A wedding cake is one of the main attributes of a festive feast. His choice is taken responsibly to amaze the guests. Often at holidays there are dessert options with mastic, but not everyone likes its sugary-sweet taste, so less high-calorie, more natural cakes with open layers are gaining popularity. Thanks to this, it is not difficult to determine what they are made of. It is easier to prepare them yourself by giving them a round or square pyramidal shape. Depending on the size and weight of the dessert, it is served on stands with a different number of tiers so that the upper layers do not push through the lower ones.
1-3 tier naked cakes with berries and fruits
Wedding cakes without fondant have become popular in Europe since 2014. From there he came to us. This dessert is also called Naked cake. Its cakes are open or covered with cream or glaze.
“Naked” delicacies differ from mastic cakes in a number of advantages:
- It’s easier to make such cakes with your own hands, because working with mastic already requires professional culinary skills;
- they do not melt in hot weather , so you don’t have to worry about their appearance for a long time;
- dessert is less calorie;
- with the same dimensions , the weight of the cake is less than that of a mastic cake , which is reflected in its cost;
- have an unusual, original appearance ;
- fruits and berries without chemical additives are used for their preparation and decoration ;
- due to the fact that the tiers of the delicacy are easily visible, you can visually determine its composition .
They decorate cakes without mastic in a variety of ways. A dessert decorated with berries and fruits looks beautiful: strawberries, blueberries, oranges, raspberries, apricots, blackberries, bananas, kiwis, plums, cherries and others.
On our website you will find a simple master class on making a naked wedding cake. For a classic wedding celebration, delicacies are often decorated with fresh flowers. Berries, fruits and flowers go well with each other, so they are often combined when decorating cakes. The solemnity of the event will be emphasized by placing figures of the bride and groom or birds on top of the delicacy. The application of various inscriptions and patterns is also quite common as a design element.
To decorate the cakes, alternate cake layers of different colors or turn them over. The use of wedding cupcakes (small cakes) is becoming fashionable. They are arranged in tiers on a shelf.
For cakes, the following types of sponge cakes are used: white, sour cream, fruit or chocolate, made by adding cocoa to the dough. The filling for wedding cakes without mastic is cream cheese or whipped cream, fruit jelly.
Cakes without tiers and mastic are an excellent option for weddings held in different styles: classic, eco, rustic and others. The design of the delicacy for the celebration depends on them.
A dessert that will go down in family history
In conclusion, a recipe from the arsenal of French cuisine with a name that is very suitable for the current topic - “Classic Log”. The process of preparing it is quite labor-intensive, but quite feasible at home. In it you can perfectly do without mastic, which not everyone likes, do a little magic and get a real masterpiece that the guests will remember twenty years later at a silver wedding.
DIY 5th wedding anniversary cake photo
The base of the “log” is a biscuit roll, but very airy. For 3 eggs you need only 30 g of flour, 50 g of potato starch and 150 g of sugar. In order for the baked layer to easily roll up, you need to place a hot baking sheet on a wet towel, and cover the cake with a slightly damp napkin on top. When it cools down, quickly coat with cream, sprinkle with nuts, raisins or candied fruits and roll up.
The whole secret of the masterpiece is in the cream. It will require 200-250 grams of good chocolate , a couple of tablespoons of freshly brewed very strong coffee, sugar to taste. Break the chocolate into small pieces, melt in a water bath, adding coffee and sugar. At the final stage, pour in 2 tablespoons of cognac or rum. When everything has almost cooled down, combine with 4 yolks, ground with 100-150 g of sugar, 150 g of softened butter.
Cut the edges of the rolled and coated roll at an angle and place them on top of the cream, as if they were “knots”. Coat the surface of the “log” with the remaining chocolate cream, apply a wood pattern with a cooking stick, and decorate it with flowers, leaves, mushrooms, and birds if desired.
Be sure to put the inscription: “5 years of happiness”, “Happy first five-year anniversary!”, “Happy fifth anniversary of the family!” or write the word "love" in French
The French are famous gourmets, and at the same time carefully take care of themselves. Their thriftiness, in the opinion of many, borders on stinginess. Therefore, everything in their recipes is thoughtful and balanced. And if they allow themselves to spend money on something high in calories and then eat a piece, then it’s worth it.
Original cakes with cream without mastic: one-story, two-story, three-story
Desserts with cream are prepared using sponge cakes, less often waffle and puff pastries.
