Pink Champagne wedding cake is actually a 100-year-old tradition. The cake was invented during the roaring twenties, and it is basically a white cake in which all of the liquids (like water or milk) have been replaced by pink champagne. This gives the cake a distinctive and celebratory flavor. In fact, to make it at home all you have to do is buy a white cake mix and simply substitute pink champagne or even a rose for the liquids specified in the baking instructions. The frosting is also easily made out of butter, sugar, milk and champagne as well. The cake never naturally turns out pink so a few drops of red food coloring are added to the frosting to give it a delicate pastel rose hue. Very few bakers nowadays make this retro style of cake but you can find it at the Kansas Steak Company.
Kansas City Steak Company
100 Osage Ave
Kansas City, KS 66105
1-800-524-1844
With wedding cupcakes, there are no knives required! A cupcake tower can be a great way to add some fun to your wedding with out sacrificing style or beauty. A tower of cupcakes, professionally arranged so that there will be no mess or smashing, can look just as elegant as a traditional wedding cake, complete with flowers, ribbons, cake toppers, or anything else you might think of.
These tiny treats are also more customizable, offering you a range of options to decorate each cake rather than one large decoration that is mostly destroyed as soon as the cutting begins. Instead of cutting the designs to pieces, consider a cupcake wedding, where the guests can each take their little piece of cake art back to the table to enjoy before they consume it.
This is a great option if the bride and groom wants lots of flavor options without a ton of extra cake, since the cupcakes can be baked in small batches. You can also consider customizing the cupcakes to each guest with initials, names, or other features, but consider that getting the right cupcakes to the right people might be a challenge without servers and a seating chart, and that it can be expensive to have many different designs unless they are kept very simple. (Tip: Keep personalized cupcakes in the kitchen to be prepared and passed out, with extras in the cupcake tower for looks and seconds.)
Here are a few examples from the Pink Cake Box:
Pink Cake Box
18 East Main St Suite 101
Denville, NJ 07834
973-998-4445
Fun cake toppers may have your traditional family members cringing, but most people will laugh and smile at adorable cake toppers that reflect your hobbies (like NASCAR) your differences (a really tall bride with a short groom) or even just jokes about your future together, like a cake topper with the groom on a leash, being hooked (see left), or with a ball and chain.
These cake toppers are not for the strictly traditional, but if you love to express yourself in a funny way and think that your family will enjoy being in on the joke, then consider a wedding cake topper like one of these from Bridal People, with a fishing bride, a golfing groom, or the happy couple sharing a steamy kiss atop the wedding cake.
To take it one step further, consider a themed wedding cake that accents the joke you are making with the cake topper. You can have anything from a golf course to a cowboy boot - the limit is only your imagination.
Picture from Bridal People
You’ve probably realized by now that your wedding cake doesn’t have to be white and covered in flowers. While some brides might love that traditional look, if you and your groom are a bit quirky, why not order a quirky wedding cake? Check out the one I found today:
It-sa Mario!
It’s been a long time since I saw a cake so cute! Of course, a Super Mario wedding cake topped with Peach and Mario as bride and groom isn’t for everyone, but I’m sure there are some gaming couples out there right now drooling!
If gaming isn’t your geeky hobby, think about what you do like to do together and run with it! Maybe an Indiana Jones cake sound perfect for you or you want a cake decorated with a Dungeon’s and Dragon’s theme.
The point it, don’t be afraid to embrace the weird hobbies you enjoy doing together. Who cares what everyone else thinks - it is your wedding and your cake should reflect you!
Picture is from alttext on Flickr. You can see more views of the cake here.
When it comes to your wedding cake cutter, you can choose to go with just the typical, traditional-looking version, as many brides and grooms do. However, if you want a keepsake that will look beautiful displayed in your home long after that cake has been eaten, consider a personalized cake cutter.
There are many different kind of personalized cake cutters, but if you’re looking for something beautiful and affordable, check out the selection at Forever & Always. They sell stain steel severs and cutters that can be engraved for free!
Most people have their names and the dates engraved on the cake sever and cutter, but really the sky is the limit. Let your imagination run wild - choose a pretty wedding quote, a line from the movie you saw on your first date, or something else that means something special to you and your groom.
Imagine from Forever & Always.
Today, we usually think of the wedding cake to be traditional if it is tiered, has white frosting, and is smashed into your groom’s face as he takes he first bite. However, there are countless wedding cake traditions from the past and from many different cultures. If you’re interested in honoring traditions, consider some of the following:
According to superstition, if a single bridesmaid sleeps with a piece of your wedding cake under her pillow, she’ll dream of her future husband. Don’t insult any of your single friends, but consider this fun tradition if you aren’t saving the top layer of your cake or have plenty of it left over.
