The Cutest Valentine Cakes

While everyone else is getting chocolates for Valentine's, I say give them cake! I couldn't resist these cute cakes and it's a great way to enjoy the day. Plus, you can save a slice or two for the next day to enjoy.

I love this from Manassas Cakery


This one is so cute from Jin Patiserrie!


Be mine from Jane Doe Cakes

Alternatives to the Wedding Cake for the Recessionista Wedding

While we all gasp at wedding cakes, their grandeur and beauty is not always affordable. So, I've come with four alternatives to an actual wedding cake:

1. Serve up cupcakes in a cupcake tower - you can still have these displayed in a tiered fashion. Isn't this one cute! Cupcakes are really a great way to make things colorful at a wedding, too.



2. Donuts have always been popular and they can be presented in many creative ways.



3. A candy buffet stand wherein you display different kinds of candy. You can have it based on the theme of your wedding such as this one, which is a "sweet sailing-inspired" candy table:



4. Have pie carousels or you can serve different kinds of pies on a variety of stands. This idea is great especially during a Thanksgiving wedding or even during a summer 4th of July party. You can have apple, blueberry, and strawberry pies placed on pretty stands. Then you can also have smaller pies or even tarts for a festive display. And for chocolate lovers, serving a chocolate mousse pie will surely be a hit.

Chocolate Brown - Oh So Fall

The one thing I love about Fall is the color brown especially on a gorgeous wedding cake or cupcake. Coupled with the fact, that it's the perfect excuse for a chocoholic bride! A little "flickring" and I found these lovely pieces:

Chocolate Brown and Cream Wedding Cake


Chocolate Cupcakes


Rose cascades

Painted wedding cakes

There's a lot to be jolly about at the JollyBe Bakery owned by Ruth Seidler. The artist behind these wonderful works has been painting her wedding cakes like fine art - only these you get to eat and enjoy. Some of her breathtaking creations include:

Shaadi


Persian Style

Gold leaf for wedding cakes

Something bright, something golden. An edible gold leaf wedding cake is so decorative and unique. It's a great choice when you have a wedding color palette with gold and ivory. Or, try it with red, orange, and brown. Some of these cakes below feature the different ways that gold leaf can be used to decorate cakes:

as miniature flowers via ww.maisiefantaisie.co.uk


as a box via www.justdessertsobx.com


as pretty flowers and leaves via www.scrumptions.com


Gold leaf is available if you want to use them as cake accents or embellishments such as:

gold sprinkles via www.fancyflours.com