Delectable Beach Cakes: Wedding Pastry Alternatives for a Stunning Beach Wedding
Posted by Angie Fujii | Under Society Wednesday Feb 10, 2010Beach weddings are easy to plan and their cost is quite reasonable. This favorable combination makes considering a seaside wedding a very good idea. Some cultures hold all their weddings on a beach. Whatever influences your decision, if you decide on a seaside ceremony, everything should match the setting’s elegance, including your beach cakes. Wedding pastry shops now offer a wide variety of options in addition to the traditional multi-tiered cakes served at most weddings. Your choices will include some exciting pastry sizes, shapes, colors and designs.
Here are some tips to help you choose the perfect confections for your celebration.
If your wedding has a theme, you can choose a shape for your cake that will nicely complement it. Cakes shaped like flowers, boats, seashells, lighthouses or palm trees are perfect for weddings on a beach.
Color schemes are another important factor with beach cakes. Wedding cakes are often white or in subdued colors, but you might want to add some brighter, more playful colors to enhance your outdoor wedding. For example, if your wedding has a tropical theme, tropical flowers placed on and around your cake will nicely complement your theme. If your theme is musical, a skilled cake decorator will be able to embellish your cake with icing shaped like musical notes or your favorite musical instrument.
If your budget allows, you might want your cake and its frosting to have exotic, tropical flavors. Flavors that could be ideal to serve on your wedding beach include passion fruit, coconut and kiwi, combined with coconut cream or mango butter cream frosting. If your budget won’t let you have an unusually-shaped cake, your guests will love it if you pick something simple but have it made using one of these tropical flavors.
With so many styles of wedding pastries available, you may have trouble visualizing the perfect design until you see an example. To stimulate your imagination, search for pictures of wedding pastries in magazines and on the Internet. Your final design may be a blend of the best examples you find.
Some of these unusual options might help you get started:
Bem-casados: A Brazilian wedding tradition, bem-casados consist of egg custard, caramel sauce, jelly or other sweet concoctions inside two small sponge cakes. These cake sandwiches are available in an assortment of appropriate shapes, including rings, hearts and doves, and are served at wedding receptions in place of a more traditional wedding cake. Bem-casados are symbols of the sweet life the bride and groom will have together. For beach cakes, wedding bem-casados can be shaped like starfish, boats, flowers or sand dollars.
Wanda Italian Bowtie Pastries: The wanda is a traditional Italian wedding pastry. These small, individual sized pastries are typically shaped as bowties. Wandas can be stacked on a plate to resemble a cake. In Italian wedding ceremonies, the bride and groom often begin a dance with the wedding guests joining in. The wedding party then dances toward the wanda plate where everyone chooses a pastry. The wanda is a fun and delicious wedding cake substitute.
Cupcakes: Cupcakes are becoming a popular alternative to traditional wedding cakes. They can be arranged on a multi-tiered cake plate to create an impressive display. Unlike a wedding cake, you can offer cupcakes in a variety of flavors. Each guest can then choose the flavor they like best. Cupcakes are also easier to transport and set up than a traditional wedding cake. To serve cupcakes on your wedding beach, decorate them with tropical fish, turtles, palm trees or other items that match your wedding theme.
Stretch your imagination when choosing beach cakes. Wedding confections for your ceremony should reflect your own personality, style and taste.
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