Style Statements: Wedding Cake Ideas

TIERED CAKE
The original wedding cake design – a multi-layered cake, with each layer separated by columns, and open space between those layers. Still really popular – always elegant and stylish.

COLUMN
This design originates from Australia and is created by building up a number of same sized cakes on top of each other – to look like one, tall cake – which are then decorated.

STACKED CAKE
This design is extremely popular, consisting of three or more layers of cakes stacked on top of each other without the traditional columns. Suggested decorations include fresh flowers, figurines or a cake topper.

WONKY
This design has a really modern feel and as the name suggests is created in a lopsided style. Similar to a stacked cake.

FAIRY CAKES
Wow factor. Miniature square cupcakes decorated with letters to spell out words like love and marriage can make a striking centrepiece for your guests to talk about.

THEMED CAKES
Let your imagination run wild and create a cake that is personal to you both… Maybe a cake in the shape of suitcases if you met while travelling or Cinderella’s castle if you’re having a fairytale wedding.

DESSERT CAKES

CROQUEMBOUCHE
This is an alternative to a sponge cake and has really taken off in the last couple of years. Originating from France, the croquembouche is a tall conical or pyramid-shaped tower of profiteroles filled with cream and covered in caramel, peanut brittle and spun sugar – totally delicious and sure to be a big hit with your guests. Many couples chose to serve this as their dessert.

MERINGUE TOWER
Very similar to the croquembouche but made from mouth-watering meringues. Again this cake could double up as your dessert course.

CHOCOLATE CAKES

CURLS
Chocolate curls are used in a variety of ways; they can be used to decorate the edges of the cake and help contain fruit or they can be the main feature of the cake.

SMOOTH CHOCOLATE
Usually these cakes take on the design of a stacked cake but are covered in smooth, sleek chocolate instead of icing. They look almost shiny.

SHARDS
More like a work of art than a wedding cake. They are intricatley decorated with shards of milk, white or dark chocolate.

RUFFLES
Again, a breathtakingly beautiful sculpture of chocolate, cleverly disguised as a wedding cake.

SHAPED CAKES
Round, square, heart, hexagonal, petal... the possibilities are endless. Some shapes are more complicated to ice than others.

HOT TRENDS...
Sumptuous chocolate cakes are very fashionable at the moment. They look divine, taste delicious and of course everyone loves chocolate Towers of individual cakes look fantastic and depending on the number of guests at your party, everyone can have an individual parcel to take home Why stick to a traditional fruit cake recipe when there are so many variations to choose from. Lemon, carrot, orange are some of the hot new favourites There’s no better way of decorating your cake than with fresh flowers. They will add colour, dimension and look absolutely stunning Cake toppers are a great way to add real character your wedding cake.