Cheese Wedding Cakes

With all this talk of the Royal Wedding boring us senseless, we’ve discovered an alternative to the traditional wedding cake. Fruit cake is being replaced at the ceremonies of many locals by a tiered cheese wedding cake.

Guests no longer need to turn their noses up at the thought of marzipan as these cakes are decorated with grapes and berries or celery and tomatoes.

Hickson & Black’s offers engaged couples the chance to come in and taste a variety of cheeses before opting for a selection to create their cake with. This bespoke service has been available since the days of Gastronomica in the Arndale food market, but when Jay Hickson and Steve Black opened their first deli in Chorlton last year, the popularity of the savoury tiers has really grown.

The cheese is charged at retail value with decorative items such as the board and accompaniments thrown in as part of the service. Steve said they’ll even come and set up the display at the wedding venue if it’s local.

Their shop sells farmhouse cheeses from throughout the UK and Europe and offer customers a range of choices for their wedding day. Guests no longer need to turn their noses up at the thought of marzipan as these cakes are decorated with grapes and berries or celery and tomatoes.

If you’re looking to provide each guest with 100 grams of cheese, then it’s likely to cost between £2 and £3.50 per person, depending on the types of cheese you choose. Recently they catered for 120 guests with a display costing £240 which is about average pricewise. Of course, if you and your guests are real dairy fiends then Steve says they’ll happily include more cheese for your guests to take a chunk away with them.

Whilst the cakes aren’t always opted for to outright replace the traditional variety, plenty of customers have decided to include a cheese cake as an addition to their catering. A cheese course is a staple at weddings across the country so Steve sees no reason why you can’t have both.

Whether the thought of a cake constructed from cheese delights you or leaves you fearing nightmares, it certainly seems like an original concept that even the Royals may enjoy.

Hickson & Blacks
559A Barlow Moor Road
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Manchester
M21 8AN
0161 881 2001