Wedding Cakes New Pictures

Whether you are going with a traditional wedding cake or cupcake wedding cakes, you want to be sure and be specific about the kind of decorations you want. You can choose something elegant, or something fun, or some really unique. The single greatest reason to use cupcake wedding cakes is the versatility they offer. You can choose just about any design, or even mix and match to create variety or a stunning display. No matter what you choose, be sure and see a sample of it first, either one made by the baker for you or one from their photos of past work. Another reason a lot of us choose to use cupcake wedding cakes instead of the traditional layered cake is cost. Wedding cake prices are going through the roof, with a per slice charge of anywhere from $5 to more than $25 being the industry standards. Cupcake wedding cakes are more affordable for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the way they make ordering hassles a thing of the past. One of the other reasons cupcake wedding cakes are a more affordable alternative is that just about anyone can do them!

The first step is to get ideas. To do that, look at pictures or find the right book. This is the easiest part and the most fun. There are a few images online from some of the more creative bakeries out there. Martha Stewart Living put out a cupcake book a few years ago with a fantastic display of cupcakes, especially cupcake wedding cakes. They also have a book just on weddings with fantastic photos. Home and Living magazines are also jumping on the cupcake bandwagon, and most of their spring issues focus on weddings in one way or another.

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Much more than a sweet finale to the reception meal, wedding cakes are a major style statement. And trends in wedding cakes, like all other wedding details, evolve with the times. The wedding cake presents a perfect opportunity for creative brides to play with shape, color and embellishments. For those of you who need a little inspiration, consult this list of top trends for wedding cakes in 2014. Buttercream was once the traditional frosting for wedding cakes, but sleek cakes came into favor, and rolled fondant became the frosting of choice. Not any more - thanks to advanced tools and techniques that allow buttercream to look as smooth as fondant, cakes iced in buttercream are again the norm. We love this trend, since buttercream frosting tastes better, has natural ingredients, and costs less than fondant. Now you can literally have your stylishly sleek cake - and eat it too. Brides have bucked the traditional white wedding cake for the last few years, but today's brides are no longer hiding decadent chocolate behind a shield of white frosting for appearances sake. Dark chocolate is now front and center on the face of the cake, as chocolate or mocha cakes are appropriately decked in chocolate mousse or whipped chocolate frosting. The result is a full blown chocolate dessert that tastes as good as it looks.

Shades of blue dominate the 2014 wedding décor palette, and your wedding cake is a perfect canvas to incorporate this hot shade. Consider a cake saturated in turquoise, periwinkle, or even navy, and embellish it with complimenting colors like silver, white, grey, lavender, or yellow. Cupcake towers in lieu of wedding cakes have been around for awhile, but brides are making cupcakes interesting again by playing with shape and size. Brides are stacking square shaped mini-cakes (slightly larger than cupcakes) adorned with flowers or dressed as presents for a completely different take on the cupcake frenzy.

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Wedding cake from the Caribbean isles is also a fruitcake. Often soaked with rum or wine and stuffed with dried fruits, the cakes from these exotic islands are kept hidden at the reception. A white tablecloth is laid over the cake; guests, then, give the happy couple money to buy a chance to get a glimpse of the cake. Even family members who aren't in attendance at the wedding get to share in this dessert as pieces of the cake are mailed to family members and friends. Japanese wedding cakes, on the other hand, are actually an elaborate show rather than a dessert. Since multi-layered cakes are too expensive for many Japanese families to purchase, large plastic or wax cakes are created prior to the wedding reception. These "faux" cakes stand in for a traditional cake during the bride and groom's cake-cutting ceremony. They even feature a special slot for the happy couple to pretend to cut into when the "cut" the cake. More affordable sheet cakes are kept out of sight for cutting and serving to the guests.

Traditional wedding cakes from Iceland share the same layered shape of the wedding cakes from the United States, but their appearance is very different. Kransekake, or ring cake, is made up of a series of ring-shaped cakes stacked on top of each other. These almond-flavored rings are often decorated with marzipan. The hollow center of the stack is sometimes filled with candies, chocolates, or even a bottle of wine. Finally, some wedding cakes aren't cakes at all. In the Ukraine region of the world, weddings are celebrated with a bread-like dessert known as Korovai. This traditional bread, decorated with symbols representing the joining together of two families, is considered a sacred part of the Ukrainian wedding ceremony.