Luxury wedding cakes are characterized by incredible artistry and techniques, the use of the best quality ingredients, and of course attention to detail. Innovation, bespoke design, and personalization are some hallmarks of beautiful wedding cakes, be they classic wedding cakes or gigantic edifices. Take a look at our gallery of luxury wedding cakes, and catch new fresh ideas!
Wedding couples often ask
How much is an expensive wedding cake?
A luxury wedding cake is a work of art. As much time (or even more), energy, and resources go into the creation of every single cake as any piece of art hanging in a museum. And like a museum piece, the wedding cake is often displayed for hours on end before it is cut into and devoured. The cost of a wedding cake depends on the complexity of design, chosen cake flavors, and the number of servings amongst other factors. There are also set up and display costs, the time of the year, and the skill and brand of the luxury cake designer to consider. A structural sound, well constructed luxurious cake can easily start from four figures and can go into high six or even seven figures.
How to choose a luxury wedding cake?
It is advisable to seek a suitable wedding cake designer through your wedding planner, wedding venue, or via personal recommendations from friends and family.
Have a look at their portfolio to see if you like their style and then schedule an initial phone call for a discussion. After that, you can then go on to have a consultation and tasting.
Do not shy away from budget discussions, so expectations can be managed. For example, realistic and botanically correct sugar flowers are edible works of art that take a lot of man-hours and skill (one sugar rose can take an hour) and that is what you will be paying for.
What is the most popular cake filling?
Luxurious wedding cake fillings include buttercream, curds, preserves, jams, mousses, and ganaches. There can be at least seven different types of buttercream in the buttercream category alone, including Italian, Swiss, French, English, American, Ermine, and German.
A great wedding cake designer will design their cake menu to ensure optimal cake and filling pairings, from popular traditional pairings such as Vanilla cake and Raspberry or Triple Chocolate and Chocolate Ganache filing to more adventurous ones such as Almond cake and Orange buttercream or Wasabi and White Chocolate cake with Plum jam.
When consulting with your cake designer, be mindful of your food menu as well as your drink’s menu in order to choose complimentary cake flavors.
Luxury Wedding Cakes With Flowers
Beautiful flowers are often the most common adornment used by luxury wedding cake designers. Be they fresh flowers, dried flowers, edible flowers, or expertly made from sugar, they have the ability to transform cakes into pretty and elegant confections.
Floral wedding cakes can range from simple elegant wedding cakes and elegant to the most gigantic and elaborate. For many luxury wedding cake makers, sugar flowers offer the opportunity to demonstrate skills and techniques that delight the senses and elevates the cake into an art form on display. Please note that the time and energy it takes to create sugar flowers will often be reflected in the cost of the wedding cake.
It is important to note that if using fresh flowers, make sure they are nonpoisonous and non-toxic and insert them into the cake using protected floral picks. There are dedicated farms that grow edible flowers, and it is worth visiting their websites and getting a list.
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Ideas Gold Elements
Gold is one of the most popular metallic used in wedding cake decoration. It comes in various forms, including edible gold powder, gold luster dust, liquid gold, and decadent edible 24 carats gold leaf sheets.
The shades of gold used on cakes include the palest Champagne gold, bright yellow gold, antique gold, and pink infused rose gold. Many gold wedding cakes feature gilded bas-relief, baroque and rococo mold detailing, gold leaf squares, and iridescent painted surfaces.
Gold wedding cakes are often a favorite when it comes to opulent and formal wedding styles and the versatility of the color means that it works well with pastels or deep rich tones.
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Wonderful Big Cakes
Huge wedding cakes are multi-tiered statement pieces. These showstoppers are created to be seen and admired by everyone. There is often a great deal of engineering involved to ensure that big wedding cakes are perfectly straight, don’t lean, and are well-balanced.
Designing and creating such cakes take months of planning, so it is advisable to book your wedding cake designer months and even a year before your event.
Big luxury wedding cakes are ideal for lavish wedding receptions with hundreds of guests, and it is important to think about how the cake is going to be presented. If the cake is going to be presented under an arch of flowers, accurate measurements are vital. The cake table, for instance, should not be too small, and the cake should be positioned, so it does not have to be moved unnecessarily.
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Sparkle Wedding Cake
There are many ways to incorporate sparkle into wedding cakes, from glitzy edible sequins and edible glitter to shimmery luster dust. This is the opportunity for the amazing wedding cake to bring some glamour to the wedding. You may choose to opt for an all-over sequin look or a more subtle look that becomes more highlighted under candlelight.
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Pearls In Cake Decor
Pearls are synonymous with weddings, and they are the most popular adornment in bridal wear, often used to decorate wedding dresses and wedding accessories. It is therefore only natural that pearls will find their way onto wedding cake decor.
Pearl-decorated wedding cakes can range from simple Swiss dots to lustrous Coco Chanel-inspired ropes of pearls. The versatility and popularity of pearl-decorated wedding cakes make them perfect for the classic bride looking for something elegant and timeless.
Luxurious Chocolate Wedding Cakes
Chocolate remains the most popular wedding cake flavor requested by couples when it comes to wedding cakes. Rich, decadent, and indulgent, chocolate has long been associated with special occasions. Although a bold flavor, it works well with other flavors such as coffee, nuts, berries, and citrus, with the addition of some citrus fruits giving it that extra edge. It is also not uncommon for more adventurous couples to add chili or even alcohol into the mix.
For serious chocolate lovers with a sophisticated palate, a dark chocolate wedding cake is highly recommended. Milk chocolate wedding cakes are very much a crowd pleaser and will ensure that your guests come back for more. For those who want something unique, a white chocolate cake fits the bill perfectly.
I am happy to say that it appears that recent world events have not dampened the spirits when it comes to weddings and no matter the size of the wedding, luxury wedding cakes will always be in demand. Whether masculine wedding cakes or big and bold beauties, there is always a wedding cake for every wedding type and style. When choosing your wedding cake, ask for recommendations from your planner or your venue and have an initial chat with your luxury wedding cake designer to see whether you like their approach and design philosophy.
Remember to let the cake designer know if you or any of your guests have allergies or intolerances and also what your menu will be, so you can be offered cake flavor choices that are complementary. You also need to make sure you choose a cake design that works with the venue, taking into consideration the architecture and decor.
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