A golden wedding anniversary is an anniversary date celebrated with a magnificent celebration. Not a single holiday is held without a feast and a festive table, and the main dish on the table should, of course, be cake.
Choosing a dessert for a wedding anniversary is a responsible task. The cake should be enough for all guests equally, so its size depends on the number of people invited to the party. The 50th wedding anniversary cake for parents for a modest family dinner should be small so that there is no excess sweet left.
It is necessary to take into account the gastronomic preferences of the heroes of the day . For older people, it is better for the cake not to be too fatty or sweet. A light and not cloying dessert after a hearty dinner is ideal.
A dietary filling , without sugar and gluten, with the addition of fruit, is suitable for this The filling can also be vegetarian - without milk and eggs, based on plant ingredients. Or, if you wish, choose a filling that is familiar to everyone - the world famous Prague, Napoleon or Sacher cakes. The top of the dessert is usually covered with glaze or mastic.
Photo of a cake with fondant for a golden wedding anniversary
It is not necessary to prepare a cake for the celebration. The role of sweets can be cupcakes or muffins - according to the number of the anniversary, 50. You can build a tower out of them or lay out a beautiful number 50, covering it with airy cream on top. Such original sweets will pleasantly surprise guests and anniversaries, and will undoubtedly delight the children invited to the celebration. In addition, such sweet gifts can be easily packed for guests on the road after the holiday, if everyone does not eat them.
The pastry shop usually provides different fillings to choose from - for cakes and cupcakes. Fruit, cream or chocolate - for every taste
If you want something truly special and varied on the table, you can order a sweet table or a “candy bar”. The sweet table is suitable for a summer celebration in the fresh air, when there is no need for a hearty lunch or dinner. The menu includes cupcakes, cupcakes or muffins, butter cookies or mini-cakes. Their composition and quantity varies.
Original cakes for wedding anniversaries
It doesn’t matter how old your family is, for every anniversary you can order a very original and unusual cake that will make a splash on your anniversary and will be remembered by your guests for a long time
An anniversary cake is one of the main components of the festive event, and represents the love, beauty and mutual understanding of husband and wife, because you will cut it together, holding a knife in two loving hands. And you will also treat your guests and maybe your children or even grandchildren to this cake.
A cake for a wedding anniversary can be ordered at any pastry shop, complemented with certain decorations that emphasize the style and significance of this event. And also select special decorations and use fillings symbolizing a particular anniversary in the design of the wedding cake.
Such cakes should not only be beautiful, but also tasty. But these can be not only cakes, but also pastries, beautifully arranged on three or four tiered stands and originally combining all the taste preferences of the newlyweds and guests; you can make personalized cakes with different flavors, although this option is suitable if you know for sure about the preferences of your guests.
Or deviate from the rules and order not a round cake, but a square or polygon-shaped wedding cake that has become fashionable; in this case, make the cake with at least three tiers, and the top tier, as on your wedding day, can be decorated with figures of the newlyweds.
Create a cake design
The golden anniversary cake should match the theme of the celebration. Therefore, it can be made multi-tiered or in the shape of a heart, but definitely in golden tones. To get the gold effect, use colored fondant, sprinkles, edible confetti and pastry markers.
You can prepare an open cake without mastic, but decorate it with gold numbers “50”, gilded figurines of the newlyweds, and place it on a gold plate. In any of the options, it is appropriate to write inscriptions with cream, add edible decorations from fondant, chocolate, and shavings. As an idea, you can make roses from mastic by twisting thin petals one by one onto a toothpick, and decorate the cake around the circumference with these roses. And decorate each layer with gold ribbons, beads or diamonds.
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When thinking about the cake design, think about what the couple enjoys, such as biking, fishing or gardening. Knowing the interests of your loved ones, prepare a themed cake with decorated elements. Cool pictures and ideas for a themed cake are easy to find on the Internet.
Unconventional Cake Design:
- Cake with a photo from the couple's wedding day printed on edible paper:
- Tower cake made of 50 cupcakes.
- A copy of the cake from the first wedding or a USSR style cake.
Design ideas
For a modest home celebration, a single-tier cake decorated with flowers and elegant ornaments on the sides is suitable. A gold inscription in the form of the number 50 completes the look.
A cake with lush floral foam and figures of swans on top will surely be remembered by all guests of the holiday. A white culinary masterpiece, “powdered” with gold, will be a worthy decoration for a family celebration.
