Wedding Cake Library

About Wedding Cakes

The tradition of sharing a wedding confection goes back for thousands of years. A symbol of fertility and abundance, the bride and groom in ancient Greece would partake of a sesame cake in hopes of a fruitful marriage. In Rome, an offering of honey cake was offered to Jupiter following the wedding vows; after which, the bride and groom would be allowed to taste. At the banquet, the well-wishing friends and family would break apart small cakes over the bride, symbolizing good wishes.

From these ancient times, the Middle Ages, and on through Elizabethan England, custom was to throw all manner of little cakes, fruits, grains and nuts at the newly wed couple in an effort to bless them with prosperity, fertility and good luck. Another popular custom was to place a piece of cake under the pillow of the wedding bed to induce pleasant dreams.

About the middle of the 17th Century, the French Pastry Chefs, who had fled to England from France during the Puritan revolution, set about to elevate the stature of the English wedding cake. Instead of small, individual pastries, they made larger cakes and covered them with rich layers of icings, which became the ancestors of our wedding cakes of today. They were looked upon as colorful showpieces to add to the grand decor of the celebration; however, the creations would literally be torn apart by the guests. So, in addition, to overcome the tradition of tearing apart the cake, the English created the Grooms Cake (traditionally made of fruits and nuts) so that one cake could stand and be admired, and the other could be torn apart for eating.

In more modern times, The Yummy Tummy Cafe makes wedding cakes to suit most any bride and most any theme. Our cakes range from the traditional to the unusual; depending on what our clients request. You can choose a cake stand of several small cakes, or have a multi-tiered wonder to display. On our Choose Your Wedding Cake page, you can find all the cake, filling and icing descriptions, and choose what you would like. Prices are listed so you can stay within your budget. Every client is different in their needs, so contact us, and we can help you choose a design that will flatter your event and wow your guests. If you have a picture of your dream wedding cake, we will do our best to re-create it for you. We deliver all of our cakes and set them up to be sure that they arrive intact, so you can have peace of mind, and we can supply servers to cut and serve your wedding cake at an additional fee.

Construct Your Wedding Cake

Cake flavors:

Vanilla or Lemon Pound
Chocolate or German
Moist Chocolate
Moist Yellow Cake
Carrot Cake
Red Velvet
Bahamian Blue Velvet Cake®
Mexican Chocolate
Sourdough Carrot Cake

Filling Flavors:

Raspberry-Lemon
Chocolate Mousse
Raspberry Mousse
Tropical (Orange, Pineapple, Lemon)
Coconut Creme
German Chocolate
Vanilla Creme
Fresh Strawberry
Strawberries & Cream
Raspberry-Pineapple
Tiramisu

Icing Flavors:

Vanilla Buttercream
Chocolate Buttercream
Chocolate Fudge
Fondant
Almond Fondant
German Chocolate
Cr. Cheese Buttercream
Chocolate Ganache
Coconut Buttercream

Cost Per Serving:

Traditional Design:

Pound: $3.50 per pers.
Moist Yellow: $3.50
Moist Chocolate: $4.00
Mousse Filled: $5.00
German Chocolate: $5.00
Fresh Strawberry: $5.00
Bahamian Blue Velvet Cake® $5.00
Mexican Chocolate $4.50
Sourdough Carrot Cake $4.75
Carrot Cake $4.50
Other Fillings: $4.50
Fondant: Add 50%

Non-Traditional Designs (Sculpted Cakes):
All done at Fondant Icing Cost + Labor Hours. Please contact us for further pricing clarification. (770) 490-6871

What type of Wedding Cake do you want?
How do you choose?

Start off by thinking of what flavor you want. The type of cake is actually determined by the design of the cake. If you want a traditional cake, you can choose any type; however, if your cake design is going to be untraditional (sculpted), you need to choose a pound cake, which is stronger when shaped.

Fillings come in a variety of flavors, and most can be used in traditional and untradiitional designs. We will assist you in your choices.

Icing Flavors come next, and will serve as a background for your cake design. Any flavor is usable in an air-conditioned indoor setting; however, if you are having an outdoor wedding in direct sunshine and heat, fondant is the only melt-proof way to go.

Descriptions:

Fondant: Tastes a little like vanilla marshmallow, gives a smooth look to the design background.

Almond Fondant: Delicate almond flavor, and a lovely cream color. NEW!

Chocolate Ganache: A rich mixture of pure Chocolate and Heavy Cream, usually poured over the cake to yield a smooth, thick layer of chocolate for the design background.

Cream Cheese Buttercream: A mixture of Cream Cheese and Vanilla Buttercream Icings to form a more stable icing that gives superior cake coverage without losing that Cream Cheese taste!

Strawberries & Creme: A delicious Vanilla Patisserie Cream with freshly sliced Strawberries.

Coconut Creme: Freshly Grated Coconut folded into our Vanilla Patisserie Cream.

Coconut Buttercream: Vanilla Buttercream with grated Coconut sprinkled on top. (Served with a Hot Chocolate Sauce)

Bahamian Blue Velvet Cake®: Our Trademark product and most requested cake and Wedding Cake! Delicate, moist layers of tropical cake with a Multi-Fruit Pineapple Filling, topped with rich, Cream Cheese Icing. This cake is the turquoise-blue color of the Bahamian ocean!

Mexican Chocolate Cake: Rich, moist layers of Chocolate Cake infused with Kahlua, Cinnamon and outstandingly decadent shaved Chocolate. This cake is iced with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting!

Sourdough Carrot Cake: A most superb, tangy and moist Carrot Cake. The addition of Coconut adds to the complex flavor. This cake is served with an Orange Cream Cheese Icing.

Please Note:
All of our cakes are baked to order from scratch, and never frozen. All of our fillings and icings are also made from scratch to insure a delicious and high quality cake for you and your guests.

Delivery Fees:
A minimum fee of $50.00 is required for any wedding cake delivery. Depending on mileage, the delivery fee may be more. A pastry chef delivers cake and repairs any "travel issues". Sorry, we do not allow pick-ups on wedding cake orders.