Adding flowers to a wedding cake adds drama, beauty, and color, and it is important not to overwhelm the cake’s design with additional details such as elaborate icing, extravagant colors, unique shapes, or unusual designs. To highlight the flowers, a simple round tiered cake is best, with icing to coordinate with the color of the flowers – generally white or ivory icing is best. Simple details such as icing dots or small embellishments can subtly add more intricacy to the cake, but too many details can be overwhelming and garish.
Some couples prefer to avoid using fresh flowers on their wedding cake but still want the beauty and elegance of floral decorations. Fortunately, bakery artisans can create stunningly lifelike flowers from marzipan, sugar paste, fondant, or gum paste that can be as intricate and realistic as true blooms. Couples should be aware, however, that these faux flowers require considerable expertise and labor, which can drastically increase the wedding cake price, particularly if many flowers are required. More affordable options include using silk wedding flowers on the cake or using egg whites and crystalline sugar to add a touch of edible sparkle to real flowers.
Simple wedding cakes with fresh flowers can be a gorgeous centerpiece of a wedding reception as well a delicious dessert for the happy couple to share with their guests.