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How to Create

a Beautiful Dessert Bar

By Jill Jaracz, CTW Features

Piece of cake? Who says? Dessert bars are fun ways to

satisfy a guest’s sweet tooth without breaking the bank.

1. THE CENTERPIECE

Don’t let that beautiful cake fool you. The bottom tier? Fake.

It adds elegance and keeps costs down. Bonus: You won’t

get upset seeing plates of half-eaten cake on tables.

2. BRING IN THE FLAVOR

Mix up your flavor combos with eye-catching cupcakes.

With a variety of cupcake flavors, you’re sure to please

everyone’s sweet tooth. Try a mix of almond cake with

raspberry buttercream and vanilla bean with traditional

buttercream.

3. MAKE IT POP

Cake pops are perfect

for those who just want

a bite. Plus, they’re super

easy to carry and less

messy than traditional

cake. Their smooth

surface also contrasts

nicely to the piped

buttercream frosting

on the cupcakes.

4 Trendy & Tasty

Cake Ideas

by Jill Jaracz, CTW Features

GO NAKED

Sliced layer cake looks so elegant, so why

hide it with mounds of frosting? People tend to

love naked cakes because they don’t have a lot

of icing and are not too sweet. It’s a rustic look

that’s elegant.

LOSE THE FONDANT

Today’s cake designs have a more textured look to

them than fondant towers of yesteryear. Try

a different spin on traditional fondant by mixing

it with gum paste to create cakes that look like

they’re draped in ruffles and covered with realistic

sugar flowers.

BRING ON THE SHINE

Metallic cakes are stealing the spotlight. Your cake

can shimmer in golds and silvers. If you’re not the

solid gold type, try using metallic accents on a

solid black or white cake and adding a pop of color

with a flower or sugar flower.

TELL YOUR STORY

Your wedding is all about the story of you as a

couple, so why not let your dessert do some of

the talking? Take a traditional flavor and turn it

on its head with an element of you. For instance,

for a couple who loves Jameson, do a Jameson

buttercream! If you are a whiskey-drinking couple,

don’t be afraid to find a way to bring that element

to your cake. Did you first meet each other on a

coffee date? Let your cake tell part of a story.