Make your special day unique with a custom designed bespoke buttercream wedding cake or custom birthday bespoke buttercream cake with custom finishes
Questions?
All questions are welcome as every wedding is custom 🙂
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Baker
Bespoke Buttercream Custom Cakes and Cupcakes
Meet the baker, a classically taught designer and certified full-stack web developer. She has worked around the world from Fuel Cell, Financial branch of Microsoft and even an Ad agency for Siemens in Germany. She now dedicates her time to making one of a kind cakes
***NOT A STOREFRONT LOCATION***
CUSTOM ORDERS & APPOINTMENTS ONLY
Custom cakes and the best bakery near me Fraser Valley, BC
If you would like to place an order please fill out and submit the order form on our ‘contact/order’ page. Alternatively, you can send us an email at vanillaandhoneybee@gmail.com
HOW MUCH NOTICE DO YOU NEED TO PLACE AN ORDER
As a general rule, we recommend 4 weeks notice. We cannot guarantee, however, that this time frame will secure you a spot. The sooner you place an order, the better.
DO YOU HAVE A SHOPFRONT THAT I CAN VISIT?
Unfortunately we do not have a shopfront. We take customer orders over email only – vanillaandhoneybee@gmail.com
DO YOU OFFER DELIVERY?
In most cases, delivery is available for an extra cost depending on distance. For wedding cakes, delivery and setup is included in your quote . If you are unable to pick up your order in Abbotsford, we recommend ‘Uber Connect’, a local courier service who can pick up and deliver your cake.
DO YOU OFFER NUT, GLUTEN AND DAIRY-FREE OPTIONS?
Our cakes are prepared in a kitchen where the equipment, at some point, has come into contact with nut/gluten/dairy.
HOW SHOULD I STORE MY CAKES/CUPCAKES?
Keep you cake cool and refrigerated at all times, and avoid placing in direct sunlight. We recommend removing your cake from the fridge approximately 1 hour prior to consumption. It is best served at room temperature.
HOW SHOULD I TRANSPORT MY CAKE
Keep the cake box on the floor of your car and make sure the air conditioning is on. Before transporting, please ensure the cake is well refrigerated.
WHAT IF I AM AFTER A FLAVOUR THAT IS NOT LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE?
At VanillaandHoneyBee Cakes, we love to experiment. Please let us know if you are after a flavor that is not listed on our website and we will try our best to help you out.
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Contact
Always excited to hear from you
I’d love to hear from you and help with any special requirements or design ideas from buttercream, catering tables, charcuterie tables, flowers, candy, ganache, mousse, dairy-free, wheat-free, semi-kosher – I’m all ears!
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Every Wedding Cake Question Answered
Every Wedding Cake Question You’ve Ever Had, Answered
Bride and Groom at SingleTree Winery in Abbotsford BC
Ah, the wedding cake. The confectionery pièce de résistance of the big day. A detail so significant, it has its very own moment at the reception. Who would’ve thought a baked good could be elevated to such high esteem? Basically, anyone that’s been dreaming about their wedding day since they can remember. And while everyone loves wedding cake, choosing what to serve for this momentous occasion is no cakewalk.
You’ve got your fillings and frostings, aplenty. More styles and visual adornments than we can ever even imagine. And then there are toppers and dessert tables, and…oh my. If you’re starting to get a little overwhelmed and getting ready to wave the white flag, don’t worry. We’re here to lend a hand and guide you through this tasty process.
“Do We Have to Pick Just One Flavor?”
Why limit yourself to one cake flavor when you can have two—or more? Bakers today are frequently crafting tiers that feature different cake and filling combinations to satisfy both halves of the couple, as well as their guests. So if you’d rather have a dark chocolate cake with peanut butter filling, while your partner is all about that salted caramel or seasonal peach preserves, have both. Talk to your baker about strategizing which tiers feature each flavor to get a more even divide, and consider a slightly larger cake—your guests will want to try both offerings.
“When Should We Cut Our Cake?”
While it might seem arbitrary, the timing of your cake cutting actually plays a big role in your reception. In the past, the cake cutting was the very last moment in the reception—signalling to guests that they were welcome to head home. Though it usually happens much earlier today, cutting your cake still serves that same purpose (especially for older guests). These days, the cake is usually cut toward the end of dinner, just before dancing begins, and is the last “official” event of the evening. Slicing on the earlier side will let your grandmother or great uncle know they’re welcome to depart whenever they’re ready and will signal that they won’t miss any of the formalities if they choose to head home.
