Showing posts with label Wedding Cake Somerville NJ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wedding Cake Somerville NJ. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

A Great Wedding Cake Bakery in Somerville, NJ



Notice the clever way our photographer chose to take the picture of our wedding cake.
You can't really tell that we opted to save money on a small, decorative cake for display!
As I mentioned in an earlier post, we got our wedding cake from The Dessert Plate in Somerville, NJ. There were a few reasons why this worked out so splendidly for us:

They worked within our budget. You can decide how large you want the "main" cake to be, and for one price you can choose from a whole bunch of different, cool designs. For the most budget-conscious among us, they offer the option of having a small cake for display, with a larger, sheet cake done in the same flavor of frosting and filling, and matched to your cake decor.

They use fresh, simple, wholesome ingredients. Things like flour, eggs, sugar and butter. Who wouldn't want a cake like this – without all the unnecessary and unwanted preservatives, trans fats and such?

They made cake delivery stress-free. I can't remember now as it's been a few years, but I believe the wedding day delivery fee was included in the price of the cake. All I had to do was tell them what time dessert would be approximately, so they would know when to drive up with the cake in their van, set it all up and such.

I was quite happy with our entire NJ wedding cake experience, thanks to The Dessert Plate in Somerville. I'm pretty sure you will be, too!

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

How to Save Money on Your Wedding Cake



We got our wedding cake from a bakery in Somerville, NJ called The Dessert Plate. They're known for using simple, pure and delicious ingredients in their freshly made baked cakes, cookies and treats.

To be honest, I didn't put all that much effort into shopping around for the biggest bargain or perfect wedding cake. I Googled, found these guys, and their foodie philosophy resonated with my own, so I chose them. We didn't even show up for a tasting. We just trusted that they were good. What can I say, my husband and I are easy to please.

One of the main reasons I went with The Dessert Plate is that they're down the road from our wedding venue, which was the Somerville Elks Club on Union Ave/Rt. 28. They delivered our cake with no problem, so it was all hassle-free for us.

They also gave us ideas on how to bring the cost of wedding cake down. Rather than order a huge cake with lots of tiers, you can go with a smaller, display cake for the bride and groom, and then have the rest baked as a sheet cake which costs less money. We ordered a 2-tier cake, and I think a sheet cake and a half, to feed about 160 (?) people.

Our cake cost about $400, when all was said and done. But I will say, the bride who takes the prize for Best Deal on a Wedding Cake is my friend Maria, who paid I think $13 for her wedding cake. I'm not sure how she did this – will have to ask her!