Let’s just get this fact out there and out of the way – if you’ve never had a Costco cake, let me assure you that they’re delicious. Like, you could serve a Costco cake at any black tie event and people would rave and ask what bakery you used because yeah. They’re that good.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzAS3VyB52Z/
So, if you could take one of their big and relatively inexpensive but still yummy cakes and turn it into something worthy of you wedding…why wouldn’t you?
Because wedding cakes can be a bit of a gamble (yes, even if you taste-test them), and they cost a boat-load of cash. I mean, you probably forgot how much money you (or your parents) spent on a necessary item that you would never see again after that night, but I promise – it was a lot.
But if you’re looking to have an amazing wedding on a budget, Instagram user @cottagefarmhouse has your back.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvrRStAFGh2/?utm_source=ig_embed
“Y’all this DIY cake! It is no secret my brother is frugal, but this wedding cake took frugality to a whole new level. They bought two @costco cakes, cut them, stacked them, re-iced with buttercream icing, and covered with $10 @traderjoes flowers. Boom a $50 DIY cake!”
Full disclosure: the cake was designed and executed by one of their relatives, who also happens to be a professional pastry chef in London (Jaime Warley) who was in town fo the wedding.
“He took their idea of the cheap wedding Costco cake and threw it all together in a couple of hours at the venue the day before the wedding!”
Still, coming up with a tiered, frosted, and decorated cake suited for any type of ceremony for $50 is still a feat, if you ask me.
“Displayed on the stand I built using stuff from @hobbylobby. Beautiful on a budget!” Jessica concluded.
She’s not wrong. And even if you don’t have an international pastry chef on hand, I think you could use the concept to come up with something pretty great. Like this one:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BPt59lIBVKp/
Don’t you?
