After the meal when you are serving the guests their coffee, it can sometimes get cold if they are having a late night out on the dance floor. One great idea to keep this from happening is by serving the coffee with a caramel waffle cookie on top, which keeps in the heat of the coffee, while warming up the caramel center of the waffle.
So, what is a waffle cookie? A vanilla and cinnamon cookie dough is pressed between flame heated waffle irons, split, and filled with fresh homemade caramel. The caramel heats and melts as it sits over the warm coffee, and then can be broken in two to allow the caramel to pour into the coffee.
These delicious Caramel Cookie Waffles (called stroopwafels by the Dutch) with richly filled chewy centers are one of Holland’s true specialties. Caramel Cookie Waffles has been producing Caramel Cookie Waffles at their location in Billings, Montana since 1981. Their Caramel Cookie Waffles are hand baked on flame fired irons from the finest and freshest ingredients and shipped fresh, directly to you.
Whether your taste runs toward the traditional or the modern, the style of your wedding cake is only as limited as your imagination and the mood you want to create at your wedding reception. If you want a teetering tower of layer cakes bursting with gum-paste flowers on every surface, tell your cake designer and discuss how to make your dream a reality. If you’ve always envisioned a three-tiered white-frosted cake with a traditional topper, then that is what you should have! But if a rich chocolate layer cake with chocolate butter-cream frosting bedecked in deep red roses reflects your passion, then don’t hesitate to put that on display for all your guests to marvel at.
There are a few decisions, however, that are best made before you choose what kind of wedding cake you will have. Determine the date, location, and number of guests attending your wedding before you begin to fantasize about the cake of your dreams. Once you have made these decisions, your wedding will begin to have a specific feeling, mood, or theme, which should be echoed in the style of your cake. The season of your wedding, the size of the cake needed, and the accessibility of the wedding site can also influence your choice of flavors, ingredients, and decoration. Once you have confirmed the logistical details, you can begin to talk to a baker and seek out inspiration for a cake that is uniquely yours.
Most couples serve their cake with a napkin - why not choose a personalize napkin for your reception? The Wedding Shop at The Knot has a number of colors and designs available to help you tie in the napkins to your wedding theme. With over 40 options for design alone, you’re sure to find a napkin that fits your needs. Here are some examples of what you can order:
A pack of 100 napkins costs just $20, so this special touch to your wedding is beautiful AND affordable.
Image via angelaortizmusic on Flickr.
Love the muppets as much as I do? Maybe a Miss Piggy and Kermit cake topper is perfect for you. A hand-made topper like the one above gives a classy look to your favorite muppets, but there are also non-edible muppet toppers available from online sources if you want a less expensive option.
A cool topper isn’t the only way to have a muppet wedding cake, though. Check out these cool cakes:
This one is all-out muppets, featuring tons of characters. You can read about this cake here.
I love this Oscar the Grouch wedding cake! You can read about it here or go directly to the maker’s website to order it.
This cake, from Don’t Forget the Cake, is cute and cartoony. If you have a sense of humor, it would be perfect for you!
Don’t be afraid to talk to a cake decorator in your area about you muppet-inspired ideas. Many companies specialize in more contemporary versions of cakes and can create a design that’s perfect for you.
If you want a fun Simpsons-themed wedding cake, the cake toppers at the aptly named SimpsonWeddingCakeToppers.com may be perfect for you. Starting at just $60, there are a number of designs available, but they all feature the characters you love - Homer and Marge. Best of all, they can ship anywhere in the United States, as well as to international countries, so you don’t have to live nearby to pick up your cake topper. Here are some examples of the options available:
Contact them today at their website or via email.
Simpsons Wedding Cake Topper
Steele, Alabama
caketop@windstream.net
One of the hottest trends right now is to have square cupcakes at your wedding. These look more like mini cakes, but are a fraction of the cost of hundreds of tiny cakes that many bakeries are willing to make for you. Check out some cool examples of square cupcakes - These cupcakes have a real “wow” factor. They’re from Cupcakes Squared, which is located in San Diego, California:
Of course, they make “cutting cakes” to, so you have something to cut and feed to one another at the reception. With over 25 flavors, you’re sure to find something you love at Cupcakes Squared.
Cupcakes Squared
3772 VOLTAIRE STREET
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92107
619-226-3485
One cake style that is elegant yet a bit more cutting edge than your plain white wedding cake, is a cake that has black lace or piping. We found a local cake designer in Denver that has mastered just this kind of cake. Intricate Icings in Denvers is an award winning cake design shop that makes cakes for wedding and other occasions. Not only are you assured that you will be getting your cake from an award winning designer, but they have an amazing array of tastes and fillings, as well. You can choose from flavors such as vanilla bean, zucchini lime, butter pecan, and orange rum. Fillings include toasted coconut, blackberry curd, and chocolate espresso. yum.
If you want a cake that makes a statement, you should really look at the Taj Mahal cake. We found this cake at Mike’s Amazing Cakes. You have actually probably seen Mike on one of the Food Network cake challenges.
If you have ever had a chance to visit the real Taj Mahal in India, you will realize that this replica made in cake and fondant is truly a masterpiece. Also, while traveling to India, you will notice many local artists trying to recreate the beauty of the Taj Mahal in sculpture. The biggest problem with that usually turns out to be creating the straight lines. Many of the less well crafted sculptures look wobbly and like they are about to fall over.
This cake, however, is an architectural masterpiece. It looks solid and to scale, with tons of detail work such as in the windows, doorways, and spires. The gold leaf adds a beautiful touch.
If you and your groom are appreciative of fine art, you might be interested in the Vincent Van Gogh wedding cake. This beautiful 4 teired cake is a little topsy turvy in design and painted in what appears to be an impressionist style. It appears as though the cake itself is the canvas for Starry Night. If you are interested in this cake, call Colette of Colette’s Birthday Cakes. Not only can she make you a Vincent Van Gogh wedding cake, she could probably make any number of impressionist wedding cakes, as well as many more styles and designs. Colette is located in NY and has written over 5 books about cakes.
Some brides just aren’t cake people. There’s nothing wrong with that. But when it comes to selecting wedding cakes these brides can be left with the dilemma of paying a fortune for a cake they won’t eat or finding an alternative. We’ll we’ve found one, and it’s the Krispy Kreme wedding cake. Lots of people love Krispy Kremes and there sweet lightness is a great alternative to other more traditional cakes. The other advantage to a Krispy Kreme cake is the cost. A creative bride can put together a Krispy Kreme cake for around 100 dollars, including any cake stand you may use. Cake stands are available at craft stores and other discount stores. You can find videos on YouTube that will show you how to do it, or you can just start stacking and see what you end up with. You can find more information on Krispy Kreme wedding cakes here.
