolutely attracted to all those unique favours of Savoury Fare. They specialise in fine cakes which they sell to cafes and hotels. I did try some of the tarts and slices of cakes when I went over to the shop and I must say I was quite impressed with their quality. Subsequently, I had ordered a ice-cream cake for my colleague's birthday and quite a lot of my colleagues were raving about the cake!
Keke... I am not fastidious about the design of my cake, so I am leaving it largely to the baker. I had ordered my cake much much earlier before I came across this forum. Nevertheless, i had done some research prior and one of the things that attracted me too is the personalised delivery services they offer. (They have refrigerated vans)
Hi Guys,
I need some help here. Recently we went to Pine Garden to sample their wedding cakes and had a quotation from their Marketing Manager, Wendy. Was quoted S$600 for a 3 tier cake to be able to serve like 450+ people. + S$50 for the acrylic stand if we want it to look taller. Both fiancee and I find that Wendy did not really engaged us during the meeting and also we could'nt figure out how the calcuation of the cost of the cake was derived. Just wonder if anyone of you had been attended by her? I am willing to pay the $ but I must say the experience with her has kind of held me back. Will be great to hear you guys' feedback if you have enquired or engaged their services before. I love the cakes design and taste, but I think they need to work on the Customer Service part I guess.
I need some help here. Recently we went to Pine Garden to sample their wedding cakes and had a quotation from their Marketing Manager, Wendy. Was quoted S$600 for a 3 tier cake to be able to serve like 450+ people. + S$50 for the acrylic stand if we want it to look taller. Both fiancee and I find that Wendy did not really engaged us during the meeting and also we could'nt figure out how the calcuation of the cost of the cake was derived. Just wonder if anyone of you had been attended by her? I am willing to pay the $ but I must say the experience with her has kind of held me back. Will be great to hear you guys' feedback if you have enquired or engaged their services before. I love the cakes design and taste, but I think they need to work on the Customer Service part I guess.
dorami! was just wondering if you still come to this thread. your cake is so sweet
i got the lychee cake from cheryl as well and everyone liked it so much, everyone stayed to eat the cake instead of zooming off when dessert was served. mine's yellow one now fronting cheryl's website
romance_ing
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Hi Dorami
Your 2-tier cake can serve how many ppl? how much does it cost?
Your 2-tier cake can serve how many ppl? how much does it cost?
hihi sue.. thanks
my cake is 10" + 6" round
able to serve up to 50 pax
flowers arent edible.. there r swarovski crystals on d cake n i got d hotel staff to cut d cake for me.. cheryl advised them on hw to serve d cake
it's covered in fondant.. lychee cake is spongy hehe
her url is www.chery1shuen.com.. replace 1 with l
my cake is 10" + 6" round
able to serve up to 50 pax
flowers arent edible.. there r swarovski crystals on d cake n i got d hotel staff to cut d cake for me.. cheryl advised them on hw to serve d cake
it's covered in fondant.. lychee cake is spongy hehe
her url is www.chery1shuen.com.. replace 1 with l
minnie_gal16
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Hi Azure,
Did you order from Pine Garden's in the end? I am sourcing for a wedding cake for my cousin and she was asking me about PG. So need some feedback from you. Thanks.
Did you order from Pine Garden's in the end? I am sourcing for a wedding cake for my cousin and she was asking me about PG. So need some feedback from you. Thanks.
Hi Minnie,
I have yet to order from PG. I have enquired Cheryl's charges but personnally, both fiance and I still prefer cream cake over fondant cakes so we are probably going with PG. I got a call from Wei Chan from PG on Tuesday to follow up on Wendy's quote to us. Not sure if it was because he has read the forum about my concerns. Anyways, I told him my max spending is 600 and he said he will get Wendy to work out something for us. Down side is I do not agree with having to pay a S$350 deposit for the acrylic stand (to make the cake look taller). His explanation was a lot missing or damaged stands from past experience... Though it is returnable when we return the stand, I find its a tad high to pay for a stand. Anyway, he cant waive the $50 rental fee for the stand so I just hv to see what they can offer.
