Wedding-Cake Styles
Q: What Wedding-Cake Styles Do Other Brides Love?
A: Choosing a wedding cake used to be an easy task – usually chocolate or vanilla with the standard white frosting and frilly piping. However, these days a cake has become more than just a reception dessert. It is now something for guests to gush over, for both beauty and taste. Here’s what hot now and how you can make your mod design a decadent decoration on your cake table.
Bold Color
One cake, two cakes, red cake, blue cake. Snow-white cakes are the dream of many brides, but there are also couples that choose to add a little color to their focal confections. Bakeries can infuse your cake with a hint of pastel or come up with a Technicolor masterpiece. If you go for a vibrant cake, use the opportunity to incorporate your wedding colors or theme. We've seen beauties in white, with a dash of warm pink or yellow, as well as stunners in Wedgwood blue with white piping and sugar paste “sculptures.”
Flavors
White and yellow sponge cakes are certainly delicious choices, but they aren't your only option. Trendy bakeries now offer a host of cake types, ranging from cheesecakes (which can be stacked and tiered), Baked Alaska, spice cakes, and liquor-flavored cakes. Sweeten it up even more by incorporating a different type of cake for each layer.
Floral Decor
More and more brides are finding there is no more beautiful (not to mention frugal) way to decorate their wedding cakes than with flowers. Cakes can be dressed up with freshly-cut blooms, or adorned with candied petals for old-fashioned elegance.
Patterns
Take a cue from other aspects of your wedding, such as your bouquet or china pattern. Glamorous brides are even finding inspiration from the embellishments on their gown. See if your baker can mimic the design on your dress using strips of fondant, royal icing, and edible beads.
Miniatures
Instead of one huge cake, many couples are opting for smaller cakes, still beautifully decorated, for each table. These centerpiece cakes are often baked with various fillings and flavors. Some couples ask their guests to slice and sample different cakes at different tables, using this atmosphere to encourage guests to mix and mingle!
channelwedding.com
Bold Color
One cake, two cakes, red cake, blue cake. Snow-white cakes are the dream of many brides, but there are also couples that choose to add a little color to their focal confections. Bakeries can infuse your cake with a hint of pastel or come up with a Technicolor masterpiece. If you go for a vibrant cake, use the opportunity to incorporate your wedding colors or theme. We've seen beauties in white, with a dash of warm pink or yellow, as well as stunners in Wedgwood blue with white piping and sugar paste “sculptures.”
Flavors
White and yellow sponge cakes are certainly delicious choices, but they aren't your only option. Trendy bakeries now offer a host of cake types, ranging from cheesecakes (which can be stacked and tiered), Baked Alaska, spice cakes, and liquor-flavored cakes. Sweeten it up even more by incorporating a different type of cake for each layer.
Floral Decor
More and more brides are finding there is no more beautiful (not to mention frugal) way to decorate their wedding cakes than with flowers. Cakes can be dressed up with freshly-cut blooms, or adorned with candied petals for old-fashioned elegance.
Patterns
Take a cue from other aspects of your wedding, such as your bouquet or china pattern. Glamorous brides are even finding inspiration from the embellishments on their gown. See if your baker can mimic the design on your dress using strips of fondant, royal icing, and edible beads.
Miniatures
Instead of one huge cake, many couples are opting for smaller cakes, still beautifully decorated, for each table. These centerpiece cakes are often baked with various fillings and flavors. Some couples ask their guests to slice and sample different cakes at different tables, using this atmosphere to encourage guests to mix and mingle!
channelwedding.com
