CAKE!!!

Yeah, I'm not creative enough to think up a better title because it's all I can think of when the topic of cake comes up.

I've mentioned before, but the DoubleTree required us to use Montilio's, something I was only too happy to agree to. For those unfamiliar with the company, Montiilo's is a South Shore institution, having made many a famous cake over the last 65 years.


When we arrived, we were greeted by a young lady who announced we were there & asked if we wanted a drink. We'd already decided that coffees were needed & ordered our fancy-ass flavored pick-me-ups. Then she didn't charge us! I'm guessing they know we're spending a ton of money on the cake, so a couple coffees won't really matter? It was a nice touch regardless, and gave them a few more brownie points.

It's interesting. Although I've pinned a few cakes to my wedding Pinterest boards, the cake is one thing we never really discussed beyond agreeing that "it MUST be delicious." So, when Frank, who was working with us started out very simply with the seemingly simple "Do you want a round or square cake?' we were like deer in headlights, just staring at each other, then mumbling out a quick "Do you care?" "No, do you?" "I guess round since we don't have a preference." We poured through the display books, hemmed and hawed and finally agreed to a design that Frank suggested, even though it was an "upgrade" and cost more. I'm happy with it, but do wish we had thought to discuss the cake design before because I think we were a little pressured into it since we had no real ideas.


Then the moment I'd been waiting for practically since we got engaged: CAKE!!! (can you tell i have a sweet tooth?)

Aren't those gorgeous!?!?! I hope I remember them correctly; if not, I can' always come back later & edit without you knowing any better ;P All the cakes have white, unflavored butter cream on the outside. Clockwise from the top left:

• Devils Food Chocolate with Chocolate Butter Cream
• Gold with Strawberries & Whipped Cream
• Presidential White with Ricotta Chocolate Chip
• Marble Swirl with Mocha Chocolate Truffle
• Red Velvet with Cream Cheese
• Lemon Orange Marble, soaked in Grand Marnier with Lemon Butter Cream
• Carrot with Cream Cheese
• Presidential White with Raspberry

We ate them in reverse order, mainly because we knew that the 4 at the top would be the most delicious!! We were diligent tasters--we each tried the filing and cake on its own, then took a bite with everything together. The cakes were pretty amazing; even the lemon-orange one was good if you like that sort of flavor (I dislike orange-flavored anything).

Get in my belly!!

I feel more than a little sad we only ate the bottom layer of each cake. Frank told us to eat more, but we were pretty full, although we did finish the Marble/Truffle and the White/Ricotta Chocolate Chip because they were SO good, but were definitely in a slight sugar coma by the time we left. Picking the cake itself wasn't too difficult, we quickly nixed the 3 that we weren't huge fans of, then narrowed it down to the 2 we thought were most delicious. I kind of pulled rank and requested my favorite type of cake, which Ellie only too gladly agreed to.

The filling was MURDER though. The top 4 were all considered "upgrades," and the options for non-upgrades weren't spelled out as clearly as I wanted them to. And I was REALLY hesitant to spend even more money that we didn't need to. I don't know if Frank felt a little bad about conning us into the decor upgrade, or wanted to give us the "FAMILY" (nudge nudge, wink, wink) discount, or both or something else, but he gave us a filling flavor upgrade for nothing, which was super awesome, but didn't help a ton, because they were even more delicious than the regular options. With the field narrowed to two, we were made a final offer we couldn't refuse--one filling for the main part of the cake, and the other in out top tier--that way we could have both but still have a deliciously amazing option for the guests. My sweet tooth was hooked.