Cakes Can Be Art -- Just Look At These!

Looking for inspiration for a cake you are decorating? Try these YouTube videos from the San Diego Cake Club Show. Some really wowed! Could I duplicate these? No way! But a true artist could. Use these just for inspiration and so you have an idea what CAN be done.  Even if you can't do it yourself or afford an artist who can!



Most cities have a cake show of one sort or another, so look for one in a city near you. You don't have to travel across the country to get to San Diego (though it is a great place to visit!)

Cake Pops Appeal to Eye and Palate

Source: stylist.co.uk via Chris on Pinterest

These cake pops show that sometimes a simple idea can be executed with details that make them little jewels to serve your guests. Whether you serve them as desserts or give them to guests as wedding favors, cake pops with the detail shown above are sure to impress our guests by appealing to both their eye and their palate.

Whether you make them in pretty pastels or white on white (so very wedding) cake pops are guest pleasers, and we don't see this trend going anywhere soon!

Cupcake Cones and Other Things To Make You Lick Your Lips!

Martha Stewart Weddings offers brides this great idea on how to serve your cupcakes at your wedding.  Maybe your mom made a version of these for you when you had to take cupcakes to school for a class party, but this more sophisticated version is sure to please not only palates but the eye of all your guests.  Visit Martha's site for more ideas and the link on where to buy the cones.  Additional info on where she purchased sprinkles and nonpariels, as well as edible stars and hearts glitter.

Read more and get the recipe at Marthastewartweddings.com: Cupcake Ice Cream Cones. Martha even tells you where to buy something to hold the cones up on your sweet table! TY Martha!

Martha also provides a recipe for these ice cream cups made using a pizzele maker.  Love using new ways to serve the ice cream or sorbet at your wedding!  Recipe is here.

BTW, when you hit the page to purchase the mini-cones you'll find some great mini-phyllo shells in CHOCOLATE! OK, I know I can't be the only chocolate lover out there--has anyone ever used these? If you have I'd love to hear your ideas or if you'd like to guest post your experience using these just let me know. 

The web is a dangerous place for a chocolate lover--it gives me access to all sorts of chocolate I never knew existed before--past the lips... ah well, I know Weight Watchers would approve of these, if I only eat just one!  (which of course if the real trick for me with anything chocolate!)

Planning A Holiday Wedding Next Year?

If you are planning a Christmas or New Year's wedding next year these cake pops are perfect for giving your guests a favor to savor.  These four different cake pops are Red Velvet (a southern cake favorite, but it's made it's way north), a German Chocolate Snowball (for lovers of coconut and pecans), a Peppermint Bark Bite and a Black And White decorated with red sugar. 

These cake pops are the creation of Tailored Sweets, an online dessert boutique offering the finest sugar shocks around! These holiday pops are featured on their January 2011 blog. Tailored Sweets offers their clientele a variety of  sweets, all of them closer to bite size than a regular cake. The owners are Sydney and Sarah and their favorite designs are cake pops and baby cakes.  Their baby cakes are described as bigger than a cupcake, so that will give you an idea of the sizes. 

Tailored Sweets is based in San Diego, California and they promise to make your next party or wedding chic and distinctive.  Download their menu from their web site to see all their delicious dessert options.

Dessert Centerpiece--Cupcake Fondue

I've seen fondue with cheese and bread, with cheese and fruit, with meat or shrimp and hot oil, and even pound cake fondue for desserts, but a cupcake fondue was new to me until I came across it on Bake It Pretty's Blog(a creative blog that everyone should read!) Amanda posted a recipe from her guest blog stint on Pint Size Social. And I have to admit I love the concept! 

Whether you serve this fondue at a wedding shower or use it on a sweet table, or as a centerpiece for each table this cupcake fondue is a show stopper. 

The fondue itself is a basic icing (recipe) and you make some mini cupcakes perfectly sized for dipping.  Surround your fondue pot with little cups, each of which is filled with jimmies(or sprinkles depending on which part of the country you are from), coconut, some chopped nuts (I like almonds but walnuts would work too), or any other decorative topping you think would look pretty. 

