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wedding wednesday : we got the cake settled.

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Cupcakes win out.

After all that. After alllll that. We are serving cupcakes. And not an intense cupcake tower. Not anything "wedding" special. Just three flavors (strawberry, chocolate and carrot) of little cakes. We are going to have the cupcakes come out on trays and be delivered to the tables. Guest will get to pick their fave.

As for the all important cake cutting, Paul and I are going to take a cupcake and split it apart. And then eat or smash depending on how the night is going.

I'm so glad we finally have a plan. I have chatted a lot about our adventures and failures in cake tasting and it's nice to have this settled. Multiple flavors for a variety of guests, carrot cake for us and most importantly, NO FONDANT. I want a cake that looks like cake and tastes like cake. Check plus.

Thanks, Ettore's. Your cakes are magically delicious.

Photo is from our trip to Magnolia Bakery in NYC last summer.

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19 responses to “wedding wednesday : we got the cake settled.”

  1. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    I love this idea. I can totally see little flags inserted into each cupcake with its flavor written on it…. Or maybe little tent cards on each tray that say what the flavor is based on its frosting color. Cute, cute.
    Will you have grey frosting??

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  2. karen Lee Avatar
    karen Lee

    sounds like a great choice!

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  3. kristin t Avatar
    kristin t

    SUCH a great idea! And no wondering what flavor is under the frosting! 🙂 Ettore’s makes awesome delicacies! But for cupcakes – I’m an “Icing on the Cupcake” (up in Rocklin) gal! 🙂
    congrats!

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  4. kelly Avatar
    kelly

    i completely support this idea
    😉

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  5. Jessica Avatar
    Jessica

    I had cupcakes at mine 😀
    For our cake cutting, we had a small, like 6″ diameter cake made and that was all ours. Cupcakes were same batter and for everyone else. :p But we too had 3 flavors (white, chocolate and lemon).
    Point being: yummy.

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  6. holly Avatar
    holly

    great decision!!! i love the idea of them coming out on trays.

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  7. Cameron Avatar
    Cameron

    Hooray! So glad you can cross that off your To Do list! 🙂
    When I was planning my wedding I read about the history of couples feeding each other cake, and how it’s supposed to represent the bride and groom promising to nourish each other throughout their lives… so we were smash-free and it was a very tender and lovely moment for us. 🙂
    I think some of our guests were disappointed, though, LOL!

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  8. Mindy Avatar
    Mindy

    Love, love, love Ettore’s! I work right down the street from them and our office gets all our birthday cakes there. Great choice!

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  9. Amy Lapi Avatar
    Amy Lapi

    perfect!! very e+p. 🙂

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  10. PamJ @ Tiny TreeHugger Avatar
    PamJ @ Tiny TreeHugger

    I ❤ cupcakes. Good choice 🙂

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  11. sonya audrey Avatar
    sonya audrey

    I think it sounds perfect! After reading about the planning, I can not wait to see your post-wedding pics to see how everything came together. 🙂 🙂

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  12. katie Avatar
    katie

    sounds great! we ended up with cupcakes as well. I dont regret it for a second. It allowed us to have so many more flavor choices than we could have had with a single, layered cake. Cant wait to see the photos afterwards!

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  13. summer Avatar
    summer

    strawberry, choc, and carrot! brilliant! probably my top 3 ever. bravo, elise.

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  14. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    I love the cupcakes and am all for Weddings Without Fondant. It may look nice but it is the most disgusting invention ever. How could someone do that to cake? I am always so excited for the cake at weddings and the last one we went to had fondant icing. I made my husband stop on the way home and buy me a cupcake to make up for the disappointment.

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  15. Sandy Avatar
    Sandy

    Cupcakes sound like a great idea. I love all the new things that are coming out for weddings. It makes me want to renew my vows and do it all over again.

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  16. Jess Avatar
    Jess

    So fun! I got married May 2009, and we did cupcakes as well (lemon, chocolate and apricot). Of all the wonderful wedding ideas, this one made me smile the biggest because it was so fun and so US! Many blessings on the rest of the planning!

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  17. Jessica O'Brien Avatar
    Jessica O’Brien

    good choices! we did cupcakes too and just on a table on simple cake stands (1 tier) at most. really non-wedding and relaxed. i think your guests will love that. also, make sure they box some for you guys to eat the next day! scott and i cut ours then i forgot to even eat it! 😉

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  18. Gillian Avatar
    Gillian

    Awesome. No offense to fondant lovers but I’m all about the creamy yummy frosting… good choice!

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  19. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    My favorite weddings are cupcake weddings!!!

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