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Beach wedding cakes for you to consider

Beach wedding cakes can be any tropical theme you envision. It can be traditional, contemporary or creatively themed -

Beach theme wedding cakes can reflect your style and make a personal statement. SOME THOUGHTS TO CONSIDER FOR YOUR BEACH THEME WEDDING CAKE:

Is the reception inside or outside? - This is a huge consideration. Certain cakes will work better in an outside setting. I would never recommend butter cream icing on your tropical wedding cake if it is to be displayed outside, especially if it is on the beach. Butter cream is mostly butter and will melt. A fondant icing (the smooth finish) will hold up remarkably well in an outside scenario. It does not even need to be refrigerated. Make sure you ask your baker to add a layer of butter cream under the fondant for flavor. Fondant as beautiful as it is, does not taste great, most guests will eat around it. Make sure you ask your cake designer adds a layer of buttercream frosting under the fondant.

How you can decorate your beach wedding cake - This is the perfect way to personalize your wedding cake. You can choose to mimic decorations on your cake from embellishments on your wedding gown or match colors on the cake to your color scheme of the wedding. The cake can be decorated with sugar flowers that match your beach wedding bouquets. A good wedding cake designer can make the flowers look identical. Real seashells as an accent for a beach wedding cake are natural and are perfect for this theme. You can scatter them around the base of the cake and on the cake table for that added touch to accent your beach theme.

The shape of your beach themed wedding cake - It can be round, square or the combination of the two. It could also look like a lighthouse, a sandcastle, a treasure chest, a boat, or even a large seashell. Only your imagination and limitations of your cake baker/designer will rule when it comes to beach wedding cakes!

Collect pictures of beach wedding cakes and take them with you on your visit to your cake baker. Ask to see pictures of wedding cakes they have done.

Flavors for your beach wedding cake - Besides choosing decorations on the outside of your cake, choosing the flavor of your wedding cake is probably equally as important. Consider whether your cake will be the only dessert you are serving or whether you will just have a cake on display and then serve a dessert to each guest. You will want the flavor to be something every guest will enjoy.

A good flavor choice that will please all guests would probably be a yellow cake with a traditional chocolate or vanilla butter cream. Consider making each layer a different flavor!

Have fun with your top tier which goes home with you. That should be your personal favorite

An experienced wedding cake baker will provide a tasting for you. After you have seen his/her list of flavors, ask to taste three cakes with three different fillings. You should be able to make a decision from these selections. Flavors for your wedding cake on the beach can be exotic (passion fruit or kiwi) with mango butter cream and island coconut frosting or classic like French vanilla, marble or wedding white.

Cupcake towers are becoming popular and work well at a casual beach wedding. There are cupcake stores popping up everywhere. Have your baker make an over-sized cupcake for the top or even a small 4-6 inch cake so you can still embellish the top of the tower with a traditional cake topper of your choice. Cupcakes, individually can cost $2.50 for a standard frosted cupcake and go higher if you want to theme each cupcake. But you can have fun with an assortment of flavors - your guests can choose.

Ask your cake baker to have a small cake for your one-year anniversary as part of the package. Eating a piece of your original cake on your one year anniversary may seem romantic, but it can taste freezer burned, if it was not wrapped correctly. Ask your baker for his or her best proper freezing instructions.

You could consider a small cake on display for pictures and cake cutting ceremony. You will save money and ask the cake baker to make sheet cakes to cut and serve from the kitchen.

I always suggest to my brides to have a "little something" on the tables in addition to the wedding cake. It can be chocolate dipped strawberries, seashell chocolates, butter cookies with a tropical theme. You may have a family member who will volunteer to bake something that reflects your family's traditions or ethnic background - it will personalize the celebration.

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