That looks so yummy!
Hmm, I wonder what all they consider wedding-ish... Do you have any idea what the upcharge might have been?
We are celebrating four birthdays, two of which are turning 70, and one is turning 10 ("It's double digits, Mommy. That's a very important milestone!") So, I want to have a very special cake. I'm thinking about having it delivered to Blue Bayou when we go for our PTN package, but then that might be too heavy a meal and it already comes with dessert, so I'm not sure. Maybe Napa Rose? I've never eaten there, but it would be easier to get the leftover cake back to the room from there.
Anyway, I still have 7 months to figure it all out! LOL I love having something so fun to look forward to!
Sadly, it wasn't as yummy as it looked. Their version of buttercream pretty much killed it for me since I think whipped cream frosting is gross. I still don't grasp making a buttercream so close to whipped cream.
While I haven't seen their formal wedding cake design book, I have seen enough cakes on the wedding blog. Some of them are the standard wedding patterns also seen at WDW like the Mickey Delight and the Mickey Wave (see below- disregard the top decorations).
(delight)
(wave)
(these are both WDW cakes)
She didn't give me an exact price, but I wanted the Mickey wave and she said something they'd normally do for a wedding cake would put my little cake over $100. I don't mind spending on a cake if I feel like the design effort is worthy of the price. I spent nearly 4x this on a cake for just me and DH, but the topper and design was so much nicer that I didn't mind. It's just a pet peeve of mine when places price gouge for wedding stuff especially when it's less effort.
If I were eating at Napa Rose, I'd want to savor every bit of culinary goodness and would be inclined to skip the cake there...UNLESS- you use the cake more as a centerpiece for your celebration and snack on the cake from your room for the rest of your trip. I've done that MANY times. Get back from a long day in the parks and the midnight snack is cake
We ate at Blue Bayou on our trip and didn't find it overly heavy. Mind you, we didn't order dessert there, but I also wouldn't want to be lugging around leftover cake. Even a small cake becomes a pain after a while. So, I'd be more inclined to go for the cake at Napa Rose.
Ultimately, if anyone in your group strongly prefers a more traditional buttercream or hates whipped cream like me...you might get better cake for the $ from Susiecakes or another specialty bakery in the area. an outside bakery also won't have as many design limitations as the Disney bakeries usually do. I do custom cakes on the side and design limitations are one of the most frustrating aspects of getting a cake through a Disney bakery. Not sure who made it, but we saw this cake being delivered while we were there.
Ultimately, I just wasn't overly impressed with the cake, service and options in dealing with the DLR bakery. I'll still work with the WDW bakeries, but one and done for DLR's. And while I don't need something as massive as the 1st bday cake above from an outside bakery, I still think you'll get a better cake if you go with an outside bakery. And it looks like
@theluckyrabbit also recommends Susiecakes. So, maybe reach out to them and go from there.
(12) & DD's 
(6) joint Birthday dinner at Carnation Cafe during our upcoming visit. I ordered a Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Mousse filling and Chocolate Whipped frosting with Pirate Mickey Mouse & Pluto for DS and Vanilla Cake, Vanilla Custard filling and Vanilla Whipped Cream frosting with Minnie Mouse in red polka-dotted dress for DD. 
