The wedding cake—an iconic part of your big day. Almost everyone has a wedding cake and gets those beautiful photos, cutting the cake before serving it on the dessert buffet for all guests to enjoy. Various cultures have other cake-related traditions. For example, saving the top tier for the first birthday of their firstborn child, or gifting tiers of the cake to close family who have contributed to the wedding day.
However, with a golden era of alterations to wedding traditions, couples are shaking things up, swapping out the classic tiered cake for something a little more… unexpected. If you want a creative wedding cake alternative that’ll get people talking and make you a pioneer in wedding cake trends, here are some innovative ideas you’ll love.
Cupcake Tower
Who doesn’t love cupcakes? Small mini cakes, ready for your guests to grab and enjoy between sessions on the dance floor, there’s nothing not to love. Mix it up with various flavours and set them onto an ascending tower up to a single cupcake on the top. As a couple, you’ll go up to the cupcake tower and cut the top cake, sharing half each, before your guests share these beloved cupcakes.
Have guests with dietary requirements? No stress; order cupcakes that cater directly to their dietary needs, such as gluten-free wedding cupcakes. The only downside is for larger wedding groups; this becomes more challenging to execute with such a large number of small cakes to stack.
Cheese Wheel Cake
Why have a large wedding cake when you can have cheese? Ditch the frosting at the bakery and bring on the brie. Some couples are making entire “cakes” out of ascending layers of gourmet cheeses. They then make the first cut into the cheese and feed each other the first piece for that beloved photo opportunity. The best part? Your guests will have nearly unlimited cheese to enjoy all night long. With cheese, you can indulge your guests at your now luxury wedding by pairing an extravagant platter of crackers, fruit, and deli meats with cheese. This will show how much you appreciate your guests through the love language of cheese.
When one isn’t enough
Why only have one cake when you can have multiple, especially when wedding cake tastes so good? There are so many benefits of having numerous cakes beyond having an increased amount. You get to choose a diverse range of flavours, better meet the dietary requirements of your guests and have extra cakes for specific cultural and personal traditions. One couple had a large central three-layered cake, with four more miniature cakes on the table's four corners. These were connected to the main cake with elegant bridges, creating a stunning wedding cake display for guests to admire—and enjoy
Cookie Cake
A cookie cake is a nostalgic and delicious twist on tradition for couples who believe a warm, gooey cookie is the ultimate dessert. Cookies are a childhood favourite, and almost everyone’s guilty pleasure to indulge in whenever there's some around. Now, you can get a cookie cake for your wedding to bring back those memories and allow your guests to enjoy them guilt-free. This is both a delicious alternative and adds a point of difference, making it a wedding cake alternative your guests will love.
These approaches can be used in isolation or with the traditional wedding cake, such as having dietary cupcakes alongside the main wedding cake or cheese wheels beside your wedding cake. These are great ways to add personal touches to your wedding and make your guests talk about your unique approach to the wedding cake for years to come.
While these wedding cake alternatives must be supplied separately for your wedding at Markovina Estate, we do what we can to support your vision. From storing your cake chilled before your wedding to supporting the planning timing for your cake-cutting, get in touch with us to help make your dream wedding a reality.