For decoration, single-tiered and multi-tiered cream cakes are used in combination with:
- flowers;
- swans and other sweet figures;
- inscriptions;
- berries and fruits.
Desserts in 2 tiers look great, decorated with an ombre effect, changing the color shade from the lower tier to the upper one.
Flowers for decoration are made from cream or used live. Fruits and berries are laid out in tiers. Figures or inscriptions are mainly placed on top of the dessert.
Cakes with icing on stands
One of the popular options for decorating Naked cake is frosting. Its use allows you to decorate the cake in a simple style. The lubricating composition is prepared according to various recipes. The dessert is topped with coconut flakes, edible beads of different colors, fruit slices and berries, chocolate, and flowers.
The following types of glaze are popular among confectioners:
- mirror;
- sugar;
- colored chocolate;
- based on condensed milk;
- chocolate-sour cream;
- honey-coconut;
- ganache (French version of chocolate glaze).
In addition to the main types of glaze, there are many more original recipes. It is recommended to use a turntable to prepare the cake. This will help you apply the glaze evenly and beautifully.
For themed celebrations, it is worth following the same style in the design of the cake, place cards, signs, wedding signs, table numbers and other accessories.
Mastic-free cakes decorated with whipped cream
Whipped cream is another way to decorate cakes without using fondant. They keep their shape well. The created culinary masterpiece turns out beautiful, airy, with great taste. Cream is combined with various creams, condensed milk, curd mass, and jams.
To decorate the dessert, use a special syringe or pastry bag with various attachments. Their use allows you to create such small decorative design elements as:
- straight and wavy lines;
- mesh;
- flowers;
- leaves.
Using a knife and fork, various small textured patterns, for example with flowers, are created on the surface covered with cream.
To decorate the dessert, fill the bag with the prepared mixture. A suitable nozzle is attached to it. Then they start decorating.
How to make a wedding cake without mastic, watch the video:
You should choose a cake design for a wedding event without mastic taking into account the style of the celebration, as well as your own taste. You can also choose an option based on the season or photo. The cheapest dessert is made from whipped cream. It’s easier to prepare treats yourself without mastic than with it. There are many recipes for wedding desserts. All you have to do is choose the appropriate option and follow the recommendations.
Surprise guests and please husband
If the young spouse is lucky and his wife is an accomplished cook, they can choose the most exquisite recipes and designs for the final treat. Guests will be delighted by a cake in one or several tiers, dipped in chocolate, imitating a tree trunk on which green leaves and pink flowers .
Photo of cake with fondant for the fifth wooden wedding anniversary
The decoration of the gala dinner will be shortbread cakes coated with mastic. The simplest one is prepared simply. A glass of powdered sugar is mixed with a glass of milk powder and kneaded to a plasticine state with ordinary white condensed milk. Roll out into a layer and carefully stretch on top of the baked cakes. The main thing is that they have already cooled down, are not wet and do not apply cream to them. The base can be tinted with food or natural dyes, giving it any shade. From small pieces you can sculpt stylized figures, flowers, lace, and add patterns from multi-colored glaze. Some gifted craftsmen create incredible compositions. There is even “Doctor Aibolit” who “sits under a tree.”
There are wooden chests with lovers placed on them, forest huts and many stumps with grass, flowers, berries, moths
If you don’t have enough experience yet, it’s better to turn to simpler dishes and prepare cupcakes for a wooden wedding anniversary.
Photos of cupcakes for 5th wedding anniversary
The name is translated from English as “cake in a cup”. True, they are baked mainly in special paper molds, but they can also be baked in inexpensive mugs, which are then presented to the participants of the holiday as a souvenir.
The recipe is simple: beat 200 g of softened butter with 300 g of sugar until the grains are not noticeable. Beat in 2 eggs one at a time. Sift and mix 400 g of high-quality flour with baking powder, carefully add to the previous mixture. Carefully add 240 ml of milk, stirring constantly to avoid lumps forming. Fill the containers 2/3 full with dough and bake for half an hour in an oven heated to 175-200 degrees.
Ready-made sweets can be decorated in the form of the same stumps, and they will correspond to the celebration in both taste and shape. In general, cupcakes for a 5th wedding anniversary are a very suitable option. In any case, the husband will have a reason to be proud of his wife.
