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DIY Wedding - This week, is Cake Week!!

The average cost of a wedding cake in the UK is around £350-£400 for a 3 tier cake. And although they are just a fancy pudding that will be demolished by the end of the night, they are a focal point, a decoration in their own right. They add to the feel of the wedding and by being cut, they bring the happy couple and their guests together in tradition, pageantry and a killer photo opportunity.

                The amount of work and skill that can go into a cake can be more than worth the high price tag however, for those on a more modest budget the beautiful, tiered cake of their dreams just isn't attainable.

Or is it????

This week I am going to show you some alternative ways to have your sweet (or not so sweet in some cases) wedding centrepiece on a budget. As usual with Approved makes, it might take a little extra work but it will be well worth it.

I will show you how to ice and decorate your own cake, look at alternatives to the traditional wedding cake, taste test supermarket cakes and give you plenty of ideas of stunning cakes that can be tweaked to suit your budget.

So buckle up cake-aholics, every day this week I will bring you something new and inspiring. First up is......... Dummy cakes - http://approvedcrafting.blogspot.com/2018/08/don-be-dummy-get-dummy-cake.html

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