A Bit of Cake Topper History

The multi-tiered cake with a cake topper goes back to Victorian Times. They started as 19th century novelties and are now more popular than ever.
Writer Ann T. Hirsh who blogs on Daily News was able to get a description of the crown jewel of all wedding cakes – Queen Victoria’s Wedding Cake. When Queen Victoria [...]

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Fanciful Wedding Cakes

 
If you want to see an impressive display of fanciful wedding cakes you should check out the site of celebrity U.K. cake designer Heather Higgins. Her site, Sweet Art, features a variety of designer cakes, including three layer tiered cakes paved with glazed fondant and boasting fronds and sprays of flowers, stars and even angel [...]

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Cakes with Edible Pearls

It is very traditional for wedding cakes to be decorated with edible pearls. Edible pearls are not anything fancy. They are simply tiny balls of fondant that have been rolled into tiny balls. They are then dusted with real edible pearl dust to give them their solid and shiny appearance.  Interestingly, pearl dust is also sometimes [...]

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The Wedding Candy Buffet

According to Bride and Groom, a unique way to dispense wedding favors is to have a wedding candy buffet. These buffets bring out the childish and innocent side of both you and your guests, and they are a great way of thanking your guests for coming.

Another great thing about candy is that it can also [...]

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Lap Top Wedding Cakes

Did you meet your future spouse online? Was it a long distance relationship? Did you spend hours and hours chatting on I.M. before you even met?
If so then you might want to try this nifty idea found on Makezine which is to make two cakes in the shapes of laptops. These are just square pan [...]

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Winter Wonderland Wedding Cake

If you are planning a December wedding (and you might be because it is mid summer and your wedding date might be six months away.) then you might want to consider making a Winter Wonderland style wedding cake. This idea comes from Pink Cake Box which specializes in inspiring brides on their special day.
In essence [...]

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Chinese Wedding Cakes

The traditions associated with Chinese Wedding Cakes are a little different then what those of us raised in the Western tradition are used to it. Chinese wedding cakes are called “Happiness Cakes”, also known as “Dragon & Phoenix Cakes”. 
Mostly these symbolic confections are yellow or almond cakes that have the symbol of a dragon and [...]

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Renting Your Wedding Cake

Don’t want to pay for a big wedding cake? Are you on a diet or diabetic? In that case you can now rent wedding cakes, which are, stand ins for the real thing. Some of the designs of these are very clever as is proved by some of the offerings at Cake Rental in Michigan. [...]

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Cake Toppers With Relationship Commentary

Have you ever thought about putting something besides the usual little plastic bride and groom at the top of your wedding cake and instead make a comment about the true nature of getting hitched.  If so then you will want to check out the witty best selling cake toppers at That’s My Topper.
One of the [...]

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