Delicieuse Princesse Bakery

I learned from a friend who got married before me that you can save a lot of money on the cake. I know some folks NEED to have the most fantastic cake ever, and that is up to them, but for me, I figured after 10 courses of food, and a dessert (mango pudding), my guests wouldn’t care as much for the cake. If you are having your wedding in a less elaborate venue, having the cake be the centerpiece of the wedding may not be such a bad idea. But b/c I had my wedding at the Rincon, and there were so many other elaborate details already, I just decided to go simple with the cake. I needed it to taste good, but I didn’t want to spend a fortune. So the cake was a simple yellow cake with strawberries and kiwi inside. If you shop around, you will see that most fancy cake places will charge about 5.00 per piece. Well, I ended up paying about $1.50 or so per person on the cake. This is how I did it. First, I went to a cheaper bakery in Chinatown (yeah, girls, its pretty ghetto inside, and pretty uninspiring, but you do save lots of $$$ in the end), then I ordered a three tier cake, and 2 half sheets. The half sheets will be stored in the back and your restaurant vendor will end up slicing that up and serving that to your guests. They will never know that their cake didn’t come from the 3 tiers. It would have cost a lot to have more than 3 tiers. So now you know my secret. Anyway, in my view, I thought my cake looked pretty good. I ordered it white with a couple of small details and then my florist, Nicole Ha, decorated it. Overall cost = $471 (that includes delivery, I think). They were also very reliable and easy to work with.