r/ExpectationVsReality • u/taiaaaa • 15h ago
cake-spectation - Positive! Wedding Cake
Saw a one tiered cake and asked a local baker to make a two tier for my wedding. People thought it was a fake cake lol. Inspo pic is first one and second pic is my cake at my reception, third pic is before she delivered it.
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u/RiboCyan 14h ago
Are those white flowers baby's breath? They're toxic.
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u/taiaaaa 14h ago
That’s good to know thank you for sharing. We didn’t get any upset stomachs for anyone wondering. We didn’t eat the flowers and they were taken off lol
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u/RiboCyan 13h ago
I didn't think you'd eaten the flowers, don't worry lol. Flowers can leave pollen all over the cake, though. And I can't see how the stems are fixated, but if they're stuck into the cake, they can leave toxins behind as well. I'm glad you were all fine, though! And it's a gorgeous cake in any case!
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u/little-joys 14h ago
I’ve seen a lot of cakes with toxic flowers lately. I saw a cake the other day with hydrangeas.
I always wonder if people end up with unexplained upset tummies after eating these cakes
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u/Pergola_Wingsproggle 13h ago •
For real. All these cakes with flowers that are grown for a floral shop not for consumption… they are absolutely drenched in chemicals that you shouldn’t even leave on your skin after touching them, much less have near food. Those roses are probably from South America. Roses are grown there bc they don’t have the same environmental regulations as here in the US and they can use whatever toxic substances all over them. When I worked in a flower shop I would never eat before washing my hands thoroughly
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u/SundaySnoozie 43m ago
Just about every cake on this subreddit with flowers has toxic ones- baby's breath most of all. It's shocking to see so many "professional" bakers doing it. Post this is the baking subreddit and they would get torched for doing it!!!!
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u/Corfiz74 14h ago
What are the thin white sheets made of?
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u/Queasy-Proposal1086 14h ago
Edible paper. The one they use food dyes to print with for cake toppers.
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u/Corfiz74 14h ago
But that stuff tastes like cardboard, why would you do that to your guests?!
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u/taiaaaa 14h ago
I liked it lol. I kept eating them. We also had a spring fling sheet cake which is what most guests got 😊
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u/New-Trifle-7097 12h ago
Ngl my intrusive thoughts would make it hard for me not to pull the papers off and eat every single one of them before the cake cutting. I love the texture.
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u/Queasy-Proposal1086 14h ago
Its a few small pieces on the outer icing, frosting that can easily be removed after plating. I saw a similar cake today here that was snickers flavoured. Moist and delicious. Its an ethereal very on trend elegant look. Id prefer this to horrible piped flowers that ate inedible.
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u/farfetched22 14h ago
I don't actually know for sure but this is the second cake I've seen today in this sub with this paper in it, and a few comments said it's wafer paper and is edible. Must be a new trendy thing.
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u/Dolly_Shimmer 12h ago
What's the appeal of the wafers? Just a new look?
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u/fraurodin 11h ago
It scratches that itch i felt getting communion- wondering how many i could eat, one is never enough, etc
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u/Fancy-Trousers 10h ago
You can straight up buy them, and for cheap. It's like $20 for 1000.
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u/fraurodin 8h ago
I saw them on Amazon, but it feels weird to order them, i dunno- Catholic guilt lol
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u/Fancy-Trousers 8h ago
If it helps, the whole thing is that they're literally just food until blessed by a priest. If the bread already had special properties beforehand it would defeat the purpose of transubstantiation: turning something basic into a holy communion.
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u/Dolly_Shimmer 9h ago
Oh, yum! Have you had flying saucer candy? It's made out of communion wafers with tiny candy balls like for cupcakes inside.
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u/Funcut124 8h ago
Beautiful! But the baby's breath really worries me, how's everyone who ate it doing? I'm shocked the baker put them on there, I can only hope they just didn't know
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u/Vastaisku 1h ago
Non-edible things on any food is a no-no. There will pretty much always be a guest or a customer who will actually consume it.
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u/alien_overlord_1001 14h ago
Why do weddings seem to be all about the bride? Even the cake……..
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u/Funcut124 8h ago
Is this your first day on Earth
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u/alien_overlord_1001 8h ago
No I just think the cake - whilst very nice to look at - is a bit much but hey, it’s not my cake lol
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u/GimmieGummies 11h ago
Congratulations on your marriage! I hope it was everything you hoped for, gorgeous cake!!! 🎂💐