Wedding cupcakes: features, design and presentation

At the wedding, a special place is given to the cake. Usually it has a large size, decorated with figures of the bride and groom, a pair of pigeons or swans. But fashion is changing, today many newlyweds are refusing the usual cake. The original and effective compositions from cupcakes allow to diversify the situation. With their help, you can show imagination, embody various ideas and unusual ideas into reality. It is worth considering in more detail the pros and cons of such compositions, options for filing and design, as well as vivid examples.

The word "cupcakes" came to us from English. For us, the more familiar name is cake. These names are practically interchangeable. In other words, a cupcake is a miniature cake designed for one person. Today it is quite fashionable to use them at a wedding celebration. They can be presented as a separate dish, or served in tandem with the cake. It is enough to use a multi-tiered stand so that the design of the cupcakes at the wedding looks spectacular and unforgettable.

If you believe the story of the appearance of this cake, then three centuries ago one of the pastry chefs baked a small dessert in a bowl made of aluminum, hence its unusual name - “cake in a cup”. This dessert should not be considered as a small cake with cream, on the contrary, it can be safely called a cake, as modern chefs create real works of art, experimenting with stuffing, dough and decor.

Cupcakes have many benefits.

• Regardless of how beautiful the cake looks, but each guest at the wedding will only have a small piece that does not look so attractive. A miniature cake is part of a beautiful composition, and also looks beautiful and individually on a plate.
• The cupcake is portioned, so it does not need to be divided. When cutting a cake at a wedding, it is necessary to take into account the approximate number of guests, so that as a result everyone will get at least a small piece. Everything is much simpler with cupcakes, you should order the same amount of dessert as there will be guests.
• The most effective are compositions that are presented on several tiers. So, for a wedding of 60 people can make a great version of the four tiers. If we consider the cake, then only three-tier dessert will suit 150 people, but at the same time it will weigh about 15 kilograms.

• Small cakes are quite easy to transport, they can be easily delivered to any celebration. To bring a big cake, you need a special skill: you need to avoid sharp turns and sudden braking on the road, otherwise you could damage such a dessert. Each cupcake can be easily packaged in a separate box, so even if several of them are damaged during transport, they can simply be removed from the overall composition. For this reason, it is advisable to always order a little more copies than invited guests - then just everyone will get a tasty dessert.
• At the same time you can use different types of cupcakes. This allows each guest to choose the version of the dessert, which he likes more.For example, children can enjoy fruit delicacies, and for girls the ideal solution would be low-calorie desserts.
• Even when replacing the cake with cupcakes, you can keep the tradition of cutting the wedding cake, because on the top tier you can arrange a cake with figurines of swans or pigeons, it is his newlyweds who will cut, and all the other tiers will be filled with small cakes.
• Usually, sweet is served at the end of the wedding, when all the guests are already full of food. Quite often, they simply can’t taste a tasty treat. You can easily take a cupcake in a pack with you home. Usually, a paper bag is placed next to each plate, the guest has the right to pack a cake with them.

But, like any dessert, the cupcake has some drawbacks, especially if you compare it with a traditional cake.

• Small pastries are usually served at banquets, but supporters of the classics do not understand how to put a small cupcake instead of a smart cake. The lack of a large cake can upset some guests.
• Since the wedding cake has a large size, this dessert will decorate wedding photos. Miniature cakes do not look so impressive on the photographs.

Usually, the cake is decorated on top with a hat made of cream, although quite often both glaze and mastic are used. In principle, this top can be enough, but many cooks use additional decors so that their desserts can be called true works of art. Cream and sponge cake are perfectly combined with various berries. Often the cupcakes are supplemented with raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, black currants or blueberries. This option is in great demand in the summer.

Small fruit slices on top of cupcakes look no less impressive. The cakes themselves are made in milky-white tones, and bright fruits give them color. Many people choose pineapples and peaches as decorations. It is worth noting that apples and bananas for these purposes are categorically not suitable, because they can not keep an attractive appearance for a long time. The perfect complement will be the toppers that are presented in the form of small inscriptions on paper, located on a thin stick. They are inserted into the cakes, thereby making them special and original.

Looks great dessert, supplemented by icing - sugar-protein mass, which is very sweet. It allows cooks to feel like real artists. Delicacies decorated with flowers look very beautiful, and you can choose the same flower that is presented in the bride's bouquet. To create a flower confectioner applies cream, mastic or icing. But, of course, nothing can compare with fresh flowers. They can be used to decorate the stand, which will be located cupcakes.

But inscriptions or figures are rarely seen when making cakes. Although you can apply the initials of the young or figures of the bride and groom. Two wedding rings look beautiful. In general, you can apply a variety of paired jewelry. But the main thing is that cupcakes should harmoniously fit into the overall style of a wedding celebration.

According to the wedding tradition, desserts are always transferred at the end of a festive identity. Many guests even refuse it, because before that they had already tried many high-calorie and full meals. But small desserts, which can be easily packaged, of course, will be an excellent way out of this situation. Although this is just one of the practical ways of serving dessert.

It is worth considering the following original and unusual options for presenting this amazing delicacy.

• You can arrange a cake at the top, and cakes on the lower tiers. This solution looks like a pyramid.
• If the number of cupcakes is limited, then you can arrange them on several trays. In such cases, there is usually also a cake, as the main sweet treat.
• Mini-cake can be put on a plate for each guest, but this option does not look elegant.

Sometimes at the wedding there is a buffet table, where you can find cupcakes. In this case, each guest can enjoy a dessert at any time. If the sweet is served at the end of the celebration, then this moment can be decorated with fireworks or candles.

To beautifully decorate cupcakes, you should fully rely on your taste and preferences, because the decors can be varied. But the most important thing to remember is that small pastries should not be overloaded, an excess of elements will look ridiculous and tasteless. Using fudge, sprinkling and a few tricks, you can create amazing delicacies with your own hands. It is necessary to combine simple elements, then together they will look elegant and neat.

Frosting is quite popular when decorating cupcakes. To decorate a large number of cakes, nozzles and a pastry bag are the right companions. To create amazing designs, it is enough to stock up with just a nozzle in the form of an asterisk and a round shape. With the help of a round nozzle you can make a simple curl, beautiful petals, a ball of butter. The nozzle in the form of a star is suitable for creating an ordinary curl, rosettes or hydrangeas.

Very often, fondant is used for decoration, because of it you can make separate elements that can even be stored for a long time, of course, if they are in a tightly closed container at room temperature. It is worth considering several options for creating "delicious" decors.

• To create ordinary flowers, you need to roll out the fudge, while its layer should be about 3 mm. Using cuttings, you need to make blanks for flowers, dry them and make your favorite flowers.
• Exquisite addition to the flowers will be the leaves. It is necessary to take green fudge, make a ball out of it, no larger than a pea. Make a drop of it, while maximally flat. After giving the desired shape, it is necessary to make streaks on the "leaves" with a knife.

Great for weddings, cupcakes fit in milky white. White bows, pink flowers are very elegant and elegant decorations. Such a delicacy can be used to celebrate a linen wedding.

Cakes can be picked up for any wedding anniversary. For example, in the third year of living together you can use several decors. Of course, the option with the number 3, a treat with the names of husband and wife, as well as cakes with hearts and flowers. Red color gives desserts brightness and singularity.

A magnificent decoration of the holiday will be a composition in the form of a pyramid. Chocolate sponge cake decorated with pink or white cream looks amazing. The alternation of longlines is the highlight of the dessert. And the undisputed decoration of the whole composition is the top cake, decorated with pink mastic and complemented by small flowers, which are also made of mastic.

For how to make cupcakes, see the video below.