Choosing your beach wedding cake:

Your beach wedding cake is a traditional symbol of your love and happiness - and a scrumptuous focal point of your big day! The modern day wedding cake is the perfect opportunity to create a fabulous statement. Whether it has a humorous tone or a spectacular presence, most couples have great fun choosing their beach wedding cake.


A few considerations:

Consider the style of your beach wedding when planning your cake - simple, dramatic, colourful, fun? If you have decided on a simple, intimate and contemporary wedding you may want your cake to be clean with pristine lines to complement this feel while incorporating the beachy theme as well.

The size of the reception venue is another consideration in deciding on your beach wedding cake. If you are having a large reception in a hall with vaulted ceilings, then a tall elegant cake will be perfect.

The weather will play a very large part in your selection especially if you are having your beach wedding in the middle of summer. Chocolate or spun sugar does not do well in the sweltering heat!

Decisions Decisions:

Deciding on the style of beach wedding cake is one thing, deciding on the flavour of cake is yet another! Your cake is in fact edible after all! Consider serving your cake as the dessert or as an additional sweet option for a dessert buffet.

The variety of cakes you can choose from these days is virtually without limit. So since you have chosen a contemporary theme, why not opt for an unusual cake flavour. Have a different filling for each layer of cake. If you and your fiance differ on the flavour of cake, this can be remedied by dedicating a different layer to every one of your preferences.

If you do decide to go for the traditional fruit cake then why not serve it as part of the dessert menu with a special accompaniment such as a hot brandy sauce, whipped cream or even a soft oozy camenbert cheese!

If you are having a spring beach wedding then why not a dense vanilla cake with a fruity (apricot or lemon) filling and a butter cream frosting?

A light lemon cake served with a trio of fruit sorbets will be superb on a hot summer day. Or how about an ice cream cake. Just keep in mind that it will obviously have to be frozen for most of the evening and will only be seen right before the cutting. Make sure you assign somebody to take care of setting out the cake and doing the neccessary decoration at the right time.

A Crouxembouche is another contemporary option. This is coux pastry eclaires with a sweet or cream filling which is then stacked in a piramid shape and drizzled with chocolate or spun sugar. This will be a delicate cake and will not be suitable for a wedding reception right on the beach.

Then there is of course a baked cheese cake, white, milk or dark chocolate cake, poppy seed cake and many more. All of these can of course also be made into smaller cupcakes for a fun element.

Follow this link for some inspirational beach wedding cake pictures. And for a comprehensive gallery of all types of wedding cakes please click here.

Cake Toppers:

Your cake topper adds that final beachy touch to your cake. Follow this link for more ideas on beach wedding cake toppers