What size your Hawaii
wedding cake should be involves both sheer volume
(how many must it feed?) and the preferred shape (height
- how many layers; shape - squares, rectangles, circles,
other?). With the innovative spirit of the islands
to inspire you, contemplate more unusual choices,
such as a somewhat asymmetrical stacking of layers
(to form a vertical curve like a cresting wave) or
stacking square layers so that, from above, they form
stars, or even combining shapes... let the diversity
and creativity of Hawaii be your guide.
Do you want to have a smaller, more decorative cake
for the wedding couple to cut and have one or more
of the same type of cake available in easily-cut sheetcakes
for serving to the guests? Remember that it's traditional
for the married couple to save the top layer of their
wedding cake and freeze it until their first anniversary.
If you decide to have sheetcakes available for the
guests at your Hawaii wedding, you also have the option
of making more than one type of sheetcake available.
You could choose a perennial favorite like chocolate,
but be adventurous enough to provide a Hawaiian specialty
like lilikoi cake, too.
If some of your wedding guests have dietary restrictions,
such as gluten intolerance, diabetes, hypoglycemia,
allergies to nuts, eggs, or dairy products, etc.,
you may want to ensure that there's at least one type
of wedding cake that they can eat. When attending
a wedding
in Hawaii, expect to see the spirit of inclusiveness
and hospitality reflected in every decision, so it's
a nice idea to provide a way for guests to alert you
to any dietary issues when they RSVP.
For some ideas about making a cake with nut flour
instead of wheat flour, check out www.lucyskitchenshop.com.
For ideas on how to sweeten a cake without wreaking
havoc with guests' blood sugar, try looking at http://stevia.com
or www.bodyecologydiet.com.
And www.foodyoucaneat.com
offers the website visitor a chance to create a unique
allergy profile, so that only the recipes without
the specified allergens (wheat, dairy, eggs, nuts,
etc.) appear.
In the next article, we'll look at decorating your
wedding cake. See:
Choosing A Wedding Cake
For An Hawaiian Wedding Part 4 : Decorating the Cake
By Jacqueline Johnson
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