Larger than life cakes that make you go ‘ooooooh’ are conversation-starting focal points at weddings and other personal celebrations. In fact, they’re the showpieces that tie everything together. Guests get really excited about their first glimpse of the cake. Therefore, when you are looking for creative and fun party cake ideas, it’s your opportunity to make a highly personal and fun statement. In whatever creative, flamboyant, weird or wonderful way you choose.
Here are a few slices of Team TLC advice about the top party cake designs that are igniting top tables at luxury weddings and milestone celebrations, this season and next:
SMALL BUT PERFECTLY FORMED
Cupcakes were all the rage, but have been superseded by miniature cakes and loaves. Shrunk down versions of classic cakes, made for individual enjoyment. These adorable cakes satisfy hygiene needs for celebrations and customised experiences. Small cakes bring elegance and individuality to any occasion, and they are perfect for both small and large gatherings. From intricate designs to diverse flavours, they offer endless options. The mini cakes and tiny loaves provide a delightful, practical, and stylish alternative to traditional cakes. Simply sensational!
HIDDEN CENTRE CAKES
One of the secrets to a successful event is the element of surprise. You can often judge a cake by its decoration… but that’s not necessarily the case when the ‘proof of the pudding’ is hidden. Cutting the cake is always a ‘cameras at the ready’ moment. But imagine the impact and the reaction of your guests when your cake pours forth its secret contents. What you hide inside is up to you. Mini eggs, jellybeans, jazzies and snowies are great fun, simple, yet super effective for a children’s party. Or different rainbow-coloured or special effect ‘cake-in-a-cake’ is an unexpected surprise. For one birthday girl, her partner hid an engagement ring in the centre of the cake. The way to this girl’s heart if via a chocolate cake surprise!
Here’s s a selection of top party cake designs with hidden treats at their core!
PRESSED FLOWERS
Ravishing blooms have always been used to decorate celebration cakes. But next generation show stopping cakes are pressing the prettiest of real petals into the cake icing, creating a beguiling aesthetic. They also lean into the trend for environmental and botanical themes, which is popular this year. Check out some gorgeous examples of pressed flower cakes here.
SCULPTURAL FORMS
You might have seen some intrepid star bakers on Channel 4’s Great British Bake-Off experimenting with jaw-dropping 3D cake designs. Well, how about it? Let your imagination run riot with a sculpted cake to build your dreams on. It’s the most stylish cake solution for the ultra-elegant bride and groom, or the chic birthday boy or girl. And we have had cakes created in all shapes and design. Importantly, reflecting the personality of the recipient or theme for the party.
Nothing is off limits … even a replica of your wedding dress or this striking King of the Jungle Lion (yes, they are both cakes!)
AN EXTRA SLICE OF ADVICE
As you’d expect of Team TLC, we don’t just keep up with cake trends. We stay miles ahead of them. So, here’s a bonus sprinkling of enchanting cake craft magic and top party cake designs with an inimitable TLC touch baked in –
COCKTAIL INFUSIONS
Anybody for a plate of gin & tonic, Mojito or Mimosa? Cocktail-infused cakes give a contemporary and sophisticated twist to popular citrus drizzle cake flavours. Or, for the more daring and dramatic, how about Bourbon and black cherry?
Source: Boozy bake recipes, BBC Good Food
DESIGNER DOUGHNUT TOWERS
As branded, themed or individually decorated as you like, it doesn’t get any more Instagrammable that sky-scraping spires of finger-licking sugary sweet doughnuts. Create a towering structure and dress with an array of coloured doughnuts. For a wedding, have them iced in the colourways of the day. Or go rustic, with the lain, sugared rings that everyone loves.
Source: Krispy Kreme wedding doughnuts, Krispy Kreme
SEALED WITH A LOTUS BISCOFF
It’s the scrumptiously humble crumble that people can’t get enough of. And its uniquely flavoursome caramel and cinnamon combination lends itself triumphantly to celebration cakes and also cupcakes. finally, use the biscuits whole, cascading from the exterior of your cake or topping every flavoursome and fanciful component of a cupcake mountain.