Many people are making weddings much more personal by creating their own wedding cake or having a family member do this. This is great for economizing and helps to make that special day even more memorable.
Trends with wedding cakes vary, and it is always best to speak with the bride and groom to see what color theme they are following and whether they have any specific requirements.
Probably the one feature that will be evident in most wedding cakes is the icing. Both the texture and the color usually follow the set uniform of white and smooth. Using fondant icing will help to create the smooth and elegant image that wedding cakes are renowned for.
Once you have the icing sorted, it is time to focus on the intricate decorations that will sit on top and along the side of the cake. These can be time-consuming, but there are many ways around this.
First of all ensure that you have top quality tools. A non-stick piping bag and nozzles in a variety of different sizes and lengths will aid you in your quest to create a beautiful and elegant wedding cake.
If you do not have the patience to create sugar flowers then consider getting a small bouquet of real flowers to arrange on the cake. This idea for decorating wedding cakes can save you hours and can look just as effective as creating sugar flowers.
Alternatively, to make your cake more contemporary, you could consider using pearls to decorate the cake. Doing this will give your cake a sophisticated and chic feel, and as long as you aren’t using real pearls, the cost will not be excessive. This can easily help flow into the theme of the wedding creating opulence easily.
If the bride and groom are looking for a bright and fun wedding cake, then consider decorating your wedding cake in small icing dots or tear drops. This type of decoration for a wedding cake is suited for relaxed weddings with couples who are looking for alternative cakes.
The size of the wedding will reflect the size of the wedding cake and on the amount of layers you will be expected to decorate. Traditionally, the layers all mimicked one another, but in recent years there has been a trend to vary the design for each layer.
If your bride and groom do want their wedding cake decorated in this way, try to keep at least one cake decorating feature the same, whether it is the flowers or the colors, by doing this it will demonstrate the thought and the theme will still be more than evident.
Finally, we cover how to go about putting the wedding cake layers together. This has to be the most difficult part of creating a wedding cake. Traditionally pillars that have used have resembled roman pillars. This is not the case now, however. You can get a whole range of supporting columns that will add to your design.
You need to ensure that the columns will stand firmly and evenly, so it is essential to measure to get the levels spot on. And you can now use a layered cake stand that looks just as effective without the tense moment of wondering if the cake will stand unaided.
These can come in a variety of styles to suit and enable you to emphasize the most important decorating features of your wedding cake design.
The internet has an endless supply of ideas and designs for wedding cakes, as long as you have the time a patience to keep surfing for as long as it takes to get the perfect design idea for your dream wedding cake. Once you have decided on the design, you just need to get some training and practice to be able to create the masterpiece yourself and impress everyone on the big day!
