Wedding bunk cake: original ideas and features of choice

Nowadays, pastry chefs can offer many different options for decorating cakes for wedding ceremonies. A popular solution is a two-tiered dessert. It is worth talking about how to choose the right one and decorate it interestingly.

When preparing such desserts, two main parts of the structure stand out - cakes and filling.

Most often, the following types of cake layers are used to make two-tiered wedding cakes:

• yoghurt - this type of cake is distinguished by its tenderness and splendor, in addition, they are considered the softest;
• curd - such cakes are also soft and delicate in taste, but at the same time they can be more saturated and fatty when compared with other types;
• marzipan - such cakes are prepared from a special almond dough; they are tougher and denser in comparison with other species, but in no way inferior to them in taste;
• biscuit - these cakes are the most common choice for wedding cakes, because they turn out to be airy and quite soft.

A wide variety of products can be used to fill wedding cakes. Most often, confectioners take all kinds of sweet yoghurts, and condensed milk is also perfect. Various types of sweet creams are a common option. They can be prepared according to the classic recipe without adding any additional additives. They can also be made with chocolate or lemon zest.

Today, confectioners can offer various options for the original and beautiful design of bunk cakes for a wedding ceremony.So, these creamy desserts are often carefully poured with chocolate or milk sweet glaze. She will be able to give the cake a beautiful and attractive appearance. Moreover, they pour over such a glaze (it can be used with a condensed mass so that the future dessert for the wedding turns out to be sweeter and richer) both tiers at once. Then the cake is also decorated with fresh fruits and berries. To do this, most often take strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, figs, mangoes.

Fresh flowers are perfect for decorating a wedding bunk cake. They will help to make the design of the dessert unusual and delicate. These elements can also be used candied. They can be neatly laid out in a circle on each tier. And also such flowers are often arranged in the form of a voluminous bouquet along the entire length of the sweet product. Sometimes only the upper part of the wedding variety is decorated with such elements.

Many pastry chefs make beautiful edible figurines on the top. Most often they are made in the form of two white swans. You can make them from regular chocolate with sweet cream. And also as such ornaments, you can make small decorative figures in the form of a bride and groom. They can be made from various types of chocolate or using confectionery paste.

Wedding cakes in two tiers can be decorated with large edible roses. They can be made from almost any sweet material and give them color using special food colors. They are often made bright red, light pink, purple or blue.

Small items made from mastic can be used to decorate a wedding cake. Decorative hearts of various colors and sizes are prepared from it. And also figurines in the form of crowns can be made from mastic. Confectioners often decorate these elements with a small amount of edible pearls made from white or milk chocolate. The original option is to make the initials of the bride and groom from sweet mastic. These elements are usually placed in the middle of the upper tier.

Today, decorating wedding desserts with small cupcakes is considered a popular option. They act as additional sweet ingredients. You can place them on two tiers at once. So, you can take creamy cupcakes and decorate them a little with liquid chocolate icing or fresh ripe berries.

Often, sweet cupcakes are placed only on the bottom or only on the top tier. Nowadays, an interesting option is a dessert made entirely from such small cakes without a basic structure.

Some pastry chefs decorate wedding two-tiered desserts with large edible bows. And sometimes it is on this element that the main emphasis of the whole design is made. Therefore, it can be made in bright red, blue or purple. Such an element can be made from chocolate or mastic. You can place it in various positions. So, such a sweet bow is often attached to the side of the tiers or installed on top of the entire structure.

A common design option for two-story wedding cakes is decorating with small pieces of whipped cream. With this decor, you can lay out small roses or pearls. This is usually done along the edges of each of the sweet tiers. As well as decorating with whipped cream, it is permissible to decorate only the side parts of the dessert floors. Some pastry chefs cover the entire cake base into similar items. You can use some fresh fruit or berries with the whipped cream decorations.

Often, pastry chefs completely decorate the side surfaces of the dessert with small mastic or cream products. And the rest of each of the tiers is decorated with berries (strawberries, raspberries, lingonberries). To make the wedding cake more original and beautiful, it is permissible to write the initials of the bride and groom with the help of liquid dark or milk chocolate, or simply make them beautiful patterns on the side surface of each tier. And also the sides of the dessert for the wedding ceremony can be additionally decorated with small shiny chocolate pearls of the same size.

Some confectioners decorate both tiers of wedding cakes using a special pastry bag with sweet icing. With the help of this product, you can make a beautiful painting in the form of a floral ornament on the entire structure or on its individual parts.

If you choose a cake for a traditional wedding ceremony, then almost any design option for this dessert can suit you. Most often, newlyweds prefer to purchase such cakes in calm colors (white, light pink, light blue, beige) with decorations in the form of decorative flowers or swans.

If you want to hold a themed wedding ceremony, then in this case you should carefully approach the choice of the cake. Many people today have a nautical wedding. In this case, a dessert that looks like a ship or a yacht would be an excellent option.

If you are going to conduct your wedding ceremony in a Japanese style, then a cake decorated in snow-white colors and decorated with a thin decorative sakura branch is perfect for you. This version of the dessert design will look exquisite and original. And also for the Japanese style, a wedding cake, cooked in a red color scheme, is ideal.

Moreover, such desserts are decorated with beautiful drawings and large figures of dragons. For this, it is recommended to use a special golden dye. In addition to figures in the form of dragons, it is permissible to take large decorative flowers for such cakes. Most often, large roses are used for this, while you can take them in a candied form.

Many people today buy cakes for wedding ceremonies, decorated in red colors with a square shape in each tier. This design option is considered interesting and can be suitable even for a traditional holiday. Such desserts should not be overloaded with additional decorations and other elements, as it is easy to spoil this design with unnecessary details.

For those looking to make a retro wedding, it is better to choose a bunk cake made in the form of a gramophone. This design option is the most interesting and beautiful. For those wishing to have a Gothic style wedding, you should pay attention to the wedding dessert, made in a dark purple color scheme. In this case, it can be additionally decorated with flowers, various figures of the same color.

See the complete process of decorating a wedding bunk cake below.