Wedding cakes with berries or fruits: beautiful and original design

Role at the celebration

A wedding cake is a participant in one of the traditional rituals of the holiday: cutting of the dessert by the bride and groom. The newlyweds must hold the knife together, but the direction is determined by the woman. The man picks up the piece and solemnly places it on the plate. First, the young people cut the dessert for themselves, and then for their parents.

The dessert is cut at the end of the evening. It is either installed in the hall at the beginning of the holiday so that everyone can admire the splendor of the dessert, or it is taken out at the end of the event. The presentation can be beautifully enhanced by decorating the product itself or the table on which it is installed with sparklers.

Exquisite two-tier and three-tier cakes - fresh trends for 2021

Cakes without a coating of sugar mastic and a large amount of cream have gained popularity all over the world. If you don’t know which cake with cream to order for a wedding is best to choose, we advise you to give preference to universal flavors. Win-win options are:

vanilla sponge cakes;
chocolate cakes;
berry-colored cake;
an unusual dessert - a pyramid of pancakes coated with cream;
classic delicious homemade cakes - Napoleon, Honey cake, Bird's milk, etc.;
Red Velvet Cake;
"Prague".

The technique for assembling such cakes is simple; they can be prepared no worse than a professional pastry chef at home.

Another important point is the choice of filling:

most often whipped cream is used in combination with condensed milk, cottage cheese or cream;
creams - chocolate, sour cream, protein or curd;
combination of cream and jelly;
glaze;
caramel, liquid chocolate;
fruits.

Make any fantasies and ideas come true, create a unique and inimitable dessert - all this can be brought into reality with open cakes.

Photo of a one-tier wedding cake without mastic

Delicious cake layers and excellent filling allow you to create an exquisite two-tier wedding cake with fruit, and the absence of bright sugar mastic does not spoil the beauty of such a dessert. It is best to use Naked Cake as decoration:

Fresh berries and fruits are a win-win decor option. They are laid out between the cakes, on top, and the cakes between the tiers are completely covered with them.
Sun-dried and dry fruits.
Nuts.
Rosemary and green sprigs.
Fresh flowers - most often lavender and heather branches, peonies, roses, daisies.
Succulent plants.
Various figures (hearts, figures of lovers, a pair of doves, etc.), which can be edible or inedible.
Toppers - inscriptions with words of love, names of the bride and groom, etc.

Dessert decoration

A wedding cake with fruits and berries will not only be beautiful, but also healthy. A dessert with such decor looks bright and impressive. For decoration, natural decor is used in the following form:

candied;
filled with jelly;
made from confectionery material;
fresh.

Fresh flowers, twigs and herbs will complement the decor of a dessert made of fruits and berries for an outdoor celebration. For indoor weddings, the product is decorated with figures of the bride and groom, ornaments, lace and ribbons.

Popular fruits for decorating dessert:

apples;
all citrus fruits except lime;
banana;
peach;
plum;
apricot;
pear;
kiwi.

Decor made from the following berries looks better:

strawberry;
blueberry;
blackberry;
currant;
raspberries.

The juice of fruits and berries can be used to prepare the filling, which will help achieve special harmony with the external design. If you want to choose a different taste, then it’s not difficult, since there are no restrictions. Traditional fillings - honey, sour cream, caramel and nuts - as well as modern ones - cheesecake, raffaello, tiramisu - go well with fruits and berries. A wedding cake with berries, as in the photo, is ideal for your celebration.

Single-tier dessert with berries and fruits

This delicacy is great for small events. You can make a classic cake without mastic. Any cakes and cream can be used for this. You can actually cover the cakes with sour cream or protein cream on top, and put fruit on top of it.

If the holiday takes place in the summer, then a wedding cake with fruit is just right! It could be strawberries or currants, but in winter it is recommended to use exotic fruits.

Also, single-tier cakes go very nicely with chocolate. The main advantage of this coating is that it goes beautifully with any fruit and berries. You can also pour chocolate into beautiful decorations and combine them with vitamins.

Fruits and berries can be placed between the cake layers. But before that you need to apply the cream and only then a healthy treat. It is recommended to finely chop or grate the fruits. Bananas, apples, pears and more are often used to create such cakes .

Treat without mastic

The confectionery product does not have to be covered with mastic. There are many other dessert options.

Attention! A wedding cake with berries, filled with thick cream with an ombre effect, looks no less impressive at the celebration than its mastic counterparts. And the mesmerizing mirror glaze is becoming more and more popular every year.

It is convenient to serve guests a wedding cake without mastic with berries and cupcakes.

