Thursday 17 November 2011

Instead of One Cake

    I was genuinely excited when I got the “Get Married” Top 10 Trends of 2010, which included non-linear aisles (something I saw a lot of this year and also at the ABC conference), cobalt blue (a personal favorite) and glam for guys- think Old Hollywood, not Glambert. Anyway, beautiful prom dresses  one thing that I saw this year that I think would be an amazing trend is multiple cakes instead of just one wedding cake.?
    For us this started out as a solution to a practical problem, that evolved into an expression of both design and tastebuds. Rachel and Noah’s good friend from Canada genuinely wanted to bake their wedding cake. Problem is, she would never be able to transport a cake of quite the size that they would need to feed the guestlist of nearly 140.? So, we had a thought… why not have one smaller wedding cake surrounded by a display of other mini-cakes.? We knew we would use different cake stands to create an artistic display and this gave the guests a chance to have many, many flavors of cake, best prom dresses  including some of those things that just don’t work as well when you need to construct a more elaborate wedding cake, like the strawberry shortcake.? The clients worked with Cheryl Kleinman to design a series of mini-cakes to reflect the homey, ecclectic look of their wedding (pics of which I will eventually have to share with you!) and this was the result.(pardon my horrible photography skills) Weren’t they adorable?? One had a blue toile, which was printed on rolled fondant, then there was the pumpkin cake, the cake with the birds next, the strawberry cake and my personal favorite, the cake with the marzipan figs on top.. it was stunning.?
     While the look of this wedding was autumnal and eclectic, I prom dress boutiques  could see this concept working well for weddings using graphic prints and bold color on the fondant.? Additionally, by going this route, the couple spent a bit less than they might have on one more elaborate cake, but it contributed to the overall look and feel of the room. What do you think of multiple cakes???

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