Simply place the mini cupcake on the fork, dip in the icing, then add the decorative toppings to make a delicious dessert that is sweet and pretty! I was thinking I'd really like some with chopped candy bars to use as a topping--yum! Oh the calories!  OK, I admit it, I have a HUGE sweet tooth!

The final look (and taste) is pretty and I love interactive food! And you have to admit, this is so much better than chips and dip if you're thinking interactive food!  Cupcakes with fondue icing dip with candy or nuts on top...what more could you ask for?

Individual Desserts Cool and Refresh Your Guests

Photo courtesy of: http://lulublueevents.blogspot.com

Looking for a cool but easy dessert for a picnic wedding (or any other wedding for that matter), consider these individual dessert glasses filled with strawberry shortcake and whipped cream. Fresh strawberries and sponge cake are a refreshing change from heavy wedding cake, and your guests are sure to enjoy it. You don't have to just serve one type of singe serve dessert, you can have a dessert table that offers your guests a wide array of desserts and sweets.

Classic Cake Perfect for High Tea/Dessert Table

Photo and design courtesy of: http://www.traceylau.com/blog

Australian blogger, event planner and creative genius (yes Tracey you are!) Tracey Lau posted this gorgeous French blue and brown cake as part of her 40th birthday High Tea and Dessert Table.  Visit Tracey's blog to see more of her wonderful inspired posts and photos some of which would translate easily to your wedding.  This cake is perfect centerpiece for your dessert table or simply as your wedding cake.  Small but striking, it makes a statement that you are a classic bride with a real sense of style.  Enjoy Tracey's web site and her insights into life and living. 

Heavenly Cake To Serve at Your Wedding

This photo and recipe for individual angel food cake from http://www.thecookingchanneltv.com/.

Want to try Angel Food Cake served in individual cups by Kraft (4 oz Kraft ripple cups and demi-tasse wooden spoons) to serve instead of customary wedding cake? Perfect for a wedding buffet! Low cal for brides who care, pretty and unusual for brides looking for the unique.

This photo courtesy of http://thinkgarnish.com/.

Serve as the Cooking Channel does with Dolche de Leche and berries next to the cake or like Think Garnish does with cocoa sprinkles. Or choose your garnish of choice. Mix and match garnish for increased visual appeal. Think Garnish and The Cooking Channel both note to only fill the containers half way because the cake almost double in size.

This photo courtesy of http://thinkgarnish.com/.

Cupcakes and Cookies From Artesanal Sweets

Photos courtesy of http://www.artesanalsweets.com/

Artesanal Sweets offers you a large selection of delectable cupcakes and creative cookies for your wedding guests. 

If You Don't Want to Make Your Own Macarons...

Try http://littleoven.com/macarons.html where they have a large selection of gourmet macarons for your event.  One great thing about these are they are gluten free!  So no worries!  Macaron Sampler (1 box of 12 assorted macarons, 2 of each of our current flavors): $20

Cake Balls?

Photo courtesy of: http://www.bakerella.com

A new take on cake at your wedding are cake balls.  Cake balls serve as favors or as part of your sweet table, and can be displayed on trays or attached to toothpicks and inserted into foam shapes.  If you looking for a little taste of heaven, cake balls are just what you’ve been waiting for — bite-size bits of moist cake blended with rich frosting, surrounded in a deliciously beautiful confectionery coating. An exciting twist on cupcakes and a sophisticated alternative to traditional desserts, it’s no wonder why they’ve become such a sweet sensation. The Cake Ball Company and others started making our decadent, hand-made cake balls long before they became a dessert trend. You can purchase cake balls ready made or make your own.  Combining tried and true family recipes with the finest ingredients, cake balls are a one-of-a-kind experience. Go ahead, indulge. Just know that you won’t be able to stop with just one. But don’t worry, you can always get more!

Photo courtesy of: http://www.littleheavenlybites.com/

Photo courtesy of: http://www.littleheavenlybites.com/

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