Why not depart from tradition and celebrate your big day with a chocolate wedding cake - or even a chocolate fountain? Discover some of London's best confectioners.
"Flowers and champagne may set the stage, but it's chocolate that steals the show." (anonymous). Chocolate – what does it mean to you? Luxury, sensuality, sheer indulgence and more.
Unusual Wedding Cakes
Why not have a unique chocolate wedding cake – or even chocolate fountain - on your special day? It need not cost the earth, but you can rest assured that everyone will be talking about it long after the honeymoon is over. Don’t worry about being radical.
Debbie Diggle, tutor for the Institute of Professional Wedding Planners, has some words of reassurance. ‘You can now have just about any type of wedding cake you like!’ She points out that it is actually quite unusual to find a traditional, royal-iced three-tier design these days.
Below is a selection of chocolate wedding cake makers and chocolatiers in the London area.
Chocolate Creations
Based near Bromley, Beth Dunn specialises in high quality cakes, tailored to your specific requirements. After qualifying in BA (Honours) Food and Retail Management, she spent a year in the food industry. She has recently completed a course in professional chocolate wedding cake making.
Ready Steady Cook!
Her professional talent is backed up by a personal love of chocolate – she is the founder member of The London Chocolate Meet Up Group. She has appeared on the celebrity cooking programmes, Ready Steady Cook! and Cooking The Books with one of her delicious creations. Prices start at £1 per person. Visit www.chocolate-creations.co.uk for more details.
Chocolate Angels
Want to really set your wedding feast apart from all the others? A chocolate fountain could be the answer. Hire of a four-tiered fountain from Chocolate Angels comes with a uniformed chocolatier and ten kilos of Belgian chocolate! Contact them on 0845 3700 320 for more details.
The Little Venice Cake Company
"Passionate and talented, we create cakes of uncompromising excellence" says The Little Venice Cake Company. Potential customers can make an appointment on 020 7486 5252 to discuss their ideas with one of the company’s creative designers. Prices range from £135 for a small, simple cake serving ten guests, up to £885 for a more elaborate creation serving 150 diners.
Choccywoccydoodah
Based in London’s West End (with an outlet in Brighton), Choccywoccydoodah specialises in creating bespoke Belgian chocolate cakes, designed to your particular specifications. A self-styled ‘art and design Chocolaterie’, the emphasis is on elaborate masterpieces with the wow factor.
‘At the heart of every Choccywoccydoodah confection is a moist, rich, dark, dense chocolate cake’ boasts the website. Contact the company on 020 7724 5465 or call in at 47 Harrowby Street, London W1H 5EA. They can also be found at the Liberty’s in Regent Street.
Visit Debbie Diggle's wedding planning website at www.wedding-wonders.com
