Has anyone had a 'semi/nearly naked' cake?

@erin oh wow! Thank you for reminding me of this. Good thing I never once told people how to post. Stating that I never asked for the opinions on the cake, just asking for experience.

I had a naked-ish cake?? Like pretty damn naked. It was really good. It wasn't super "cake" like, and maybe that's why? But it was moist and delicious.

My cousin had one for her baby shower. Not dry at all.

You have to find a baker that is really good at these types of cakes. Any cake without proper covering has the potential to dry out. I refuse to do them because cake is temperamental and many factors can change a cakes reaction. So since you are set on having one.. please find a reputable baker that has reviews for their naked cake skills... otherwise you will be like my cousin and have a very dry cake.

P.S I have to add I hate the look of them, but as I baker I hope the trend ends soon.

Yes. It gets dry.

One of my MOB's literally burst into tears when she saw the cake.

And personally, I don't understand the point of it.

And I have no idea why it would be cheaper.

I've seen a lot of people that have had problems with their cake being dry. However, there are some that luck out and it turns out fine.

We did a semi naked cake and didn't have any problems with it being dry at all!

I'd go semi-naked. That way it has a little bit of moisture around it. It will help keep it from getting dry. I would rather have one (as I loathe icing) but FH wants icing. Lots of it. He wants the most weddingy, icingy cake of all the cakes. Bless his li'l heart....

I agree with others who have said the baker has to be really good. Depending on the size of your cake it will have to be baked and iced in advance, usually 1-1.5 days before. Icing will get hard when refrigerated unless you will have a butter based cream which will melt at room temperature. Your baker would need to wrap and store the cake in an air tight container to prevent drying. Also you have to consider dust, hair, general dirt that can get on the cake while it is being brought out and displayed at the venue. Personally I am not a fan of these cakes for the reason above, I really would hate to serve cake with dust/dirt particles on it. This is why fondant is used to not only cover and prevent the cake from drying, but to also prevent dirt getting on the actual cake.

@Katie but you eat the fondant icing? If dirt and dust got on the fondant, you would be eating it along with the cake..

@bailey b. I never eat the fondant and typically at any venue I have been the fondant is removed prior to serving, unless you are eating the cake at home, but even in that case I do not eat the fondant.

I'd think that the baker would know what they are doing (hopefully) and the cake would be moist.

I haven't had the pleasure of trying one of these though!

So long story short OP, regardless of how people feel about the aesthetics of a naked cake, everyone seems to agree that you need to do some serious research on the baker you intend to use before you book them to make a naked cake since they're honestly really easy to screw up. You don't want to spend god knows how much money on what appears to be the cake of your dreams just to take a bite of it and find it to be a dried out mess.

I tried one at a wedding. It tasted like cake without icing. Which, to me, is like eating pasta without sauce or toast without butter. Why bother.

It did have preserves between the layers, but meh. Not the same.

Icing is good. Few enough things in life are good. Don't needlessly remove one.

Usually what I do when I do a naked cake I brush it with a simple syrup, but honestly I hate making them and I hope they go out of trend ASAP .

We had a naked caked and it was so moist and delicious. People kept going back for more. I think it really depends on the talent of your baker.

Just because some random MOB cried over a cake(really? #priorities) doesn't mean others don't like it.

And if your cake is covered in dirt, dust, and hair, just from sitting on a table, your venue needs hazmat to get in there and clean that shit up, because that's disgusting.

As long as they're brushed with a simple syrup they shouldn't dry out . I just don't like making them it's like a half assed cake. Another thing is make sure your supplier of your flowers are food grade and not just random flowers thrown on. They need to be food grade and wrapped to be put on the cake .

@Bailey we're doing a small naked cake for us to cut, and cupcakes for everyone else.

I've never eaten a naked cake but I LOVE the look of them and so does FH.

Maybe that's an idea? Then if the naked cake is dry, the guests won't know? Just thinking lol idk if that's an option for you.

Maybe because the bride and the groom don't like icing or something overly sweet? I know when I eat a wedding cake it's literally just frosting left behind. I can see why they would do it this way.