A single-tier cake can look no less luxurious than a tall one. It is enough to decorate it with flowers, beads, and graceful folds. The number 50, which fits perfectly into the composition, will be a reminder of the occasion of the celebration.
The image of your beloved parents (grandparents) on the cake will attract the attention of everyone present. Before trying such a dessert, many will probably want to photograph it from all angles.
An image from an old photograph can fit very elegantly into a culinary composition. This cake will serve as a wonderful reminder of the happiness of the years spent in marriage.
A multi-tiered cake in the form of a stack of gifts packed in boxes emphasizes the significance of the date that became the reason for organizing the holiday. There are many design options, and the result obtained in the experienced hands of a master will definitely please you.
The figures of angels, the bride and groom always attract attention to the wedding cake. On the day of celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage, a dessert with such decoration will fit perfectly into the overall atmosphere of the celebration
Moreover, each such sweet masterpiece is unique in appearance. There is no risk of it happening again.
See below for more details.
How to serve the cake
The moment of bringing out the cake is the most climactic moment, and therefore evokes a storm of emotions. Decorate the cake with sparklers or candles. If you wish, you can adhere to several wedding traditions when drinking tea. For example, the couple must cut a wedding cake together, holding the handle of the knife together. The first half of the cake is eaten for the first 50 years of marriage, and the second half for the other half. The spouses hand out a piece of cake to the guests, as if sharing their happiness. In some countries, at a banquet, guests eat cake from the hands of the bride and groom, thereby receiving a piece of grace. Whether you stick to tradition or not is up to you. But you definitely need to prepare the cake. After all, a gift made with all your heart, with your own hands, will give everyone present at the holiday great and sweet joy.
Requirements for the cake
Before ordering a cake, you should consider the following moments of the celebration:
- number of guests;
- taste preferences and health status of the celebrants.
The number of guests determines the size of the dessert. It is necessary that there is enough of it for everyone and at the same time there is no excess left.
Considering the advanced age of the “newlyweds”, it is advisable to prefer a low-fat and not too sweet dessert. This would be just right after a hearty dinner. In some cases, it is better to choose a cake with a sugar-free dietary filling based on plant ingredients. Not everyone accepts eggs and milk as part of a sweet dish at an advanced age.
You can also choose the proven composition of a creamy dessert like Prague or other popular options. Decorations can be made from fondant and glaze.
How to prepare mastic
At its core, mastic is an edible confectionery plasticine based on powdered sugar. This elastic mass easily takes the desired shape and can be painted in any color. Using mastic you can cover the cake, you can use it to sculpt figures and decorative elements. If you decide to buy elastic mass in the store, you can take white mastic and dyes separately. You only need to roll out the material on a flat table sprinkled with starch or powdered sugar, and moisten your hands with oil. If you have any excess mastic left, you can safely store it in the refrigerator, wrapped in cling film. It softens perfectly when heated.
If you decide to become a real pastry chef and want to make mastic yourself, we recommend watching the video recipe:
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Naked Cake or “naked” cake without mastic
Perhaps for some it will be too much to work with mastic. Therefore, we are revealing to you a new trend of wedding cakes, Naked Cake, which translates as an open, naked cake. Such confectionery masterpieces are very reminiscent of the cakes from childhood that our mothers and grandmothers baked for every holiday. The filling is clearly visible in them, and the cakes are deliberately laid out unevenly to create the effect of a handmade and homemade delicacy. This cake can be decorated with edible flowers, figurines, fresh berries or buttercream. Fruits, nuts and chocolate can be used. With the help of a confectionery syringe, you can easily create beautiful ornaments and patterns, and with the help of an edible felt-tip pen you can write out the cherished “50th wedding anniversary” in gold.
Preparing the tools
After creating the design of the future cake, prepare the equipment necessary to prepare the culinary product. You will most likely need: a couple of saucepans, several springform cake pans, a blender, deep bowls, a sieve, a measuring cup, baking paper, a rolling pin, a greasing brush, fondant tools, acrylic sticks, a spatula, a pastry syringe and tips.
Dessert shape
For a small torus, you can choose the traditional shape of a circle or square. A sweet masterpiece in the shape of a heart or two fused hearts can be a cute solution. A dessert in the form of the number fifty with original decorations will perfectly emphasize the significance of the event. A delicacy in the form of a lady's hat decorated with flowers will look great.