I have yet to order from PG. I have enquired Cheryl's charges but personnally, both fiance and I still prefer cream cake over fondant cakes so we are probably going with PG. I got a call from Wei Chan from PG on Tuesday to follow up on Wendy's quote to us. Not sure if it was because he has read the forum about my concerns. Anyways, I told him my max spending is 600 and he said he will get Wendy to work out something for us. Down side is I do not agree with having to pay a S$350 deposit for the acrylic stand (to make the cake look taller). His explanation was a lot missing or damaged stands from past experience... Though it is returnable when we return the stand, I find its a tad high to pay for a stand. Anyway, he cant waive the $50 rental fee for the stand so I just hv to see what they can offer.
minnie_gal16
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Hi Azure,
How come you have to pay such a high deposit for the stand?? Its more than 50% of the cost of the cake! I think the $50 rental fee sounds reasonable though. Are they gonna design the cake for you or you pick from their catalogue?
We tried PG cakes before (We went to the shop to purchase different slices of cakes) and the taste was pretty good.
Okie, you lemme know wat they manage to offer you and I feedback to my cousin. Her wedding is end next year so time is on her side at the moment....
Thanks so much!
Hi Dorami,
Your cake looks wonderful!! Very nice and sweet. Too bad its fondant and my cousin is looking for fresh cream cakes. Anyway, Congrats on your ROM!!
How come you have to pay such a high deposit for the stand?? Its more than 50% of the cost of the cake! I think the $50 rental fee sounds reasonable though. Are they gonna design the cake for you or you pick from their catalogue?
We tried PG cakes before (We went to the shop to purchase different slices of cakes) and the taste was pretty good.
Okie, you lemme know wat they manage to offer you and I feedback to my cousin. Her wedding is end next year so time is on her side at the moment....
Thanks so much!
Hi Dorami,
Your cake looks wonderful!! Very nice and sweet. Too bad its fondant and my cousin is looking for fresh cream cakes. Anyway, Congrats on your ROM!!
Hi Minnie,
Well, just got a call from PG 2 days back. Told me its S$200 deposit if the stand is used. The cake, I have the flexibility of telling them what I want. Am still in the process of finalising how it shld look. My wedding is in June 06 so plenty of time. Probably have to wait for my decorator to revert and see what she proposes as well. I am looking at a white square cake - 3 tiers and lined with flowers. Probably need to look Marthar Stewart for ideas. How's your cousin's wedding preparation coming along?
Well, just got a call from PG 2 days back. Told me its S$200 deposit if the stand is used. The cake, I have the flexibility of telling them what I want. Am still in the process of finalising how it shld look. My wedding is in June 06 so plenty of time. Probably have to wait for my decorator to revert and see what she proposes as well. I am looking at a white square cake - 3 tiers and lined with flowers. Probably need to look Marthar Stewart for ideas. How's your cousin's wedding preparation coming along?
minnie_gal16
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Hi Azure,
My cousin is taking her own sweet time to plan her wedding.... Relying on people around her!! Hahahaa...
I think she is thinking of a round cake. Maybe 2-tier, exploring some options at the moment.
How come PG suddenly reduce the cost to $200? Hmm... But I guess if its a refundable deposit, I guess no choice. Their lychee martini cake is quite nice.
My cousin is taking her own sweet time to plan her wedding.... Relying on people around her!! Hahahaa...
I think she is thinking of a round cake. Maybe 2-tier, exploring some options at the moment.
How come PG suddenly reduce the cost to $200? Hmm... But I guess if its a refundable deposit, I guess no choice. Their lychee martini cake is quite nice.
Dear ladies,
I've got my cake from Pine Gardens. Just to share my experience with you. Everyone commented the cake was yummy thou. but the in between experience i had with them was not very good but things were ironed out nearing the date.
I will try to post some pictures of the cake up soon.
I've got my cake from Pine Gardens. Just to share my experience with you. Everyone commented the cake was yummy thou. but the in between experience i had with them was not very good but things were ironed out nearing the date.
I will try to post some pictures of the cake up soon.
minnie_gal16
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blursotong,
Wat experience? Care to share?
Wat experience? Care to share?
hi all,
below is the quote i got from PG:
a. wedding cake 7", 12", 16" with acrylic stand SGD 570.00
b. wedding cake 5", 9" 14" with acrylic stand SGD 500.00
c. wedding cake without acrylic stand SGD 450.00
and for kitchen cake:
Premium cake
a. 6 kg Lychee Martini SGD 210.00
b. Delivery SGD 10.00
c. Total SGD 220.00
Mid range cake
a. 6 kg Black Forest SGD 192.00
b. Delivery SGD 10.00
c. Total SGD 202.00
and i also went to the Pattisier and tried their choc+white choc cake (my FH likes it too). Quoted $500 for 6-9-12" with one accrylic stand.
