Cupcakes for a wedding: features, design and presentation

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

The word "cupcakes" came to us from the English language. For us, the more familiar name is cakes. These names are practically replaceable. In other words, a cupcake is a miniature cake 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 a cake. It is enough to use a multi-tiered stand so that the design of cupcakes at the wedding looks spectacular and unforgettable.

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

Cupcakes have many benefits.

• No matter how beautiful the cake looks, but each guest at the wedding will have only a small piece that does not look so attractive. A miniature cake is part of a beautiful composition, and also looks beautiful individually on a plate.
• The cupcake is portioned, so it does not need to be divided. Cutting the cake at the wedding, you should consider the approximate number of guests, so that as a result everyone gets at least a small piece. With cupcakes, everything is much simpler, you should order the same amount of dessert as there will be guests.
• The most spectacular are compositions that are presented on several tiers. So, for a wedding of 60 people, you can make a great option of four tiers. If we consider the cake, then for 150 people only a three-tiered dessert is suitable, 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 such a dessert could be damaged. Each cupcake can be easily packed in a separate box, therefore, even if several of them are damaged during transportation, they can simply be removed from the general composition. For this reason, it is always advisable to order a little more copies than invited guests - then everyone will definitely get a tasty dessert.
• Different types of cupcakes can be used at the same time. This allows each guest to choose the dessert option that he likes best. For example, children can be pleased with fruit treats, and for girls low-calorie desserts will be an ideal solution.
• Even when replacing the cake with cupcakes, you can keep the tradition of cutting the wedding cake, because on the very top tier you can place a cake with figures of swans or pigeons, it is the newlyweds who will cut it, 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 not already taste a delicious treat. A packaged cupcake can easily be taken home with you. Usually, a paper bag is placed near each plate, the guest has the right to pack the cake with him.

But, like any dessert, cupcake has some drawbacks, especially when compared with a traditional cake.

• Small cakes are usually served at receptions, but adherents of the classics do not understand how to put a small cupcake instead of a chic cake. The lack of a large cake can upset some guests.
• Since the wedding cake is large, such a dessert will be the decoration of wedding photos. Miniature cakes do not look so impressive in photographs.

Usually a cake is decorated on top with a hat made of cream, although glaze and mastic are often used. In principle, such a top may be enough, but many culinary specialists use additional decors so that their desserts can be called real works of art. Butter cream and biscuit are perfectly combined with various berries. Cupcakes are often complemented with raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, black currants or blueberries. This option is in great demand in the summer.

Small pieces of fruit on top of the cupcakes look equally impressive. The cakes themselves are made in milky white colors, and bright fruits give them colors. Many people choose pineapples and peaches as decorations.It is worth noting that apples and bananas are categorically not suitable for these purposes, because they can not maintain an attractive appearance for a long time. The toppers will be an ideal complement, which are presented in the form of small inscriptions on paper located on a thin stick. They are inserted into cakes, thereby making them special and original.

Dessert looks great, complemented by aising - a sugar-protein mass that is very sweet. It allows culinary specialists to feel like real artists. Treats decorated with flowers look very beautiful, while you can pick up the same flower that is presented in the bride’s bouquet. To create a flower, the confectioner uses cream, mastic or icing. But, of course, nothing can compare with living flowers. They can be used to decorate the stand on which the cupcakes will be located.

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

According to the wedding tradition, desserts always go at the end of the festive identity. Many guests even refuse it, because before that they had already tasted a lot of high-calorie and well-fed dishes. But small desserts that can be easily packaged, of course, will be an excellent way out of this situation. Although this is just one of the practical ways to serve dessert.

It is worth considering the following original and unusual options for serving this amazing treat.

• You can place 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 they can be placed on several trays. In such cases, usually there is also a cake, as the main sweet treat.
• A 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 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 completely rely on your taste and preferences, because the decors can be varied. But you should remember the main thing - small cakes should not be overloaded, an excess of elements will look ridiculous and tasteless. Using fondant, sprinkling and a few tricks, you can create amazing goodies with your own hands. Simple elements should be combined, then together they will look elegant and neat.

Glaze is quite popular in decorating cupcakes. To decorate a large number of cakes, nozzles and a pastry bag are faithful 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. A nozzle in the shape of a star is suitable for creating a usual curl, rose or hydrangea.

Very often, fondant is used for decoration, because it can be used to make individual elements that can even be stored for a long time, of course, if they are in a hermetically sealed container at room temperature. It is worth considering several options for creating “delicious” decors.

• To create the usual flowers, you need to roll the fondant, while its layer should be approximately 3 mm. Using cutting, you need to make blanks for flowers, dry them and make your favorite flowers.
• Exquisite addition to the flowers will be the leaves. You need to take a green fondant, make a ball out of it, no larger than a pea. Make a drop out of it, while at the same time as flat as possible. After giving the desired shape, you should make streaks on the “leaves” with a knife.

Perfectly suited for the wedding cupcakes in milky white colors. Snow-white bows, pink flowers are very refined and elegant decorations. Such a treat 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 the husband and wife, as well as cakes with hearts and flowers. Red color gives desserts brightness and unusualness.

A luxurious 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 tiers is the highlight of the dessert. And the top cake decorated with pink mastic and complemented by small flowers, which are also made of mastic, is the indisputable decoration of the whole composition.

See how to make cupcakes in the video below.