Decorating your cake

Decorate your cake with traditional royal icing, fondant icing or chocolate to match the colour scheme of the wedding party or flowers. If you want more adventurous flavours, try chocolate, spice, Grande Marnier or even cheesecake!

Look for design ideas from magazines and books and be as unique and individual as your wedding. Choose anything from intricate icing or sugarcraft designs to a plain cake decorated with fresh flowers that match your bouquet. But be as wacky as you like - create the Taj Mahal, Eiffel Tower, a daisy-fest or even caricatures of the wedding party at the Top Table!

Icing on the Cake

Most cakes are covered in a soft white or ivory icing but sometimes pastel pink or peach can be used to match your wedding colors. You can choose a traditional white, butter cream, cream cheese, white chocolate icing, or rolled fondant. As the name implies, rolled fondant is icing that is rolled over the layers of the cake for a completely smooth and very elegant look.

Dazzling Decorations

Here, your choices are endless…Some brides like to take a particular element of the wedding decor and design the cake around that theme. Bakers can decorate cakes with the look of embroidery, lace, appliqué or elegant drapes or swags. For instance, many brides will use the lace or detailing from their wedding gown as a design for their wedding cake. Bring in a picture of your gown and talk to your baker to incorporate the lace or pearl beading detail into the cake.

Fresh Flowers

When choosing decorations for your cake, fresh flowers are always a very popular choice. In addition, fresh flowers are a less expensive alternative than confectionery flowers because there is less labor involved.