Multi-tiered cakes offer great scope for creativity. A white dessert can be made in the form of a luxurious bride's dress with many folds and decorations with bows and beads. This can be made a reality using protein cream.
What can you fill with
When visiting a pastry shop, newlyweds will find out what fillings are available for wedding cakes - both familiar and exotic. But you shouldn’t chase fashion that offers extraordinary solutions. The main quality of a cake is its taste, and you need to focus on it.
Here are the popular fillings for wedding cakes:
- custard;
- chocolate cream paste;
- whipped cream with pieces of fresh or canned fruits and berries;
- sour cream;
- souffle;
- yogurt filling;
- tiramisu (as in the classic version, made from Mascarpone cheese, Savoyardi cookies and Amaretto liqueur);
- mousse (similar to soufflé, but softer and airier, and also holds its shape better);
- cheesecake (curd and cream soufflé with the addition of berries, fruits, nuts and other fillings).
It’s hard to say which of the above is the best filling for a wedding cake. Because people have different taste preferences. However, confectionery fillings also differ in structure, for example, souffle or mousse are less dense than cream or paste
This is important from a practical point of view, since light fillings are not used at the bottom of a multi-tiered cake
In addition, the juiciness of the dessert filling is also taken into account - too liquid a consistency will ruin the shape of the dessert and, possibly, the guests’ clothes.
When thinking about how to choose filling for a wedding cake, you should not rely on the opinions of others. The following options are considered the most popular:
- Tiramisu;
- Snickers (the filling is similar to the candy bar of the same name);
- three chocolates (mousse of white, milk and dark chocolate);
- Baileys (praline with wafer crumbs and white chocolate mousse with Baileys liqueur).
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DIY dessert for 50th marriage anniversary
But you can also make the cake yourself. You can involve little helpers in the cooking process at home to create a culinary masterpiece together. The anniversaries will appreciate such diligence, especially if the celebration is planned at home, in a narrow family circle.
It is not necessary to design complex, multi-tiered desserts with decorations and figures.
A simple rectangular cake covered in white frosting and decorated with whipped cream roses is more than enough for an at-home celebration. The inscription on the coating is made with a special pastry syringe or bag. If you don’t have either one or the other on hand, the bag can be easily made at home. For this you will need a plastic bag. Cream or liquid fondant is poured into it, then the tip of one of the corners is cut off with scissors.
Before writing a congratulation text on dessert, it’s better to practice on something. The color of the inscription must be different from the color of the coating.
If a cake is a labor-intensive dessert to make, then 50th wedding anniversary cupcakes are much easier to make. They only need special molds and material for decoration.
Photos of cupcakes for 50th wedding anniversary
Muffins can be baked with or without filling. You can add food coloring to the batter to make the cupcakes colorful.
Cupcakes for a golden wedding anniversary can be covered with gold fondant or the icing can be painted this color and a cream cap can be made.
Another option for a wedding dessert for an anniversary is to bake a butter loaf. Baking is usually easier than making desserts. In addition, loaf is a traditional dish for the golden anniversary of marriage. It is believed that spouses should cut it together and distribute a piece to all guests.
A cake for the golden wedding anniversary of grandparents can be berry and fruit, with a minimum of cream and sponge cake impregnation. Just the crust and filling on top, nothing extra, no mastic or special decor.
Photo of a cake without mastic for 50 years of marriage after the wedding
Cream cake
The traditional option is a cream cake with creamy decoration. The cream decoration gives airiness and lightness to the dessert, and careless large strokes add naturalness to the cake. Covering cakes with artistic buttercream painting (solid pattern or strokes) is now at the peak of wedding fashion. So why not use the trend for your anniversary cake? Moreover, the creamy decor does not interfere with decorating the dessert with figures, fruits or sprinkles.
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How to make a cake with your own hands - step by step recipe
Show your love and special attitude towards the married couple by preparing the most beautiful cake with your own hands. All you need for this is to stock up on the necessary products, choose a couple of interesting ideas, have a lot of time and a lot of patience. You will find a step-by-step recipe for an interesting cake that you can prepare and then give as a wedding anniversary gift (in this example, a cake called “Swan Fidelity” is used).
