Wedding Cakes in Alexandria: How to Plan Yours

How to plan a wedding cake in Alexandria: timing, tiers, flavours, heat and transport, and the royal wedding cake history of Délices since 1938.

To plan a wedding cake in Alexandria, start two to three months ahead, decide on guest numbers and style, taste flavours, and plan for heat and transport, which matter on the Mediterranean coast in summer. Many couples now pair a smaller display cake with a full dessert table. Délices has baked wedding cakes in Alexandria since the 1920s, including King Farouk's in 1938.

A royal precedent

In 1938 Délices created the wedding cake for King Farouk's marriage to Queen Farida, a year after baking his coronation cake. It remains one of the best-known commissions in the city's patisserie history.

Timing

Book your baker as soon as the date and venue are set, ideally two to three months out, and earlier for summer weekends. Schedule a tasting a month or so before, and confirm final numbers about two weeks ahead.

Size and style

Tiers are traditional, but the display cake no longer has to feed every guest. Many couples cut a modest showpiece and serve a dessert table of éclairs, macarons, mille-feuille and baklava, which suits Egyptian and Greek guests alike.

Heat and transport

Alexandria summers are humid. Buttercream and fresh cream soften quickly; firmer finishes travel better. Ask how the cake will be delivered, when it will be set up, and how long it can stand before cutting. Keep it out of direct sun and away from the dance floor.

From a royal wedding in 1938 to yours.

Favours and the dessert table

Dragées in tulle, small boxes of chocolates or macarons, and a coffee station round out the reception.

Plan your wedding with Délices

Call us to plan your cake and dessert table: +20 3 486 1432. We're at 46 Saad Zaghloul Street, Raml Station, open daily 8 AM – 1 AM.