Are you one of those people who think that cupcakes taste better than a slice of regular cake? If so, then you’re not alone. One hot new trend that is circulating among brides for the past few years is to have cupcake wedding cakes instead of the traditional three tiered wedding cake. Wonder why they’re so popular? Just think about it, each guest at your wedding gets their own miniature decorated wedding cake so you don’t need people to cut the cake, plus it says alot about your unique personality and style to have cupcake wedding cakes instead of the standard kind. But those aren’t all of the great benefits about cupcake wedding cakes. Some brides worry about how to display cupcake wedding cakes, or even that their wedding will look like a five year old’s birthday part, but there is no need to fear! Here are some great display options for cupcake wedding cakes, as well as how to keep them looking elegant and sophisticated.
Displaying Cupcake Wedding Cakes
There are several ways to display cupcake wedding cakes for the ultimate look for your wedding.
Find or rent a cupcake stand from a local bakery or party supply store. A wedding cupcake tree, or stand for cupcake wedding cakes can be anywhere from three to seven tiers high to resemble a typical wedding cake, and hold anywhere from 23 to 200 cupcakes for your wedding. Many of the stands for cupcake wedding cakes feature a top tier that can hold a small wedding cake that can be used for your first anniversary or for the cake cutting ceremony. Cupcake stands for cupcake wedding cakes come in all sorts of materials, such as metal, cardboard, plastic, glass, and even wood. So when you’re looking for the perfect stand for your cupcake wedding cakes, find one that fits in perfectly with the kind of wedding theme that you are looking for. If you don’t feel comfortable about stacking the cupcakes that high, and are worried about a spill, get more than one stand for your cupcake wedding cakes. It will make your wedding cake table look extra elegant and sophisticated.
Decorating Cupcake Wedding Cakes
Just as the ways to decorate wedding cakes are endless, so are your options with cupcake wedding cakes. Cupcake wedding cakes don’t need to look cheap or like a child did them, and there are lots of great ways to make cupcake wedding cakes look elegant and charming. Here are just a few ideas. Consider using different shapes in your cupcakes by using different shaped cupcake pans, such as squares or stars. You can also use an assortment of items to adorn the tops of your cupcakes, such as a real flower, a silk flower, fondant flower or bow, fresh fruit, monograms of your initials, the colors of your wedding and much, much more. The sky is the limit!
One of the best things about cupcake wedding cakes is that they can be a whole lot cheaper than your typical wedding cake because they are much easier to decorate. But they can tend to be labor intensive since so many of them have to be done. So if you are considering using cupcake wedding cakes for your upcoming wedding, I hope this article helped you get a little more comfortable with the idea, and perhaps even got some creative juices flowing at the same time. Happy planning!
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July 30th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Wedding cakes made up of many smaller cakes like cup cakes or chocolate cups are very popular nowadays as modern alternatives to traditional cakes.
August 16th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
I think cupcake wedding cakes are terrific. A great way to create very unique master pieces and easy to serve to guests.