The pearl wedding is the thirty year anniversary of marriage. During this time, the spouses have already grown up children and grandchildren have appeared, they went together through joyful and not very events, and also made many mutual friends.
As this holiday is celebrated, each family makes its own decision, but in any case, such an anniversary should not be complete without a festive cake.
Cake selection
An indispensable attribute of any wedding is a large decorated cake and a pearl wedding is no exception. This confectionery delight can be a surprise gift to parents from children and relatives, and can be chosen by the heroes of the occasion to their liking. The choice of such a treat should be approached deliberately and with imagination.
A very interesting idea is to reproduce the cake that the newlyweds had on their table 30 years agomost likely, the woman remembers exactly how he looked and what he tasted like. However, in those years, beautiful multi-tiered cakes were not yet accepted in our country, so it is better to dwell on a fundamentally new and unusual dessert for a couple.
You can embody the themes of love and fidelity, or you can design a dish in a marine style - after all, pearls are extracted from shells. In a word - fantasy is not limited by anything.
It is quite difficult to calculate the necessary weight of the treat, it largely depends on the number of invited guests. It is noticed that usually there is either not enough cake, or, on the contrary, a lot remains. Therefore, experienced confectioners have deduced the average rate - about 150-200 g of product per person. So, for 50 people it will be optimal to bake a cake weighing 8-9 kg.
Pay special attention to the sweet filling. Do not forget that people who celebrated the 30th anniversary of their life together are not so young. Unfortunately, with age, the body has many unpleasant health problems, so try to avoid the abundance of whipped cream - give preference to light biscuits, as well as yogurt and fruit fillings.
However, meringues also should not be used - such a cake is certainly tasty, but when sliced it begins to crumble - it looks unsightly and absolutely not celebratory.
According to tradition, it is customary for spouses to take pictures with a cake and such an untidy look can ruin all memorable images.
No need to order products with a high content of dyes - it is possible that one of the guests may be allergic to their active components. As for the cake itself, everything here is limited only by the personal taste preferences of the couple.
Cake design
It is a good decision to choose a memorable cake design. There is enough choice in this regard.
Shell with pearls
This is a very popular idea for celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of family life. You can bake a similar cake on your own, taking any favorite recipe as the base: Honey cake, Napoleon or the Dairy Girl. On top of the cake you need to decorate with white icing, and make the shell made of food mastic or icing - they keep their shape perfectly, and by their composition they do no harm to health.
Marine Theme
You can even go further - make a cake in a marine theme. In this case, treats can be decorated with images of corals, small seahorses and other interesting inhabitants of the deep sea.
It is not necessary to make them in realistic shades - the wedding cake can have any color scheme, although it is better to give preference to gentle pastel tones on such an unusual day.
With bows
If you are a supporter of the classics or the marine theme does not appeal to you, then you can make a classic anniversary cake with bows and curled ribbons. Such a dessert will always look luxurious and solemn, and it is better to make the decor elements brighter and more colorful than the color of the main treat - such shades can symbolize the harmony of family relationships.
With a pair of swans
This is, perhaps, a wedding classic - a cake with figures of two white swans, which personify the husband and wife, their love and life wisdom. For families with experience, such decorations will become a symbol of fidelity and affection. It looks very atmospheric when the swans are arranged in such a way as to form a heart shape.
For greater harmony, complement the decor with several colors of delicate shades and snow-white dishes.
Tiered
These cakes have become popular with us relatively recently. The multi-tiered dessert always looks perfect and creates a festive mood, and if the cakes are still baked in the shape of a square, then the treat will be not only beautiful, but also original. Such a cake will surely appeal to both the spouses themselves and all the guests.
With pearls
If you are determined to make a wedding cake yourself, but do not have the skills of pastry decoration, use chewing marshmallows.
Marshmallows will be the perfect helper if you decide to portray a bunch of pearls in your treats.
To prepare the mastic, you will need milk powder or cream, gelatin, white and brown chocolate and marshmallow itself. Having mixed all of these components together, you can cook a variety of figures, including depicting pearls. And to make gems more natural and shimmering - use kandurin. Using a brush, apply dry powder on the surface of the workpieces and you will have the perfect decoration with shining pearls on the holiday table.
If the wedding is celebrated in spring or summer, you always want to see something light and airy on the tabletherefore wedding cake can be decorated with flowers.Here the design is not limited by anything, although the confectioners advise taking into account the spouses' temperament and the features of their relationship. For example, if a couple still has a passion for each other and both partners have a pronounced charisma - decorate the cake with roses and poppies in red shades. Such decors will indicate that the husband and wife throughout their lives have not lost their ability to light a fire in each other.
If the couple is calmer and they are filled with tenderness and warmth, then it is best to emphasize mutual feelings with soft pink flowers, for example, callas, peonies and orchids are suitable for this.
What else can I use
For a pearl wedding celebration, instead of a cake, you can serve cupcakes - this dessert is very popular and is great as a treat for any celebration.
Such products must meet the theme of events and comply with the general style of its design. Nowadays, using special technologies, you can even depict a family photo on a treat, but if you do not want to eat “young”, then red berries, large flowers, hearts and other symbols of love and tenderness made from food will be optimal as stylish elements mastics.
On cupcakes you can also depict the inscription - a declaration of love.
To make the treat look more solemn, it can be laid out in the form of a pyramid or cake - absolutely everything depends on your desire to please and, of course, surprise your invited guests.
Watch a master class on decorating a pearl wedding cake in the next video.
