Cupcake Wedding Cakes
Cupcake wedding cakes are a great alternative to traditional wedding cakes. These wedding "cakes" are really just cupcakes displayed on cupcake stands.
Cupcake Wedding Cakes
Yet many of these cupcake wedding cakes are quite fancy. You can really tailor them to suit your style. They can be small and elegant or they can be large and extravagant.
Cupcake Wedding Cakes
Cupcake wedding cakes allow for each guest at the wedding to have their own individually decorated cupcake.
Cupcake Wedding Cakes
A traditional cake is all one flavor. However, a nice benefit of having one of these types of cakes is that you can have different flavored cupcakes from which your guests can choose.
Cupcake Wedding Cakes
These cakes can also be a lot more affordable than traditional regular cakes. This is especially true if you make it yourself. In fact, making one of these cakes yourself is not very difficult at all.
Cupcake Wedding Cakes
The cupcake is a modern wedding cake idea which can be packed full of flavor, surprise the taste buds with a smorgasbord of vanilla, chocolate, caramel, strawberry and every taste in between.
Cupcake Wedding Cakes
For the do it yourself bride the cupcakes are easy to work with. Baking cupcakes is easier than baking and decorating a wedding cake, which requires more work and attention to detail to look nice. In the event that your cupcake decorations do not work out right it will not be so noticeable.
Cupcake Wedding Cakes
Cupcakes are much easier to serve. Some reception venues will charge a fee to cut and serve, but with cupcakes this can be avoided. Have a friend serve the cupcakes or even have the guests serve themselves.
Cupcake Wedding Cakes
Cupcakes are easier to transport. Most wedding cakes today have to be boxed separately and then put together at the wedding reception. In some cases the cakes end up damaged which can ruin a part of a wedding.
Cupcake Wedding Cakes
However cupcakes are usually placed side by side in boxes leaving little room for movement. They can be put on display quicker than a traditional cake which can take some time to assemble.
Cupcake Wedding Cakes
Cupcake wedding cakes can be beautifully presented on a cupcake stand.
Cupcake Wedding Cakes
To serve 150 - 200 people you will need two wedding cupcake stands. For each of the stands create a four tier stand. Start with 40cm (16 inch) board then 30cm (12 inch), 22cm (9 inch), and for the top a 15cm (6 inch) board.
Cupcake Wedding Cakes
You can purchase round or square boards or if you prefer a different shape you can cut these to shape using large pieces of foamcore. Cover each of the boards with a thick foil paper. The edge of each of the boards should be trimmed neatly and cover the edges with a ribbon to match your color theme.
Cupcake Wedding Cakes
To separate each of the tiers you can use almost anything. You can purchase clear vases which are strong and wide enough to support each tier, fill these with decorative stone, seashells or flower petals. You could use sturdy flower pots and paint them in a color to match your theme. Before the wedding check that you cupcake stand is strong enough to avoid any mishaps on the day.
Cupcake Wedding Cakes
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