Ideas For a Scrumptious and Unique Wedding Cake

Consider a multi-flavored cake. This is a great option if you can’t decide between flavors, or if you want to give your guests a selection of cakes to choose from. If you will be having three layers of cake, you could have a layer of chocolate cake, a layer of vanilla cake and a layer of strawberry cake—something for everyone.

• For extra flavor, have a wedding cake with filling. Talk to your baker about having a filling made of white or dark chocolate, strawberry, mocha or preserves.
• What about using a modern type of icing? While the traditional soft white icing is still popular, white chocolate icing would be a delicious, and surprising, alternative.
• Have a wedding cake with an unusual shape. At the moment, one very popular style is to have a cake that resembles a stack of presents. This is a fun cake, generally has two or more square layers, and is heavily decorated and tied with a bow.
• For a modern-looking wedding cake, think about having your layers made in different shapes. For example, a square layer, heart shaped layer and hexagonal layer would make your cake modern indeed.
• If your wedding will be having a color scheme, decorate your cake to suit. If your color scheme will be rose pink, you could cover your cake with small, romantic, pink rosebuds, either real or made of icing.
• For a special touch, talk to your baker about using some of the detail on your wedding dress to make decorations for your cake. If you take a picture of your dress to your bakery they should be able to copy some of the lace, beading or other decorations from your dress onto your wedding cake.
• Don’t be afraid to get sentimental. Copy the cake top your grandparents or parents used at their wedding. To make the parents of the happy couple feel extra special, serve them the first slices of cake you cut yourself, before it is taken to the kitchen to be cut and served to your guests.
• Personalize your cake by having your, and the groom’s, initials intertwined in icing on your cake as decoration.
• Have a wedding cake with a special meaning. For example, if you have been to France together, you may like to have a croquembouche. This is the traditional French wedding cake, a delicious tower of cream-filled pastry.
• Explore special wedding cake traditions In Bermuda, a tiny green tree is used as a cake topper. After the wedding, the bride and groom can plant the tree in their garden and watch it grow, as their marriage does.
• Add some accompaniments to your cake for your extra sweet-toothed guests. Chocolates, fruit, sugared almonds or mint can be placed on your guests’ plates for a decorative touch.
• The look of the moment is a wedding cake decorated with fresh flowers. Some favorites include roses, carnations and pansies. These flowers can be made into cascade designs or other styles. For a simply stunning look, have one single, perfect, bloom on your cake, such as a lily or orchid. Using fresh flowers to decorate your cake looks great and won’t cost a fortune.