Take 5: Wedding Bliss

Photo: September Company

Didn't get invited to a wedding this summer? No worries. Here are five places to get your wedding cake fix.

Snowballs in New Orleans

No, it doesn’t snow in New Orleans but shaved ice here means something fine and delicious. And snowballs aren’t just ice and flavored sugar, although it’s fine if that’s all you want. Snowballs in New Orleans also come stuffed with decadent things like ice cream and condensed milk or topped with fruit, marshmallows or whipped cream. Our favorite is wedding cake, so every bite makes us think of cool ballrooms with great music instead of sweltering summer heat.

Dutch Maid Bakery

Dutch Maid Bakery

The oldest bakery in Tennessee exists in the small town of Tracy City, founded in 1902 by Dutch Swiss immigrants Louise and John Baggenstoss and continued by Cindy Day. Dutch Maid Bakery still churns out delicious baked goods but some of the items begun by the Baggenstoss, such as fruitcakes, weren’t selling as well for Day. She started experimenting with moonshine cake, moist cakes in various flavors with a subtle touch of alcohol. We purchased the wedding cake flavor and brought it home to family, which devoured it in seconds. Talk about yum yum good!

Indulge

Indulge's Cake Shake

In Lafayette, Louisiana, they take a cake and make a shake. Indulge's “Cake Shake” comes in many flavors, including red velvet, chocolate, oreo brownie and strawberry shortcake but we prefer — you guessed it — the Wedding Cake Shake! The premise is fairly simple, it’s a milkshake with a piece of cake blended inside. And if you still want a slice of wedding cake, Indulge sells that too.

Smallcakes

Take that wedding cake down to size at Smallcakes, a “cupcakery” in Marietta, Georgia. This bakery serves up almond cupcake with almond buttercream icing that’s topped with edible pearls. It’s the perfect wedding cake fix if you’re watching your weight. Sure, it’s still loaded with calories but it’s only a cupcake, right?

Blue Bell

Finally, there’s Blue Bell “Bride’s Cake,” a delicious combination of almond-flavored ice cream with cake pieces and Amaretto-flavored cream cheese icing. It’s like having your cake and ice cream too! It’s a rotational flavor and we’ve heard rumors it’s only available in Louisiana, so check their website or your local market to be sure. 

Blue Bell is a true Southern creamery. Located in Brenham, Texas, the company began in 1907 and started exporting its creamy goodness outside the state in the 1980s. Today, the ice cream is sold in 22 states. If you’re ever in Brenham, take the Blue Bell tour.

P.S. In need of great wedding photos, we recommend September Company. They did my son's wedding and every photo was amazing!!

Weird, Wacky and Wild South is written by food and travel writer Chere Dastugue Coen who will crash any wedding for a slice of wedding cake.