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 bohochic
weddings.
· 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
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