Although i like PG's cake (i'm not choc-fan), somehow I prefer the way Pattisier handles our request. Somehow i feel that PG is trying to squeeze-money out of me hehehe.... maybe i'm wrong.
Well, my galfriends and FH all likes choc cake and i personally like the not-so-sweet choc taste of it. So will prob take Pattisier now.
It will look smthg like this, but the outer layer will be white-choc (inside still usual-choc).
below is the quote i got from PG:
a. wedding cake 7", 12", 16" with acrylic stand SGD 570.00
b. wedding cake 5", 9" 14" with acrylic stand SGD 500.00
c. wedding cake without acrylic stand SGD 450.00
and for kitchen cake:
Premium cake
a. 6 kg Lychee Martini SGD 210.00
b. Delivery SGD 10.00
c. Total SGD 220.00
Mid range cake
a. 6 kg Black Forest SGD 192.00
b. Delivery SGD 10.00
c. Total SGD 202.00
and i also went to the Pattisier and tried their choc+white choc cake (my FH likes it too). Quoted $500 for 6-9-12" with one accrylic stand.
Although i like PG's cake (i'm not choc-fan), somehow I prefer the way Pattisier handles our request. Somehow i feel that PG is trying to squeeze-money out of me hehehe.... maybe i'm wrong.
Well, my galfriends and FH all likes choc cake and i personally like the not-so-sweet choc taste of it. So will prob take Pattisier now.
It will look smthg like this, but the outer layer will be white-choc (inside still usual-choc).
abt cherryl shuen, i share same taste with Azure, prefer cream cake (or choc cake). I tried CS's cake and (maybe it was taken out of fridge) it was hard! But Cherrly explained that it has to be harder than cream cake cos it needs to support the fondant.
When we went the Pattisier, the lady who served us also told me that although fondant cakes looks good, she prefer normal cake as it tastes better. She told me that the choc cake (she gave samples) is recommended as she receives good feedback and repeat orders. So... we gave it a bite and my FH gave "thumb's up" (and he wanted to aks for second helping tsk..tsk..)
When we went the Pattisier, the lady who served us also told me that although fondant cakes looks good, she prefer normal cake as it tastes better. She told me that the choc cake (she gave samples) is recommended as she receives good feedback and repeat orders. So... we gave it a bite and my FH gave "thumb's up" (and he wanted to aks for second helping tsk..tsk..)
Hi Minnie,
what happened is partially our fault. They have verbally promised us some things for free but in the quotation/invoice it is not stated. so in the end, we had to pay more if we wanted the thing. There was abit of displeasure then and i was unwilling to forgo my deposit then. I went ahead with it but was unhappy of course. I allowed my hubby to handle Wei. I cannot stand his tone. but his sister Lee keow is much better. The cake is good but the service i rate it quite low.
what happened is partially our fault. They have verbally promised us some things for free but in the quotation/invoice it is not stated. so in the end, we had to pay more if we wanted the thing. There was abit of displeasure then and i was unwilling to forgo my deposit then. I went ahead with it but was unhappy of course. I allowed my hubby to handle Wei. I cannot stand his tone. but his sister Lee keow is much better. The cake is good but the service i rate it quite low.
minnie_gal16
New Member
Hi Viv,
My cousin was thinking of going Pattisier for tasting in Jan. She doesnt like Fondant cakes so CS is out. Besides Pattisier and PG, do you know wat other places does wedding cakes?
Thats a nice cake you have there!! I think it will look beautiful in white chocolate.
Blursotong,
Oh dear... Its v tricky to deal with such situations when things are not stated clearly and misunderstandings occurs. Happened to me before with another place but luckily, they kept to their word in the end.
Their service really so bad ah... My cousin hasnt called them yet so dunno wats her decision about it. Will let her know about wat happened. Thanks so much.
My cousin was thinking of going Pattisier for tasting in Jan. She doesnt like Fondant cakes so CS is out. Besides Pattisier and PG, do you know wat other places does wedding cakes?
