Three Fun Alternatives to Wedding Cake
I must be the only person in the world who absolutely loves wedding cake. Loves loves loves. And I’m not talking the $1200 made-by-Franc-the-snoot one. I’m talking any wedding cake.
As if anyone could turn down a pastries buffet...dream on! (And meanwhile...mangia!) Click for info.
You know what? Let’s change that to: any cake at all.
On the other hand, I have no false illusions that other people feel the way I do about this traditional treat. The biggest complaints I hear from guests and from the wedding couple are that the cake was dry, or bland, or too crumbly…or too…something.
No doubt about it: people are particular about their wedding cake. So to you, the choosy and discriminating (and the majority!), I offer these three fun alternatives to wedding cake. Bon appetit!
1. Wrapped or boxed candies. These are traditional wedding favors; you take the idea and kick it up a notch by serving yummy dark chocolate bark, white chocolate, wedding theme lolipops, candy coated sunflower seeds (mmm) or another delicious, gourmet choice.
2. A pastries or cookie buffet. Three words: Oh. My. Goodness. I was at a wedding recently that had a cookie buffet (it was the inspiration for this post, actually) and the choices were awesome to look at…and sooooooooo good! Who doesn’t love cookies? As the heading to this suggestion implies, expand the idea to a pastries buffet if you want more options and serve scones, delightful cinnamon rolls, chocolate straws, brownies, etc.
3. Cupcakes. We covered cupcakes in an earlier post but they definitely deserve another mention…this trend is HOT and holding its own as we come into 2012. Excellent choice; a guests’ favorite.
Enjoy, my lovelies! By the way, it’s almost winter (can you believe it?) so watch this space for upcoming advice and ideas for your winter wedding.
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Oh I want a box of these on my desk right now! I love the presentation of this in yellow, too! I have been to wedding and baby showers lately and have seen these presented in so many fantastic ways — so creative!
If you have sources to order these, please advise! Asap, I am making a cup of coffee to pair with it as we speak!
Hi and thanks. It was worth the read.
Julie, we love them too. Mmmmmmmmmm. Click on the pic for ordering info. You can choose from a variety of colors and styles. Bon appetit! (Oh, and I loooooooove coffee…save me a cup…)
Mel at yourweddingwhisperer