Translucent cakes are the newest big thing in wedding treats! These artful and rustic delicacies can wow guests and delight the taste buds. Translucent cakes are delicious as well as beautiful. If you're a bride or groom looking for your perfect wedding cake, this newest trend is not one to be missed.
Rewind to Naked Cakes
Before you can understand translucent cakes, you need to understand naked cakes. In 2014, Angelina Jolie's wedding to Brad Pitt featured a naked cake , with frosting between rich vanilla layers. The exterior of the cake remained bare, with no frosting. Each tier of the cake was visible, as was the frosting inside. hese almost-frostingless cakes are graceful, attractive and unique. Frequently, naked cakes feature berries or edible flowers that hint at the flavors hidden within.
So Then, What's a Translucent Cake?
A translucent cake is similar to a naked cake, in that it features layers of cake between layers of frosting. The outside, however, of a naked cake is lightly veiled, with just enough frosting to hide some of the yummy goodness beneath. Through the delicate outer layer, dashes and strokes of cake can be seen beneath. The sides of a translucent cake are usually rigidly straight, giving the cake an architectural appearance.
A translucent cake is like a painting, and the artist has scraped bits of color away to reveal the raw canvas beneath. In addition to being lovely to look at, translucent cakes are less frosting heavy, the perfect wedding dessert for couples who aren't interested in rich, overwhelming sweets.
How Do You Decorate Translucent Cakes?
By far, the most popular option for decorating wedding cakes are edible flowers. Some couples choose an assortment of small dainty flowers, like daisies and miniature rose buds. Others select larger, more explosive flowers like peonies. Many brides choose roses and flowers to match their bouquet or colors in their wedding themes. In addition to flowers, ultimately, berries make the perfect decoration for fruit-loving couples seeking spots of cheer at their wedding banquet.
If you're looking for a source of sweetness on your cake, ask your baker to drizzle honey or a light caramel sauce on the cake. Nothing opens guest's eyes wider than the sight of a beautiful cake covered in flowers and dripping with sweet sauce.
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