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June 20, 2016

Wedding Cakes for your Big Day

Lisi Korn

Have you envisioned what you want your cake to look like? Today, skilled pastry chefs can create any imaginable design, or even designs that surpass your imagination. Bespoke cake design has elevated what was once mere baking to an art form that can create architectural masterpieces. Cakes are often considered a centerpiece, why not make it a conversation piece as well?

Whatever your preference, be it a dramatic multi-story cake tower or an equally beautiful but smaller two-tiered off-white piece with fondant flowers, the wedding cake is an opportunity to showcase your style and display a culinary delight.
Cakes styles are as numerous as the imagination’s ability to come up with new ideas.

 

The 7 Tiered Classic Wedding Cake

 

 

7 tier classic wedding cake
Image Courtesy of Martha Stewart Weddings

 

Tiered wedding cakes traditionally represent prosperity. This classic style is perfect for the classic bride. Originating in England, this early 20th century cake style emerged from the kitchen of Joseph Lambeth, a master baker. Fine garlands and lattice work are piped over the fondant in dramatic patterns. The heavier elements are piped using buttercream.

Modern Tiered Wedding Cake

 

 

7 tier wedding cake - ana paz miami
Image Courtesy of Ana Paz Cakes

 

Today, there are no rules or limits to the number of layers and designs that can be incorporated. A regional favorite, Ana Paz Cakes created this tiered wedding cake with beautiful floral arrangements between layers. With accolades from famous wedding authority, Grace Ormonde, Ana Paz cakes are a “cut” above the rest.

Meringue Bouquet Wedding Cake

 

 

Image Courtesy of Martha Stewart Weddings
Image Courtesy of Martha Stewart Weddings

 

This cake is a great example of the use of fondant. Hundreds of meringue flowers cover the exterior, giving it a striking resemblance to a heavily embroidered bodice. The beauty in fondant is its flexibility; the flowers on this cake could be any color or any shape.

The Naked Wedding Cake

Image courtesy of Alliance Bakery & Cafe

Want a more natural touch to you wedding? Perhaps the ‘Naked Cake’ is the way to go.  With less frosting and more natural and “funky” ingredients, the naked cake focuses on quality over quantity :)

Falling Rose Petal Wedding Cake

 

 

falling rose petal wedding cake
Image Courtesy of Edda’s Cake Designs

 

A curvy strand of piped meringue flowers sashays down rectangular tiers for the Ribbon Rose cake; each tier comprising a pearly border. Each rose is piped with a continuous squeeze onto a flower nail and baked before being affixed to the cake with royal icing.

Or No Wedding Cake at All!

 

 

cupcakes, macaroons, and small deserts
Image Courtesy of Elegant Temptations

 

You don’t need a cake to make the day special. Cupcakes, macaroons and other single-serving treats are a great way to introduce different design elements, as well as different flavors, to your guests.

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