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Our experts share popular cake trends for 2022 weddings

Calling all cake lovers! This year is shaping up to become a popular time to tie the knot and will be full of glorious weddings with showstopping cakes. With so many fun flavours and designs, couples can get creative and wow their guests with some fantastic ideas.

If you’re planning a big-day bake, consider different ways the cake can represent your wedding theme while keeping in mind your colour scheme – you’ll want everything to be cohesive throughout the day.

Expect a higher price point if you’re opting for a complicated design with many details. Speak to your baker if you’re concerned, as they’ll be able to suggest ways to work around the budget while still capturing your vision.

Here at Your East Midlands Wedding, we’ve asked some of the top bakers from around the region to share top cake trends and advice for weddings this year.

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Sarah Reilly says, “Our passion is to offer beautiful and elegant cakes that add the wow factor to weddings. It’s important to create something that looks and tastes amazing, so your guests will remember it for years to come.

“Couples currently want something personal to them, designed around their theme and colour scheme to complement all aspects of their special day. We love creating dessert tables and cake towers for those wishing to achieve this. Both can be displayed in various ways, including modern and contemporary styles to elegant and classic or romantic and rustic. These different concepts are an excellent way to cater for all guests with so much variety to choose from. There’s always a beautiful sponge or fruit cake for our couples to cut traditionally, as well as stunning cupcakes, beautiful macarons, and personalised cookies to add that special touch for our lovebirds. We also offer mini brownies and blondies, meringue kisses, cake pops and even minicake jars for guests to take home. The possibilities with these ideas are endless, and we love creating something different for each pair to

Stephanie Moore says: “Choosing a wedding cake while keeping in mind your style and budget can be overwhelming, but these top five trends for 2022 should give you some more food for thought.

“Buttercream and semi-naked styles took the world by storm in 2021, and these designs are here to stay. Cakes with sharp edges, clean lines or a textured buttercream teamed up with florals make it easy to tailor cakes to any theme or colour scheme.

“Acrylic tiers or separators are huge trends in 2022 and allow couples to add extra height to cakes at a fraction of the cost. It also gives a magical-floating effect while being more environmentally friendly than traditional dummy/ false polystyrene tiers. “Flowers cascading down cakes or neatly bunched can dramatically impact any design. Whether opting for fresh florals, sugar flowers, dried blooms or even edible ones, guests won’t be able to keep their eyes off the bake.

“Earthy and neutral tones are taking over this year, with oaks, taupes and earthy greens taking centre stage. These hues look beautiful teamed up with pretty pastels, metallics or navy shades and will give you that insta-worthy cake. Pick out several colours and let the baker work their magic – you won’t be disappointed. “Many brides are still after traditional white cakes, and Instagram and Pinterest are full of inspiration with light and bright romantic shades. Crisp white fondant with super sharp edges, lace and white sugar flowers will give you the ultimate, timeless and romantic style.” Check out: https://patacakecakes.uk

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