The Best Wedding Cakes

Styles of Wedding Cakes

There are many styles of wedding cakes from which to choose. Traditional brides may want to stay in keeping with her traditional wedding and have a stacked or tiered round cake. Other cake ideas can include a sculpted cake that represents a theme. A bride may choose to forgo a traditional wedding cake and serve cupcakes instead. Celebrity wedding planner Colin Cowie suggests serving several miniature wedding cakes or cupcakes. Cupcakes can be decorated with edible, sugar flowers in wedding colors or can incorporate a theme.

Flavors for wedding cakes can vary. Some brides would only consider a traditional white wedding cake. Other brides want to branch out into more unusual cake ideas. According to celebrity wedding cake expert, Sylvia Weinstock, brides can even incorporate many different flavors into the wedding cake by having each tier of a cake done in a different flavor. Some flavors for wedding cakes include, chocolate, marble (mix of chocolate and white cake),strawberry shortcake and almond cake. A bride should consider her favorite flavors, the groom's favorite flavors, the guests' favorite cake choices as well as which flavor will go best with the wedding menu and theme.

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The best theme for a wedding cake is one that will blend in with the overall theme of the wedding. A fairy tale wedding should include a themed wedding cake. A castle- or carriage-themed cake will lend nicely to the event. A cake can also stand alone by representing its own theme or no theme at all. For instance, A couple may chose a Hawaiian theme for their wedding, but the groom may be a cowboy at heart. The bride may choose to surprise him with a wedding cake that features a bride and groom in tropical attire and a cowboy hat. Or, she can have a small cake with a cowboy bride and groom along with her larger wedding cake. Themed cakes can be more expensive than more traditional cakes. Sylvia Weinstock suggests that bridal couples keep budget in mind when ordering a wedding cake and not feel intimidated into a more expensive cake just to compare with friends' or family members' wedding cake.

There are many factors to consider when choosing the best wedding cake for your special day. The best wedding cake for a particular wedding should incorporate the personality of the couple. Choose a cake topper that not only is in keeping with the wedding theme or color scheme, but that incorporates an element of the couple's life, hobbies or personality. If the bride and groom are avid golfers, feature a bride and groom with gold clubs in their hands as a cake topper. Other cake decorations include flowers made from icing, edible flowers or sugar flowers and a variety of cake toppers including silk flowers. Sylvia Weinstock advises against using fresh flowers because they contain pesticides.