Ingredients you will need for this confectionery masterpiece:
- Three glasses of flour.
- Two standard packs of baking powder.
- Two and a half glasses of granulated sugar.
- Three and a half glasses of milk.
- Five tablespoons of cocoa powder.
- Three eggs.
- One glass of water (boiling water).
- One third cup of vegetable oil.
- One pack of vanilla.
- One stick of butter (softened, 250 g).
- Ready mastic (500 g).
- Fresh cherries (1 kg).
- Sugar syrup (200 g).
- Condensed milk (200 g) and butter (350 g) for cream.
- Decor for a beautiful cake design.
Cooking process:
- This cake uses sponge dough, so first mix the flour, sugar, baking powder and cocoa powder. We also add separately beaten eggs with sunflower oil and milk to the listed ingredients and mix. When you see that the dough has become thick, add boiling water.
- Let's move on to baking: take a round pan, lay out baking parchment, lightly grease it with sunflower oil, pour the resulting dough into it. Bake in the oven at 170-180 degrees for 30 minutes.
- When the finished cake has cooled, cut down the middle (lengthwise) to make two.
- Next, proceed to the cream. Take an egg and mash it with vanilla and sugar. Then pour in the flour, pour out the remaining milk and cook over low heat until a thick consistency is obtained. After which you need to cool the cream.
- Use a mixer to beat the cooled cream together with the butter, first dividing it into portions and gradually adding it.
- Then start assembling the birthday cake. Take the first cake layer and soak it generously in the syrup. It will be very good if you give it time to soak. Next, grease thoroughly with cream, onto which you place the cherries using pressing movements. Top with cream again. Cover it all with the second cake layer, which should also be greased with cream with condensed milk.
- The final stage is the design and decoration of the wedding cake. Cover it with mastic and decorate it with decorations prepared in advance - swans (also use confectionery beads, figurines of a loving couple, hearts, doves and others.)
Do it yourself or order it?
They say that the best gift is the one made with your own hands. However, before the golden wedding of family or friends, there are always other ways to help the celebration take place. If you are looking for a reliable bakery that can make your cake in 2-3 days, contact Konfle.
Some advantages of working with us:
- qualified specialists and premium chef;
- use of natural ingredients and only harmless dyes;
- a convenient website where you can see photos of desserts;
- the ability to deliver your order to your home right before the celebration;
- several payment methods;
- wide range of products.
Order a cake from us and receive a 10% discount on subsequent purchases. Find out more about services and offers by contacting the Konfle confectionery manager by phone.
Choosing a cake with two tiers
Before ordering a confectionery product, you need to familiarize yourself with the individual intricacies of its creation.
The smallest two-tier wedding cake weighs from 3 kg. Therefore, if the size of the wedding is small, then it is better to choose a dessert with one tier.
You also need to take into account the type of cake. I divide the masterpieces of confectioners into three types: biscuit, meringue and marzipan.
An exception may be when both floors of the cake stand on special stands.
It is not advisable to use meringues, waffles, puff and shortbread cakes for a wedding cake. They crumble a lot when cutting and are too heavy food. After all the dishes, such a creation can lead to indigestion.
The most popular are biscuit confectionery, soufflé cakes, desserts based on yogurt, cottage cheese, and marzipan.
It is advisable to pre-order a sample cake weighing up to 1 kg. This will help avoid disappointment in the future. Very often, pastry chefs make cakes similar to wedding cakes for tasting purposes.
Decorate with figures
It is customary to decorate a wedding cake with figures of swans, newlyweds, doves or rings. All this decor carries a certain symbolism, so you can safely use them in decorating your cake. For example, doves and swans signify marital fidelity and devotion to each other, and rings signify unity. You can buy ready-made figurines at a confectionery store or make them yourself from snow-white mastic. However, it is not customary to eat the figurines, because according to tradition, spouses must preserve the symbolism for happiness and well-being in the family. Therefore, you can buy figurines not edible, but made of glass or porcelain.
Wedding cake recipes with fondant
If you are good at a certain cake recipe, use it and use your imagination in decorating. If you are just learning, we offer you several video recipes for a wedding cake that any housewife can prepare at home.
Video on how to make a wedding cake with mastic at home:
This cake with plain white fondant would look spectacular for a 50th wedding anniversary if decorated with golden icing patterns, ribbons or fondant figures.
