I am planning on making my sister's wedding cake with different flavored cupckes...any design ideas?

Question

I'm thinking of chocolate, spice, carrot cake, and white.

Answer 1

Get pieces of Styrofoam cut into circles from 36"+ down to 4" (for the top cupcake). If the cupcakes are 4" in diameter cut the circles so there will be 4" tiers......all the way around.....which means 8" variations on the circles' diameters......(36"-28" -20"- 12"-4"). When stacked it should look like the shape of a traditional wedding cake. Practice with cardboard cut-outs first, so you can get the picture of the finished "platform". You can spray-paint or drape the Styrofoam with something white......or silver.....

The more people that are at the reception....the bigger the "platform" for the cupcakes needs to be. It does NOT have to hold every single cup.....you can have an attendant at the cake and they can constantly "update" the missing pieces of cake that people eat. Try to pick a corresponding icing decoration to signify which flavor the cake is. The main icing on top could be a creamy white colored sour-cream/cream-cheese icing that would go well with any of the types of cakes you've chosen.

I hope you see what I'm trying to describe.........e-mail me if you need clarification. One problem you may run into is that it takes two hands to undo a cupcake from its wrapper. Most reception food requires only a fork or a couple of fingers. Can you "pre-peel" the wrappers and still have them look nice?? Try different methods out on some of the family before the reception to see if very old people and very young kids can navigate a plate and a drink and a fork and a cupcake wrapper.....with nice clothes on. It's a tough job to test cupcake etiquette.....but SOMEONE has to do it!!! Volunteers should be easy to find.


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Answer 2

That is a great idea - much less messy than cutting a cake! I like the different flavor ideas, too. I would chose 4 different things to top them with - a design for each flavor, with a card by them explaining. Use tiered cake plates to make it look like a tiered cake. Make sure the papers match the wedding colors. Check out www.wilton.com (cake supply place) for toppings - they have pre-made icing flowers in all different colors, or you could use the new stencils w/ either colored sugar or the air brush sprays they make (these are fun!).

Answer 3

That's a great idea. I saw the other day on the Food Network that this upcoming weekend will be all about weddings. It showed a cake made out of cupcakes like you mentioned. I don't know exactly when it will be on, but I am attaching a link. Good Luck!!

Answer 4

Sounds like a pretty unique and cool idea. How about adding rum cakes as well. That should spice things up a little. Good luck. Wish we could post pictures here, would have been great to see what it looks like.

Answer 5

Make it in sections so you know where each flavor is.

You can go architectual- build a backdrop and place the cupcakes on it- something like a waterfall, a gazebo, a giant wedding dress, whatever! Go nuts!

Answer 6

Its great moment for you to make it with your own hands, Make a Lovely couple sitting in a First night room, with charms and joys with some gifts and gestures....

Answer 7

Put in a bunch of Angels and at hte top of each cupcake is the couple

Answer 8

forget the cupcake cake
go to a bakery and get a real weeding cake

Answer 9

How do you know what flavors they are going to be unless you lick them all first ? EUW. I would not wanna be at that wedding.Unless it is your custom, then is ok? But I stil;l not go !

Answer 10

Just go to a bakery and them the professionals for ideas im sure they have the answer