A wedding is a combination of two “halves” and the birth of a new family. And like any birthday, this date becomes an excellent occasion for a holiday every year. But unlike personal anniversaries, which are celebrated every 5 years, the wedding anniversary can be an anniversary even after 1 year. This date is called calico wedding, and the cake for it is usually chosen according to the subject.
Why is called calico?
A chintz is a loose, sometimes even translucent fabric that is used for tailoring and bedding. Due to the latter, such a name appeared at the first anniversary: the marriage period is still small, the family is not strong enough. This is a traditional and conservative explanation. Another says that the honeymoon has long passed, but emotions have not been forgotten, so the first anniversary so firmly began to communicate with the matrimonial bed. In Europe, this anniversary is not associated with chintz, but with paper or cotton - also thin materials.
Many couples during this period are just planning to get children, so the cake is often accompanied by wishes associated with them (you can write them directly on the cake). It is also accepted for the spouses to give each other calico handkerchiefs and together with the guests to drink champagne, which is left for the wedding specially for this day.
Cake design
Fabric
For a chintz wedding today, variations of decor in the form of fragments of fabric are especially in demand. The simplest option is a standard round cake with a coating that simulates a patterned cotton fabric. It can be further decorated with flowers, ribbons and wedding rings, and in general such a cake is very similar to the wedding one.
Another popular option is a patchwork cake that mimics fabric patchwork. This sewing technique is now at the peak of popularity and many women are fond of it.
With photos
Another popular topic is the printing of edible photos. This design option in recent times is often used in the manufacture of cakes, including for anniversaries. These can be individual elements of the decor in the form of photos or funny pictures entirely on the whole cake. Of particular interest is the idea of a cake depicting a marriage certificate.
With mastic figures
Mastic - material edible and malleable as clay, so you can make anything from it. And master pastry successfully use it, so that any of your ideas can be implemented. It’s not at all necessary to follow traditions: some, for example, replace the marital bed on the cake with a boat. It symbolizes the joint life, and the sea of blue mastic and foam of biscuit cream can be a symbolic image of the difficulties that the married couple have to overcome together.
For people with a sense of humor, there are variations on the subject of Love is chewing gum. This can be a cake in the form of the package itself of treats or pictures with inserts or frivolous fantasies of mastic with figures of the bride and groom under the blanket on the bed.
Another version of the mastic figures, which is very popular, is the gray bears Me to you, which are strongly associated with romantic mood and strong feelings. They are often combined with inscriptions about love and a happy future together.
Other options
For particularly conservative and restrained people, there are variants of plain cakes with toppings - these are artificial inscriptions made of plastic or wood, which are mounted on the cake in the same way as ordinary candles.They can be made in the form of a wedding date, anniversary designation, the names of the newlyweds or some wishes addressed to them from relatives and friends. You can make a cake in several tiers: put a topping on the top, and mastic and biscuit decorations on the bottom.
Sometimes it happens that the idea of creating a large cake is not to your liking or it is not planned to invite many guests for the anniversary. In such a situation, instead of a cake, you can order or make your own cupcakes — small cakes for one portion. Each of them can be decorated in a special way. This will save you from the painful choice if you like several design options at once.
You will learn how to make delicious cupcakes in the next video.