Cakes with flowers

Berry decor on wedding cakes goes well with flowers. Flowers can be either fresh or made from pastry paste. Desserts with open cakes are usually decorated with fresh flowers. This emphasizes the naturalness of the style and love for nature.

Flowers are an addition to the decor and are used in small quantities. The buds are inserted between the berries, around the cakes and in the upper part. Delicate garden and wildflowers add romance and liven up an open wedding cake.

Mastic roses are perfect for a snow-white cream dessert at a classic celebration. A bright and fresh accent will be large strawberries as decoration. To prevent berry juice from spoiling the appearance of the product, strawberries can also be made from confectionery material.

Features of choice and serving options

Let's consider the most important nuances.

Fresh cherries and watermelon are not suitable for decorating desserts. They are too juicy, and after removing the pit, the cherry juice will color the cream.
You should not choose fresh flowers for decoration if there are people with pollen allergies among the guests.
Desserts with flowers are usually decorated several hours before serving so that the plants do not lose their fresh appearance. For this dessert, delivery by the end of the wedding is suitable.
You can decorate a table with a confectionery product with fresh flowers, you just need to make sure that the plants are not toxic.
It is worth considering that not all guests love sweets, so you need to prepare vases with fresh fruits and berries for them.
A beautiful cake can be rolled out on a trolley at the end of the evening. It is important that the stand is made of quality materials. When dessert appears, the lights are turned off, candles are lit, and the newlyweds' favorite composition is played.
To cut treats with fruits and berries, you can use children - a boy and a girl. A small copy of the sweet is prepared for them, which they will cut at the same time as the bride and groom.

Cakes with flowers, berries and fruits are appropriate for any wedding. Natural ingredients can be used not only to decorate the treat, but also to fill it. The wealth of design options allows you to create a unique and inimitable dessert. It is noteworthy that a wedding cake with fruits and berries can be ordered from a professional pastry chef or baked yourself.

Anastasia Belozerova

Wedding planner

Fresh and natural – wedding cake in green with white tones

Multi-tiered cakes

Cakes with multiple layers are very popular in the modern world. Such desserts can be created purely from cake layers, or you can use special stands for them. The second option allows you to use absolutely any product to create a masterpiece, because there will be no pressure on the cake.

With mastic

Mastic treats are often used in the modern world. The advantage of this material is that it can be used to create beautiful decor of absolutely any shape. Mastic is a kind of confectionery plasticine. You can actually cook it yourself. Also, this material can have absolutely any color.

Wedding cake with fruit, photo.
Mastic decorations are made both in the classic style and in accordance with the latest trends. If you decide to use fruits and berries as decoration, then you can randomly place them on the surface of the product or lay out some kind of picture.

Naked Cakes

This dessert is no less popular, especially if you add some kind of berry to the cakes and spread everything with a beautiful white or pink cream. You can also use lace to decorate such a product, which will look harmonious with the entire cake.

Naked treats look ridiculous and beautiful in their own way. A chocolate cake will look good if the cake layers are combined with sour cream, and fresh strawberries are beautifully placed on top. Some may think that this is banal, but in fact this dessert looks very beautiful.

With flowers

Recently, cakes decorated with flowers have gained great popularity . Some confectioners make them from different materials, while others literally use living plants. Of course, they also try to make them edible.

For example, flowers can be washed well and doused with caramel. This technique has been popular for several years now.

Cakes with flowers placed on them, poured from chocolate or laid out with protein or sour cream, look very beautiful. These materials can also have absolutely any color and size.

With fruits

A beautiful fruit cake decorated with berries will look original and very spring-like, especially if the wedding is taking place at this time. Fruits are the ingredients that allow you to create a real masterpiece out of nothing. Every guest will love this dessert.

A wedding cake decorated with berries will interest any guest. If there will be many children at the wedding, it is recommended to combine fruits and berries with chocolate. You can also top them with caramel if desired. After all, as you know, children do not really like these products in their pure form.

