Coasters Retreat, New South Wales6 Wedding cake designers near you

There are many training courses and studies that can lead to the profession of pastry chef or pastry chef, from secondary school level to BAC+3. The minimum is the CAP in pastry, chocolate and confectionery or ice-cream making, which is prepared in two years after the third year of secondary school. At the same level as the CAP, there is also the BEP Food option pastry chef, ice cream maker, chocolate maker and confectioner. To perfect one's know-how, one can take a complementary mention (MC) one year after the CAP: bakery pastry, restaurant dessert cook, specialised bakery or specialised pastry-glazing-chocolate-making-confectionery. At BAC level, there is the Bac pro baker-pastry cook and the BTM (brevet technique des métiers) confectioner-ice-caterer. For higher education from Level 5 upwards, there are : - BAC+2: BM (brevet de maîtrise) confectioner ice-cream maker caterer - BAC+3: Bachelor's degree from specialised schools such as the Bachelor's degree in culinary arts and entrepreneurship with a pastry option (Ferrandi)

The pastry chef is called upon to meet all requests for sweet and savoury treats. He can make confectionery, pastries and chocolates, but his core business is cakes, including personalised wedding cakes. Depending on the needs, tastes and desires of his customers, he is able to create superb pièces montées, nougatine sculptures, tiered cakes (the classic wedding cakes), assortments of pastry cakes, dessert buffets or trendy American-style cakes: ruffle cake, rainbow cake, naked cake...

Using a pastry chef allows you to have a customised wedding cake to your taste. Whatever the request, he will be able to meet it. He can also accompany it with other sweet or savoury delicacies, depending on what you want. And it's not just weddings, other events can require a pastry chef: birthdays, company parties, graduation parties, bachelor parties... All festive occasions are good for eating pastries.

An online directory such as StarOfService allows Internet users to find the pastry chef who could make a personalised wedding cake that meets their requirements and satisfies their taste. A list of artisans in their region or city is made available to them so that they can quickly choose the one to sign up with. All they have to do is follow the steps indicated on the screen and that's it.

The average price for a personalised pastry is between €15 and €50 and this cost can increase depending on requests such as adding an inscription, an edible figurine or a pièce montée; it will cost between €5 and €12 extra. French patisserie is among the best in the world, if not the best, with a wide range of delicacies, from viennoiseries to pastries, confectionery and chocolate structures. Here are some prices for pastries: - Opera, Paris-Brest: €8.90; - Religieuse for 6 people: 49 € ; - Millefeuille for 6 persons 32 € (approx. 4,50 €/portion); - Red fruit tart for 8 people: 40 €. The average price for a personalised wedding cake is between €150 and €800. For a wedding cake, you will need to count about 150 € for 36 parts, 1 € per chou for a pièce montée for a minimum of 3 to 4 choux per staff. Otherwise, a pyramid of cupcakes would cost around €7 per cupcake with at least two cupcakes per person. Fondant and buttercream are the two most common types of icing for a wedding cake. For buttercream icing, the cost is around €3.50 per slice, while for fondant icing, it would be around €5 per serving. While some cake makers offer delivery, others charge extra for it: between €40 and €100 depending on the location and configuration of the cake.

Word of mouth can be relied upon to choose the baker who will create your personalised wedding cake. Alternatively, online reviews can also be a good guide. A pastry chef will also have more experience than a simple pastry chef, but their fees can be high. What is certain is that he will make a superb cake.

- How many years have you been making personalised wedding cakes? - Can you reproduce one for us from a photo? - Can you change any of the ingredients in your recipes if we ask you to do so? - How long does it take to create a custom wedding cake?