Cake versus Cupcake: The Smackdown
In this corner we have the traditional wedding cake. The modern wedding cake was introduced in the 20th century and the tiered wedding cake became popular in 1902.
In the other corner we have the cupcake. The cupcake can actually be traced back to 1796…over one hundred years before the first modern wedding cake. Their popularity at weddings only happened in the 2000’s as cupcakes became trendy. According to Wikipedia, the cupcakes first gained publicity in 2001 after Magnolia Bakery in New York City was featured on an episode of Sex and the City. Thank YOU Carrie Bradshaw.
A dilemma many modern brides are having is the great debate between cupcake versus cake. Which one do you choose?
Well, let me break it down for you:
The Traditional Wedding Cake
Wedding Cake
The Tradition. A wedding without a cake seems almost unheard of. If you were paying Read More
Let Them Eat Cake: Sunday Round-Up for June 19, 2011
Wow oh wow oh wow – what a week! So I don’t know about you, but my fun this week included a cruise and a concert! I need a vacation from my vacation. While gone on the cruise, we even got to witness a wedding on the ship – with the entire wedding party dressed in white! Now there’s a persuasive bride right there.
We are officially into the swing of summer in these parts. The kids are out of school, the pool and beach are packed, and the summer Read More
Cascading Pink Flower Wedding Cake
Wedding trends come and wedding trends go, but since the dawn of the Martha Stewart age, be-flowered cakes seem to be here to stay. And I’m just fine with that.
When I saw this beautiful cake by Custom Cakes of Savannah, Georgia, I knew we had to feature it. Four stacked tiers, covered with smooth white fondant and covered Read More
Cake Topper Friday: Handmade Bird Cake Topper
If one thing is “hot’ this wedding season it is birds.
In real life I am terrified of birds. However, you put those bad boys on a wedding cake (or anything really) and I am suddenly in love. Much like I was when I saw this adorable wedding cake.
This is a three tiered round wedding cake frosted with delicious buttercream. I have the overwhelming urge to stick my finger in it and take a big lick. The front of the cake Read More
Rosette and Flower Wedding Cake
When this photo popped up on flickr today I almost fell out of my chair. Just LOOK how gorgeous it is. The flickr page gave me little info so I knew I had to go digging…and digging I went.
I found the baker of this beautiful cake to be Victoria of Victoria Made. Much to my surprise we featured another one of her beauties last month. Check out that other post and decide which one is your favorite. It’s difficult for me to choose but I think I’m sticking with this one. I love the light blue and white color scheme. This cake includes a double height tier at the base (a new trend which I am loving lately) that is covered in Read More
Black Gerbera Daisy Wedding Cake
To me a black wedding cake is chic and classy. I just adore them..and they are typically few and far between. Especially the good ones. We’ve featured a few here like this one.
Today I am so excited because now I get to show you a classic black wedding cake covered in what else..GERBERA DAISIES! Hi, my name is Christen and I have a tiny obsession with all things gerbera. Anyway, on with the cake business. This cake was made by the talented Around the World in 80 Cakes.(Don’t you just adore that name? I wish I was a baker so I could Read More
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Big Huge Sale at The Knot Wedding Store
I love a sale. Especially an online sale. For some reason I can just whip out my PayPal account information and I feel like I am back in 1989 playing my favorite game of Mall Madness…buying up stuff virtually and only now a week later it shows up on my door. My favorite part of the game was when the little electronic man would randomly alert that “There is a sale at the LINENS store”. A sale?! Just for me?! On linens?! Keep in mind that at 8 years old I had NO idea what linens were.
Well guess what ladies (and dudes) today..just for you..”There is a sale at THE KNOT WEDDING Shop”. Read More
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Let’s get our Knot Wedding Shop on!
Unique Wedding Cake Flavors That You’ll Love
Oh yes. We are going there. I was recently having a conversation with a friend of mine about this blog. He was asking me what the point of blogging about cake was. He didn’t get it.
I had to explain that a wedding cake isn’t just something you see, it’s something you taste. If you go to a wedding and their cake is disgusting, you remember. If you go to a wedding and their cake is awesome, you remember. There have been more times than I’d like to count that I take a look at a gorgeous wedding cake and I cannot wait to dive in. Then after about six hours of dancing we FINALLY get to the cake cutting hoopla and I finally get my piece. (Because, of course, their wedding is ALL about me right?) Then after much anticipation…the cake sucks.
Have no fear though, because times they are a changing. Cake bakers are becoming more and Read More
Let Them Eat Cake: Sunday Round-Up for June 12, 2011
Oh, are you having summer attacks, too? I don’t know if it’s the cruise I’m about to take, or the vacay that’s coming up in a few weeks, or my close proximity to the beach, but I have a wicked case of the Summers! Right now’s the right time to be relaxing by the pool, icy cold drink in hand. Makes for a difficult work week. Well. Except that I work with, you know, Read More
Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake
Is it fair to say that I have chocolate and raspberries on the brain? You can thank my husband and our loyal Facebook readers for this one!
You may have caught on to the fact that this half of the Cake Diva Duo is a reformed baker. Gone are the days that I stress myself out, worrying about brides and contracts and gravity Read More
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