Winter time is the perfect time to get married! The air is crisp, the snow is on the ground, and the aura of holidays and love seem to be all over. What better time than to add a blessed anniversary into it all? If you are adding your anniversary date between the months of December to end of February, then you need to pick a cake that matches the season -- the winter season.
The Cake Flavor
When it comes to your winter wedding cake, you want to have flavors flavors that speak to the season. You want people to eat it and just think of winter. So what cakes taste like winter? Well besides the obvious of peppermint or gingerbread, flavors such as rich spice cakes paired with caramel buttercreams, orange chocolate cakes with dark chocolate filling and white cake with cranberry buttercream are also perfect reflections of the winter season.
The Cake Color
Nothing says "winter" better than soothing palettes of whites, icy blues, deep reds, rich golds, shining silvers or even rustic greens with brown accents. Try an ivory cake with red accents or a simple icy blue cake with white snowflakes. Go even further with a white cake accented by gold or silver and draped in red berries and green holly leaves. Be bold with the winter colors and use whites and ivories to accent.
The Cake Flowers
Often brides like to see the look of fresh flowers on their wedding cakes. For winter you want to use a mixture of non-floral and floral items to get the right effect. When it comes to actual floral items try deep red roses, poinsettias, and even holly berries and leaves. When it comes to non-floral items try using things like pine cones or snowflakes (real or fake). Try ordering sugar flowers sugar flowers for your cake rather than real ones to prevent anything from spoiling.
The Cake Decor
The way you decorate your cake will determine everything. Though it can be easy to go overboard with the "winter" theme, try to keep it simple and elegant and refrain from carving your wedding cake into a snowman. Here are a few examples:
A classic ivory color with fondant draping and sugar flowers is the perfect winter wedding cake
A very simple white cake with subtle bling snowflakes is also a good winter pairing
A very simple combination of icy blue and pine cones brings this cake into the winter season, but still keeping it elegant.
The Cake Table
Often wedding cakes are placed under the wrong lighting and on the wrong table; which can break the overall feel of your wedding cake. Ask your designer how to set up your cake properly so that the lighting and table are the right fit. Try using an elevated cake table and place your cake on a taller gold or silver cake stand as well. Be sure that the table is no more than 6-10 inches in diameter larger than your cake as well.
Remember that winter is whimsical, icy and almost magical in feel. Remember how you feel during the winter season and use that to design your overall wedding. Ask your wedding cake designer for their advice on how to create the best winter wedding cake.
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