Cake Inspiration

Thank you to those of you who gave us the names of pastry chefs and bakeries to look into. It was extremely helpful! We haven't made a decision yet, but we do have a short list of bakeries we are definitely considering and will be visiting in December.

Our research on Honolulu bakeries has got us thinking about the type of cake we want. We know that we'll probably get something small. Since our dinner buffet includes a wide variety of dessert options for our guests, we have decided not to serve a wedding cake, which is why we will most likely get a single tiered cake, as opposed to a stack of cakes.

Below is my wedding cake inspiration board with single tier cakes. As you can see, I prefer clean and simple, with a some flowers (but not too many!). Obviously, we'd use flowers that go with our tropical theme. Since we are both chocoholics, we are considering a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. However, I also like the idea of having a lilikoi or gauva flavored cake. While most of the cakes pictured below are round, we are open to having a square or even hexagon shaped cake. 

Let me know if you have any tips or advice about cakes. We'll be placing our order in December / January. It seems like 6-months might be a bit early to place an order for a cake, however, we are getting married at the of peak wedding season and I am not about to risk it. One of the bakeries we researched suggested placing an order 10-12 months in advance, which seemed a bit excessive to us, but it did get me motivated to at least start looking at bakeries and thinking about the cake. 

<3,

M