Cakes tagged ‘Bride’
History of Wedding Cakes
The tradition of wedding cakes dates back to Roman times.
A cake of wheat and barley was broken over the brides head to ensure fertility. Wedding guests would then dive in to get a crumb of the cake. The tradition of sharing the wedding cake with guests stems from here.
In Medieval times a mound of buns was presented as a wedding cake which is not so different from the trend of cupcakes we see now as an alternative wedding cake. … continue reading ‘History of Wedding Cakes’
Brown Ribbon Wedding Cake
This cake was made for a wedding to match an ivory and chocolate brown colour scheme.
The bottom tier was a round 10 inch cake with overlapped sections of ivory fondant. I measured the circumference of the cake and divided it into inch wide sections. I cut pieces of rolled fondant that were an inch and a quarter in width and laid them over the sides of the cake, overlapping them as I went. … continue reading ‘Brown Ribbon Wedding Cake’
Ribbon and Jewel Wedding Cake
This Wedding cake was designed to match the ribbons and jewels of the bride’s wedding dress.
It was a three tiered cake comprising fruit cake, chocolate cake and a dummy polystyrene tier
The first two tiers were covered in marzipan and ivory fondant, the top tier was covered in ivory fondant. … continue reading ‘Ribbon and Jewel Wedding Cake’
