A New Kind of Cake

A number of brides and grooms these days are doing fun desserts that can stand in place of cake or can be served in addition.   I am always of the mindset “the more sweets the better” but if you’re starting to feel like the wedding cake is a thing of the past, try out these popular options…

Cupcakes!  Cupcakes are unbelievably popular right now, and why wouldn’t they be?  They are mini, made out of cake and usually topped with some awesome icing…count me in!  Cupcakes are a great idea because they don’t have to look like a cake, but they can.  There are so many different flavor and filling combinations AND they can be displayed on towers, tiered stands, any way you choose. Sometimes cupcakes accompany a single layer of cake so the bride and groom still have something to enjoy on their anniversary or something for the traditional first cut.

Also, there are many different ways to dress up your cupcake now-a-days, it’s not just your average foil wrapper!

In addition to or instead of decorative wrappers, you could cap your cupcakes with really neat designs.  Remember these?

Stemming from the same idea of cupcakes is this great find from Martha Stewart Weddings.  Sugar cookies shaped like wedding cakes!  They can be all the same decoration or a variety of designs to match your wedding patterns or colors.  Need another argument for cookies? They can double as your favors!

Another kind of “cake” that is becoming an increasingly popular station at The Hall of Springs is cheesecake! We have more and more requests for our cheesecake martini bar, which includes squares of cheesecake served in martini glasses with a variety of fruit toppings, chocolate, nuts, and whipped cream for your guests to make exactly how they like it!

No matter how you slice it, cake (or cupcakes, cookie cakes, cheesecake, etc.) will always have a place in the American wedding tradition…now we just have some more interesting options!