How to Make Wedding Cake Designs
The wedding cake is often the centerpiece of a wedding reception. It reflects the colors of the wedding and can feature seasonal flowers or cherished family photos in its design. When designing a wedding cake you need to keep two things in mind: the theme of the wedding and how many guests the cake should serve.
What You Will Need:
- Paper
- Pencil
- Cake Serving Charts
1. Browse through wedding magazines for inspiration. Typically the cakes featured in the magazines are large and elaborate, but they may provide you ideas of what you like and what you don’t like.
2. Look to your wedding arrangements for design elements you want to incorporate. For example, you may wish the cake to reflect the design of the seed pearls that decorate your wedding dress. Additionally, you can incorporate the flowers you choose for the bridal bouquet. The best wedding cake design complements the rest of the wedding’s décor.
3. Make a preliminary sketch of your design either with paper and pencil or with graphics software. Begin adding your ideas and watch as the cake comes together. Be sure to sketch all angles of the cake.
4. Modify the size of the cake based on how many guests will be served. Should price be of a concern, aim for a plainer cake. The more elements you include the higher the price.
5. When designing the cake keep in mind what types of frosting will be used. Will you want it to be tasty or look perfect? Your cake decorator can help advise you on what would best be used.