Tiered Wedding Cakes or Mini Cakes?

There is no doubt that a 5 tier, 6 tier or a 7 tiered wedding cake looks really impressive and would certainly create that 'wow' factor for most wedding receptions, but what happens when you are only having a guest list of 100 or less and still want to have an extravagant multi-tiered cake display?

A possible answer would be to have mini cakes or cupcakes on a tiered cake stand. This trend for mini cakes has been around for a few years now and doesn't show signs of fading. You can offer each of your guests a beautifully crafted mini cake or cupcake which can be presented to them on a plate for dessert or with coffee, or in a clear box for them to take home after the wedding.

Some of the wedding venues that I have delivered to are so enormous that they really need a cake with some height. You can fit 100 mini cakes/cupcakes (with a top tier cutting cake) on a 7 tiered cake stand; I must admit that I think they look just fantastic! The little cakes can be designed just as a tiered cake would. Icing colours, sugar designs and flowers can all be made to match any themes you may be having at your wedding reception.

Mini cakes are slightly more formal and would be served to the guest by your caterers, but if you chose cupcakes you could get all your guests to help themselves from the stand, making it much less formal and fun. The top tier cutting cake allows the bride and groom to include the all important cake cutting ceremony and photo opportunity.

Article by London Wedding Cake Designer May Clee-Cadman

Images Courtesy of UK Wedding Cake Makers Maisie Fantaisie

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