Wedding Cake Trends

Wedding cakes are quickly becoming one of the most important part of a wedding celebration. Many couples are putting a lot of thought into choosing their wedding cake. Gone are the days of having plain white wedding cakes with white buttercream frosting. Now wedding cakes are colorful, bold, and often are used to reflect a couples design taste, or sometimes wedding cakes are used to exemplify a couples culture.

It used to be that wedding cakes were always white to reflect purity but now in America it is commonly accepted that wedding cakes can be in any color of the rainbow. It used to be that only "groom" cakes contained color or had an element of whimsy, but now wedding cakes can be decorated with colorful items and often a groomscake is no longer needed because the wedding cake itself now represents the couple and their tastes.

So what are the latest wedding cake trends? Well the mastery of fondant by many expert bakers has allowed for wedding cakes to be colored with bold colors and edible 3d decorations. Wedding cakes are now very modern with bright colors such a pink, orange, bright blues and greens and purples. Pink and brown is a popular color combo nation and can be used on wedding cakes in geometric decorations of stripes and circles. Or wedding cakes can be covered with gum paste flowers that match the bride's bouquet. Couples also choose to have their wedding cakes decorated with a custom monogram made from fondant or gum paste. The biggest trend in wedding cakes is ignore all trends - there really is no limit to what you can decorate your wedding cake with. The best way is to have your wedding cake symbolize you and your spouse. Make your wedding cake unique, just like you!