Maui Wedding Cakes

Many of our couples who get married on Maui, come by themselves with no family or friends. So they often think: "we don't need a cake; we just want to keep this simple." But because a cake is so traditional to weddings, many do decide to go ahead and order one.

Let me tell you about the first couple that ordered a cake from us at one of our first weddings here on Maui, eight years ago. I was new at coordinating and we purchased our cake from Saveway Market. What a mistake. The cake had strawberry filling and being so fresh it imploded, splitting into three pieces inside its box while I was driving. John was already on his way to the wedding site and I called to let him know of my dilemma. Then I asked a friend if she could recommend a nearby bakery. I called the owner and told him, "I need a wedding cake in 15 minutes. Can you do it?" He replied, "Give me 20 and I can do it."

This baker had a cake already baked that he frosted for me quickly. It was a beautiful job; very professional looking. And because our couple only wanted the cake for their pictures, and wouldn't be taking it with them, I knew I was safe. But then they fed it to each other, and they both went, "Mmm, this is good! On second thought, we'll take this with us."

I still use that baker to this day and I believe he's one of the best on Maui. Josie has a PhD in French pastries from Paris, and he provides a quality product. We almost always have rave reactions whenever our couples taste of their cake, no matter what the flavor.

So what are some of the flavors available? Cake flavors include: white, chocolate, carrot, banana or coconut. Filling choices are lilikoi (our favorite), macadamia nut, raspberry, strawberry, pineapple, lemon, chocolate, mocha, and cream cheese. Icing choices are white butter cream, chocolate, or white chocolate.

The cake size included in our top three packages is the 6-inch cake, which is suitable for feeding up to eight people. If you have more than eight guests, you may want to upgrade the size of your cake. The 8-inch will feed between 12 and 14 people. For a more elegant look, you may want to have a two-tiered cake. The cake includes an 8-inched bottom and a 6-inch top. This size cake will feed up to 22 people.

Susan