Wedding two-tier cake: original ideas and features of the choice

Nowadays, confectioners can offer many different cakes for wedding ceremonies. A popular solution is the bunk dessert. It is worth talking about how to choose it correctly and it is interesting to decorate.

In the preparation of such desserts, two main parts of the design are distinguished - cakes and filling.

Most often, the following types of cakes are used to make wedding two-tier cakes:

• yogurt - this type of cakes is distinguished by its tenderness and splendor, in addition, they are considered the most soft;
• cottage cheese - such cakes are also soft and delicate in taste, but at the same time they can be more saturated and fat, when compared with other types;
• marzipan - prepare such cakes from a special almond dough; they are more rigid and dense in comparison with other species, but they are in no way inferior to them in taste;
• biscuit - These cakes are the most common option for wedding cakes, because they turn out airy and quite soft.

For the filling of wedding cakes, you can use a variety of products. Most often, confectioners take all kinds of sweet yoghurts, and condensed milk is also perfect. A common option are various types of sweet creams. They can be prepared according to the classic recipe without the addition of additional additives. They can also be made with chocolate or lemon peel.

Today, confectioners can offer various options for the original and beautiful design of two-tier cakes for the wedding ceremony.So, these creamy desserts are often gently poured with chocolate or milk sweet icing. She will be able to give the cake a beautiful and attractive appearance. Moreover, they are watered with such icing (it can be used with condensed mass so that the future dessert for the wedding is more sweet and rich) at once both tiers. Then the cake is still decorated with fresh fruits and berries. For this, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, figs, mangoes are most often taken.

Fresh flowers are perfect for decorating a wedding two-tier cake. They will help to make the design of the dessert unusual and delicate. These elements can also be used candied. They can be neatly laid out in a circle on each tier. And also such flowers are often arranged in the form of a voluminous bouquet along the entire length of the sweet product. Sometimes only the upper part of the wedding variety is decorated with such elements.

Many confectioners make beautiful edible figures on top. Most often they are made in the form of two white swans. You can cook them from regular chocolate with a sweet cream. And also as such decorations you can make small decorative figures in the form of a bride and groom. You can make them from various types of chocolate or using pastry mastic.

Two tier wedding cakes can be decorated with large edible roses. You can make them from almost any sweet material and give them color using special food colors. Often they are made bright red, light pink, purple or blue.

To decorate the wedding cake, you can use small elements made of mastic. Decorative hearts of various colors and sizes are prepared from it. And also from mastic it is possible to make figures in the form of crowns. Confectioners often decorate these elements with a small amount of edible pearls made of white or milk chocolate. The original option is to make the initials of the bride and groom from sweet mastic. These elements are usually placed in the middle of the upper tier.

Today, decorating wedding desserts with small cupcakes is considered a popular option. They act as additional sweet elements. You can place them immediately on two tiers. So, you can take cream cupcakes and garnish them a little with liquid chocolate icing or fresh ripe berries.

Often, sweet cupcakes are placed only on the lower or only on the upper tier. Currently, an interesting option is a dessert made entirely of such small cakes without a basic design.

Some pastry chefs decorate wedding bunk desserts with large edible bows. And sometimes it is on this element that the main emphasis of the whole design is made. Therefore, it can be made of bright red, blue or purple. Such an element can be made of chocolate or mastic. You can place it in various positions. So, such a sweet bow is often attached to the side of the tiers or mounted on top of the entire structure.

A common design option for wedding two-story cakes is to decorate with small elements of whipped cream. This decor can lay out small roses or pearls. They do this, as a rule, along the edges of each of the sweet tiers. As well as whipped cream decorations, it is permissible to arrange only the side parts of the dessert floors. Some pastry chefs cover the entire cake base into similar elements. You can use some fresh fruits or berries along with whipped cream decorations.

Often, confectioners completely decorate the side surfaces of the dessert with small products from mastic or cream. And the remaining parts of each of the tiers are decorated with berries (strawberries, raspberries, lingonberries). To make the wedding cake more original and beautiful, it is permissible using the liquid dark or milk chocolate to write the initials of the bride and groom or simply to make them beautiful patterns on the side surface of each tier. And also the side parts of the dessert for the wedding ceremony can be additionally decorated with small shiny chocolate pearls of the same size.

Some tiers of wedding cakes decorate both tiers of wedding cakes with the help of a special pastry bag with sweet icing. With this product, you can make a beautiful painting in the form of a floral ornament throughout the structure or on its individual parts.

If you choose a cake for a traditional wedding ceremony, then almost any design option for this dessert will suit you. Most often, newlyweds prefer to purchase such cakes in a calm color scheme (white, light pink, light blue, beige) with decorations in the form of decorative flowers or swans.

If you want to hold a thematic wedding ceremony, then in this case you should carefully approach the choice of cake. Today, many people hold a nautical-style wedding. In this case, a dessert that looks like a ship or a yacht would be a great option.

If you intend to hold your wedding ceremony in Japanese style, then a cake decorated in snow-white colors and decorated with a thin decorative sakura branch is perfect for you. This dessert design option will look elegant and original. Also, for the Japanese style, a wedding cake made in red colors is ideal.

At the same time, such desserts are decorated with beautiful drawings and large figures of dragons. To do this, it is recommended to use a special dye of golden colors. In addition to figures in the form of dragons, it is permissible to take large decorative flowers for such cakes. Most often, large roses are used for this, while you can take them in candied form.

Many people today buy wedding cakes decorated in red with a square shape on each tier. This design option is considered interesting and will be suitable even for a traditional holiday. Such desserts should not be too overloaded with additional decorations and other elements, since this design is easy to spoil with unnecessary details.

Those who want to make a wedding in a retro style, it is better to choose a two-tier cake made in the form of a gramophone. This design option is the most interesting and beautiful. For those who wish to hold a wedding in the Gothic style, it is worth paying attention to the wedding dessert made in dark purple colors. In this case, it can be additionally decorated with flowers, various figures of the same color.

See the full process of decorating a wedding bunk cake below.