Wedding Cake Alternatives

For the truly offbeat couple who is planning a truly offbeat wedding, we present these truly offbeat alternatives to the traditional wedding cake.

Tiered Puddings and Mousses

Pre-chill wine or champagne glasses, and fill with:

* Chocolate, chocolate orange, lemon mousse

* Rice, coconut rice or wild rice pudding

* Raspberry, hazelnut or regular tiramisu

* White chocolate, key lime, blackberry or biscotti parfaits

* Heavy whipped cream, topped with sweet in-season berries

Tiered Pastries

Most people love cream puffs, and any more, they can come in a variety of shapes (not just round). Once you have enough, stack ‘em up! Other similar pastries to “stack up” include:

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* Cinnamon rolls

* Funnel cakes

* Baklava

* Soufflés served in individual custard cups

* Cream horns, clairs, St. Joseph’s pastries, sfogliatelle, cannoli, napoleons, baba rum

If you want to be really odd, try using some of those direct-from-the-supermarket snack cakes. That’s right; a number of brides are stacking up their cake with these:

* Snow Balls, Suzy Qs, HoHos, Ding Dongs, Twinkies

* Krispy Crème donuts, Moon Pies

If none of these suit your fancy, you can try making a tiered pyramid shape out of

* Chocolate-dipped fruit

* Chocolate truffles

* Sugar cookies or brownies with your initials in cellophane wrappers

* Fancy pies: such as key lime, coconut custard, or (my favorite) peanut butter and white chocolate cream.

One caveat: Even if you choose one of these alternatives, try to keep the wedding-cake ceremony, as it’s a tradition that’s expected by everyone.

and ahh as you cut it together and feed each other.

Weddings bring in a wide spectrum of emotions to people, especially to the bride and groom. It is undoubtedly a day to be cherished and remembered. Therefore, it is not unusual for one to expect the best in every aspect of one’s wedding celebration, even the wedding cake.

Nowadays, cake decorators and designers have to work closely with the wedding organizer and the bride and groom to discuss on the flavor, color and theme of the cake before proceeding.

It is their responsibility to meet the requirements of his or her clients and create the perfect cake for the event. What starts out as a freshly baked cake from the oven can either turn into a masterpiece or a gaping disaster.

Using the right combination of colors and decorative items on the cake which suits the theme will aid the cake in blending with the general color theme of the wedding.

Although a timely suggestion from a cake designer may help the couple to decide on the perfect wedding cake for their special day, designers do come across situations where even the most strangest and distasteful requests are made. After all, marriages could be made in heaven, but cakes.

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