Cooking according to the recipe:

Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat the butter until fluffy. Stir in cooled melted white chocolate on medium speed. Reduce mixer speed and beat in powdered sugar, vanilla and salt (cream will be slightly soft). Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to allow the cream to set before using. The custard can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to a week, or wrapped and frozen for up to a month (defrost in the refrigerator).
After defrosting, whip the cream until fluffy and apply to the cakes .
Preheat the oven to 160°C. Grease a 25cm diameter cake pan, dust it with flour and line the bottom with parchment paper.
Wedding cake with white chocolate and berries
Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition, and add the vanilla.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a separate bowl. Add flour to butter mixture in 4 additions, alternating with milk, mixing well after each addition.
Melt the chocolate in a bowl over low simmering water, stirring until almost melted. Remove the chocolate from the water bath and continue stirring until it is completely melted. Pour warm chocolate into the dough and stir.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
Cool the cake for 30 minutes, then remove from the pan to cool completely. Wrap the crust and store in the freezer or at room temperature until ready to assemble.
To assemble, cut the sponge cake horizontally into three pieces. Apply about 2/3 tbsp. cream on the bottom cake and 1/3 tbsp. cream for the next cake.
Sprinkle the berries onto the cream-covered bottom cake layer and cover with the second cake layer, cream side down, until the berries are completely pressed into the cream.
Repeat the same with the next cake. Apply cream to the top and sides of the finished cake and level. Place in the refrigerator.
Mastic
To tint mastic
, add a little food coloring to a small bowl of mastic (about 0.5 tbsp) and knead well. Combine a small colored piece with a large portion of mastic (weighing about 1.3 kg for a cake with a diameter of 35 cm, 0.7 kg for a tier with a diameter of 25 cm, 0.45 kg for a tier with a diameter of 20 cm and 0.2 kg for a tier with a diameter of 15 cm) and knead by hand or using a mixer with a paddle attachment (a hand mixer will not work). This cake uses a darker green fondant color on the bottom tier, gradually fading into a light green top tier.
To color the fondant more intensely
, add more dye for a brighter tone, or more fondant for a lighter tone.
Decoration
Lightly dust your work surface with powdered sugar and begin rolling out the darkest piece of fondant for the bottom tier, 35cm in diameter. Roll it out into a 5mm thick circle. Keep the remaining mastic covered at all times. Place the rolled out fondant onto a rolling pin and carefully transfer it onto a 35cm diameter cake.
Place the mastic on the cake and gently press it onto the cream with your hands. Trim the fondant from the base of the cake and use your hand to smooth the entire surface in a circular motion until it lies smooth. If air pockets appear on the mastic, poke them with a pin to let the air out and gently rub the hole with your finger
. Cover the remaining tiers of the cake with fondant in the same way. Using a special cutter, cut out the leaves from the mastic scraps and set them aside (it’s okay if they dry out).
Cake tiers
To assemble all the tiers of the cake, they need to be reinforced with wooden rods. Insert a wooden rod into the lower tier, 10 cm from the edge. Mark the top of the cake on the rod and pull it out. Cut the rod along the mark and cut 4 more rods of the same length (with these your cake will stand up straight). Insert the rods from above in a circle into the lower tier and carefully place a cake with a diameter of 25 cm on top. Strengthen the tiers with a diameter of 25 and 20 cm in the same way. When transporting a cake of this size and weight, it is recommended to move it in two parts and finally assemble it on site.
Place 2 bottom tiers and 2 top tiers together .
Floral ornament
Start decorating the cake from the bottom tier, wrapping it with green ribbon. Fill a piping bag fitted with a small plain tip with green royal icing and pipe a stem sprouting from the ribbon. Use royal icing to glue the leaves to the stem. Continue decorating each tier with frosting (you can decorate the cake to your liking or use a photo of this cake for inspiration). Royal Icing
: Combine all ingredients and beat with a mixer on high speed until the icing is stiff, about 7 minutes. Tint the icing to your desired colors. Place cling film directly on the surface and keep at room temperature until ready to use.

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Cake and wedding style

A wide selection of cake layers, cream and decor allows you to use a small single-tier cake with berries without mastic to frame many stylized weddings. An open cake will best complement the atmosphere and overall style of such weddings:

A holiday in a rustic style - in this case, the cake can be presented on a stand, which will be a large wooden cut.
Eco-wedding: a cake without mastic in blue color will be appreciated and will be enjoyed by all guests.

Photo of a wedding cake with berries without mastic

At an autumn wedding, a dessert decorated with seasonal fruits will be the highlight of the evening. A wedding cake with flowers on a stand would also be a great addition.
Boho wedding - in such a dessert you will feel a touch of aristocracy and slight negligence.
For a country-style wedding, a dessert in the form of a pyramid of pancakes or cakes decorated with wildflowers would be an excellent option.
At a Provence style wedding, a beautiful three-tier cake with cupcakes decorated with lavender sprigs on a French porcelain stand will look great.
Naked Cake can add natural beauty and chic to loft-style ceremonies.
At flower celebrations, an open cake in various variations: an amber effect, in a rainbow color, will be the ideal way to end the evening.
A naked cake decorated with oriental sweets and figs will complement an oriental-style wedding.

Photo of a wedding cake with fruits and berries