Thats a nice cake you have there!! I think it will look beautiful in white chocolate.
Blursotong,
Oh dear... Its v tricky to deal with such situations when things are not stated clearly and misunderstandings occurs. Happened to me before with another place but luckily, they kept to their word in the end.
Their service really so bad ah... My cousin hasnt called them yet so dunno wats her decision about it. Will let her know about wat happened. Thanks so much.
Minnie,
I think your cousin's experience could be different, so still give PG a try. Well, free cake-tasting, at the least it'll give her a benchmark for her next cake tasting.
here's a list of other bakery but i haven't tried them before:
Canele- www.lesamis.com.sg/webtop/canele/
Pure addiction -www.pure-eddiction.com/main.html
Angie’s the choice -www.angiethechoice.com.sg/
Cedele does one too now. You may ask them abt it.
I think your cousin's experience could be different, so still give PG a try. Well, free cake-tasting, at the least it'll give her a benchmark for her next cake tasting.
here's a list of other bakery but i haven't tried them before:
Canele- www.lesamis.com.sg/webtop/canele/
Pure addiction -www.pure-eddiction.com/main.html
Angie’s the choice -www.angiethechoice.com.sg/
Cedele does one too now. You may ask them abt it.
minnie_gal16
New Member
Viv,
Merry Christmas!! Thanks for the list. I will send them to her and let her decide.
So you will be using Pattisier for your cake?
Blursotong,
Can I see a pic of your cake? Thanks!
Merry Christmas!! Thanks for the list. I will send them to her and let her decide.
Blursotong,
Can I see a pic of your cake? Thanks!
Hi minnie,
sure i can send you the pic. I have one small little shot. wonder if you can see. Will post a bigger individual picture of it soon.
It is at the bottom. Not very clear thou.
http://www.wkdenise.com/wed/spread9.jpg
Hi Royn, replace the 1 with l. it should be ok...
sure i can send you the pic. I have one small little shot. wonder if you can see. Will post a bigger individual picture of it soon.
It is at the bottom. Not very clear thou.
http://www.wkdenise.com/wed/spread9.jpg
Hi Royn, replace the 1 with l. it should be ok...
minnie_gal16
New Member
Hi blursotong,
Cant really see. Can send me via email? [email protected]
Thanks!!
Your wedding looks like a very happy and enjoyable event!! You look beautiful in your gown.
Cant really see. Can send me via email? [email protected]
Thanks!!
Your wedding looks like a very happy and enjoyable event!! You look beautiful in your gown.
Hi Minnie,
Ok i will send it to you tonight. (provided I remember). Will try.
Thank you so much for your compliments. It was a very fun wedding. All my friends and relatives particiapted and dressed up to the theme. Was very good. ehehheh....there were some performances by my sisters too..
Ok i will send it to you tonight. (provided I remember). Will try.
Thank you so much for your compliments. It was a very fun wedding. All my friends and relatives particiapted and dressed up to the theme. Was very good. ehehheh....there were some performances by my sisters too..
Hi Jacquise,
I'd my cake done by Cheryl Shuen (url of her website is that of her name-1 word). We sat down a couple of times to discuss the concept and design. She was great
and we had the cake as dessert.
1 way of bringing down cost is to have a 3-5 tier cake (real of course) out front but have a couple of similarly iced cakes in the kitchen. And when the tiered cake is brought into the kitchen for serving, your guests are not going to know that their slice isn't from the cake u've just cut
btw, a wedding cake slice is usually quite small..as it may be rather heavy. Hence, u may not need quite as much as u think. I'd suggest u discuss your ideas and budget with a shortlist of bakers before you decide. Have fun!
I'd my cake done by Cheryl Shuen (url of her website is that of her name-1 word). We sat down a couple of times to discuss the concept and design. She was great
1 way of bringing down cost is to have a 3-5 tier cake (real of course) out front but have a couple of similarly iced cakes in the kitchen. And when the tiered cake is brought into the kitchen for serving, your guests are not going to know that their slice isn't from the cake u've just cut
btw, a wedding cake slice is usually quite small..as it may be rather heavy. Hence, u may not need quite as much as u think. I'd suggest u discuss your ideas and budget with a shortlist of bakers before you decide. Have fun!