Speaking of the top layer, most people know that it is tradition to save the layer (or a piece of it) to eat on your first anniversary. If you do this, though, make sure that you wrap the cake super tightly in saran wrap and foil and put it in your freezer. You can also ask your caterer if they provide professional cake wrapping for the best results. Eat just a bite one year late for good luck!
Some people actually believe it is good luck to keep a small piece of cake even longer. Traditionally, it is said to be good luck for the bride. Keeping a piece of the cake will keep your husband loving and faithful during your entire marriage.
You can read tons more wedding traditions, about the cake and otherwise, at Weddings Galore.
Did you know that it is traditional to save the very top layer of your wedding cake to eat to celebrate your first anniversary? Sadly, even of the brides who know this, most end up throwing the cake away after a year in the freezer. There are ways to protect your beautiful cake, though, from the reception to the anniversary date!
Make sure that the caterer saves the top layer of the cake for you. Most of them should have enough experience to do so without your having to ask, but it never hurts to ask for what you want or need. From there, make sure that someone is designated to take the cake (along with the gifts and any flowers that you want to save) to a specific location for you. Otherwise you could end up dealing with your cake and other keepsakes being thrown away or forgotten as you take off for your honeymoon! Once you get your cake home, however, there is still the problem of keeping it edible and frost-free for a whole year.
For one thing, you can try a vacuum sealed cake saver like this one at Amazon. Keeping the air out will keep it from going stale. Sure, it’s tough trying to store something like that for a year, but that is just one of the joys of the first year of marriage, as someone who has tried to cram food in around a cake box can well attest. This is just one more reason to be thrilled when your anniversary arrives - a year with your new spouse, a yummy cake, and more room for new food!
Want a fun wedding cake that will really have your guests talking? Use your cake to tell a story!
That’s just what they’re doing at Carlock’s Bakery in Los Osos, CA. The cake below tells the story of how the bride a groom met. An elaborate confectionery creation like this will allow you to relive that fateful moment and tell your guests a little bit about your history together!
Here are some other interesting cakes that tell a story that is personal to the bride and groom:
At Carlock’s Bakery, wedding cakes start at just $6 per serving, with artistry costing a bit more. Contact them today for pricing on a cake that tells your story!
Carlock’s Bakery
1024 Los Osos Valley Road
Los Osos, CA 93402
(805)528-1845
If you’re county calories, wedding cake can wreak havoc on your diet. Most brides consider their wedding day the ultimate “cheat” day - and there’s nothing wrong with that. You just got married! Forget the diet for a day!
However, if you’re committed to healthier options, think about the following kinds of cakes. No cake will be totally healthy for you, but at least the following choices are a little better in terms of carbs, sugar, and nutrients:
Angel Food Cake
Light and fluffy, angel food cake is a great option if you’re interested in staying healthy on your wedding day. You can even make angel food cake cupcakes for a better portioning system to ensure that you don’t eat too much. Making you own cake? Here’s a great low-carb angel food cake recipe! There are even fancy chocolate options. Check out this healthier chocolate almond angel food cake recipe.
Carrot Cake
Carrot cake is the ultimate healthy cake option because, like the name implies, it uses carrots! If you love carrot cake, consider having it at your wedding so that your dessert allows you to get a few more nutrients with everybite, rather than just being empty calories.
Fruit-Sweetened Options
Instead of going for a really sweet, sugary cake, look for options involving fruit. Again, these will still have some carbs and calories, but they are at least a little healthier for you and your guests. Check out this great fruit-sweetened cake recipe.
Although you might enjoy a health lifestyle, keep in mind that it is ok to indulge every once in awhile! If you can’t find a healthy cake option that works for you, just got with a typical cake! Moderate what you eat, and you won’t totally kill your diet.
Angel Food Cake Photo by jspatchwork
Want to serve up your own wedding cake with white chocolate buttercream frosting? According to celebrity writer, Love Tripper, this smooth frosting is all the rage at celebrity weddings. For instance, both Britney Spears and Jenny McCarthy had cakes iced with this sweet unctuous buttery concoction.
Here is the recipe the delicious frosting, which is so popular with celebrities and famous cake makers at the moment
White Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting
1 cup butter, softened (only butter will do – don’t use oil or anything else or you will not have a butter frosting!)
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
6 ounces white chocolate or white baking bar, melted and cooled
3-5 tablespoons whipping cream or half-and-half
In a large bowl, beat the butter and confectioners sugar at low speed until fluffy.
Add in melted and cooled white chocolate and whipping cream. To do this right, start with 3 tablespoons and add in more to achieve desired consistency as you go along
Beat on high speed for 3-4 minutes, scraping the bowl with a spatula.
Keep in mind this is a very creamy and sweet frosting. It is not stiff as a conventional frosting which is why in some ways it can make a better filling than a frosting. It all depends on the design of your cake. This type of icing is good for swirling and spreading icing on a cake. It will also not get as stiff or dry as other types of icing, as the white chocolate prevents it from cementing on the cake.
