December 04 2011
Wedding Cakes that Take the Cake
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Other Takes on the Wedding Cake
Before I actually began planning my wedding I had all sorts of exciting ideas for wedding cakes (or substitutes thereof). However, when it came down to it I decided to go with a traditional tiered cake – a decision based on my plans to only get married once so I figured it would be my only chance to do it the traditional way. Should things not work out, here are some of the options I had considered and might go with the next time around (just kidding, honey!).
These cake alternatives would also be wonderful for an engagement party, bridal shower, rehearsal dinner, or stag/stagette.
For the Hostess With the Mostest
I love this idea – it’s cute, it’s fun and it’s made up of some of my favorite treats! The cake pictured below was crafted by Phil Delaplane, an instructor at the Culinary Institute of America (and, incidentally, also the groom!).
hostesscakes.com
This type of cake would also work well with a cartoonish or funny cake topper. Here are two that I think would work very well, both from weddingstar.com.
weddingstar.com
A Cheeky Topper
"The Love Pinch" weddingstar.com
The Cupcake Cake
This choice is actually becoming very popular. It’s great because it’s self-serve!
Some couples have both – a traditional cake as well as a tiered cupcake tower.
affordableutahweddings.com
Flowers are a great wedding cake topper for a cupcake wedding cake. I also like this option from topperswithglitz.com.
Modern Monogram from topperswithglitz.com
The cupcakes can also double as wedding favors as well if you supply something to take the cake home in, like this large gold frosted to go box – the perfect size for a single cupcake.
alloccasionsgiftware.com
And if you’re wondering where the saying that something “takes the cake” comes from, check out this explanation from phrases.org.uk:
As early as the 5th century BC the Greeks used ‘take the cake’ as symbolic of a prize for a victory. In 420 BC the Greek Aristophanes wrote ‘The Knights’, which was a criticism of the powerful Athenian politician Cleon: ”If you surpass him in impudence the cake is ours.”
The same site also talks about the American tradition of:
…cake-walk strutting competitions [where] couples would be judged on their style in the ‘cake-walk’. The winners were said to have ‘taken the cake’, which was often the prize.