There are a few other bonuses to cutting the cake early (even before you take your seats for dinner). First, it ensures your photographer gets those pictures. If you’ve scheduled your photographer to leave around 9 p.m., cutting the cake at 7 p.m. means they won’t miss it. It also makes slicing and serving easier for your catering staff. If you cut the cake before dinner, they can work on slicing it once entrees have been served, and can pass out pieces as a plated dessert course before dancing gets underway.
“What’s the Best Way to Cut a Wedding Cake?”
Have you and your partner practised cutting a cake together before? Probably not, and we don’t blame you. Having two sets of hands on that cake knife can definitely be tricky. The neatest methods are either the box or wedge options. With the bride closest to the cake and the groom behind her, place both of your hands onto the knife. Cut an inch into the cake and slice down cleanly. Then, make a connecting cut for a wedge, using the cake knife to lift the wedge out and onto the plate. Skip the serving spatula, which is much larger than the slice should be and will just make a mess.
For an even neater option, go with the box method: After you make that first slice, make a second parallel cut an inch over. Then, insert the knife vertically at the back of your two cuts and use it to push the slice out onto the plate.
“What Should a Groom’s Cake Look Like and When Is It Served?”
Traditionally, groom’s cakes were the wedding favor, not another dessert. The cake was sliced, boxed, and given to guests to take home. Single women would then sleep with the cake under their pillow, hoping to dream of their future groom—hence the cake’s name. These days, a groom’s cake is a chance to add something special for the groom to a celebration that can often feel like it’s all about the bride. Displayed alongside the wedding cake, a groom’s cake can take any form and be any flavor, whether a traditionally-shaped cake in rich chocolate with a liqueur filling or the funfetti of his childhood, carved into the shape of his prized grill or emblazoned with his favourite team’s logo.
Since the cake used to be used as a favor instead of dessert, there aren’t any hard-and-fast rules about slicing and serving. Most couples opt to slice the groom’s cake immediately after cutting the wedding cake, and serving slices alongside pieces of the wedding cake so guests have a choice of flavors. If the cakes are both large enough, you could plate a duet of slices for each guest, or simply put one flavor on each plate and let your family and friends choose what they’d prefer.
“Do We Need to Offer Additional Desserts?”
It’s sweet and served after dinner, so wedding cake sounds like dessert to us. As a wedding tradition (and a favourite celebratory dessert year-round), a slice of cake is a perfect way to end the meal.
Of course, there’s nothing stopping you from adding a little variety. For some extra sweetness, have your caterers set trays of truffles and chocolate-covered strawberries on each table as a sweet bite that’s not quite as filling as a big slice of cake. Or opt for a composed cake plate, with a scoop of ice cream or a drizzle of sauce to enhance that slice. You could also use additional desserts as a late-night snack, setting out milk and cookies, or arranging for an ice cream sundae bar to give guests extra energy for that late night dance party.
“Can We Save the Leftover Tiers of Our Cake?”
It’s a long-standing tradition for the bride and groom to save the top tier of their wedding cake to share on their first anniversary. Just make sure you tell your baker and caterer in advance. This way your baker can provide a box to fit the top tier, and your caterer won’t accidentally serve it. The next day, wrap the cake tightly in multiple layers of plastic wrap, then tuck it in the box and wrap the whole thing in more plastic wrap to fend off freezer burn.
If there is more cake leftover, offer slices for your guests to take home as an extra treat. If it hasn’t yet been sliced, wrap it up and bring it to brunch the next day as a surprise dessert for those guests who are still in town.
“Do We Have to Have a Wedding Cake?”
We’ve yet to have a run-in with the wedding cake police, so we say do whatever sounds good to you. If you and your partner prefer fruit pies, doughnuts, or cookies instead of cake, those all make great wedding dessert options. Arrange them on cake stands or pretty trays, and don’t forget to share one with your new spouse as the first sweet bite of your marriage.
Not into sweets? Don’t skip dessert entirely, as your guests will be expecting it as a conclusion to the meal. Instead, talk to your caterer about a plated option that can be served after the entrees, or arrange a dessert bar where guests can choose whatever tempts their sweet tooth and skip that cake cutting photo altogether. If coffee or a nightcap is more your speed, pair the sweets with your favourite way to end the night for a personalized touch.
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