MAKE A STATEMENT WITH YOUR
wedding cake
Brides and grooms may pour over every detail of their weddings, but
few components of the festivities may be as fun, especially for foodies, as
deciding what the wedding cake will look like. Couples who want to deliver
show-stopping visuals often express some measure of their creativity and
personalities through statement wedding cakes.
Many couples now eschew the classic three-tiered white cake in favor of a
dessert that garners instant attention. Whether the cake is brightly colored
or hand-painted, a towering architectural marvel or shimmering in metallics,
couples are opting to make a statement with their confections. Apart from
clever cake-toppers, here are ways to stand apart when dessert is served.
• According to the Perfect Wedding Guide, a rising trend in cakes is to cover
a white or naked cake with translucent glaze tinted in the couple’s wedding
colors. This artistic expression can be especially stunning in boho-chic
weddings.
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• Statement tiers also are popular. The cake may be traditional in nearly every
way, but couples then set the cake apart by featuring an elaborate design or a
different hue in one tier.
• Martha Stewart Weddings advises that more than just color can be used to
make a statement. Lifelike sugar flowers can really set cakes apart. Guests may
not be sure if they can consume all aspects of some cakes. But delicate sugar
flowers taste as good as they look.
• Hand-painted tiles on a cake are another way to add panache. A bride and
groom may be inspired by a European vacation or the stained-glass effects of
religious windows and want to add that feel to the tiers of the cake.
• Sometimes a statement comes by way of texture. Even an all-white cake can
be dressed up with interesting textural effects. Ruffles, lace, embossing, and
3-D rosettes are different textural components that can be incorporated in
cake designs.
• Couples also may want to tell their unique stories with cake. Individual tiers
designed to reflect various milestone moments from the couple’s relationship
can be quite engaging.
• Capitalizing on the trend of edgier weddings, couples may opt for darker
hues on their cakes - even a black tier - or nontraditional geometric shapes to
the cake itself or its design elements.
Statement cakes can really say something about the couple getting married.
Much like other wedding elements, cakes provide a window into the minds of
happy couples.
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