One of the most essential steps of planning your wedding is choosing the cake. Like a prized trophy, it stands gleaming on a pedestal for all your guests to admire. Courtesy of several trips to the bakery, you and your beloved will have the opportunity to sample and learn about all the incredible cake options out there to choose from. Whether you want two tiers or ten, icing or fondant, sugar flowers or real flowers, your wish is their command.
Today, more and more couples are choosing to stray from the traditional white wedding cake request by treating themselves to a more custom design that speaks to them. For some, that includes an entirely edible creation (sugar flowers, lace imitations and hand-painted designs done in edible paint). For others, that means authentic flowers and fabrics. Either way, the outside of your cake will be a treat for the eyes.
As for the inside, once you’ve decided on the flavors of the filling, take into consideration some visual tricks and color effects you can add to each delicious layer to make it just as attractive as the outside: ombre, checkerboard, rainbow, funfetti and the latest trend, piñata, which unleashes a flow of small candies baked in the center upon slicing. If you’d like to take it a step further, think about an unusual shape – whoever said cakes had to be round? Cake design is an illustrious art form among bakers today. No request is far-fetched.
Photography: Bessie & Coco Photography | Cake 1: Pâtisserie Dolci Piu | Cake 2: Gâteaulogie | Cake 3: Nougat & Nectarine | Cake 4: Pâtisserie Petit Lapin | Cake 5: Patisserie Montebello | Cake 6: Patisserie Tillemont
