Today, many couples choose a wedding celebration in blue. Some want to arrange wedding in a nautical style, others are sure that this is the color of the future and purity. In any case, decorating a banquet table in shades of blue will be the highlight of the wedding. Everyone will be especially amazed by the magnificent culmination of the banquet in the form of a beautiful and unusual wedding cake in blue.
Photo of blue wedding cake
Blue wedding cake: design ideas
If the wedding is planned in blue, then it is possible to use all its tones and halftones. You can add the desired color to your dessert using:
- food coloring added to glaze or mastic;
- fresh blueberries;
- edible cake decoration elements made in blue or blue colors: ribbons, flowers, beads, etc.;
- artificial design elements.
The most popular, interesting, traditional and sought after wedding cake in blue - a multi-tiered design
The cook can place each layer on special stands with legs or one on top of the other. The design of the cake depends only on the preferences of the customers and the skill of the pastry chef himself.
Bows and ribbons
Bright blue bows and ribbons made of mastic add tenderness, beauty and laconicism to the confectioners’ work. If you combine them with violets, you get a delicate, elegant cake in the style of Queen Victoria.
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Sometimes the main creation is complemented with small blue pancakes, decorated with snow-white ribbons made of mastic. This design looks very majestic.
Blue wedding cake in the form of boxes
Unconventional in geometry , but exquisite and stylish, a box-shaped wedding cake will appeal to all newlyweds. This cake can be decorated with blue fondant, the texture of which resembles thick cardboard or plastic box. Decorated with ribbons, butterflies, flowers, beads and other decorative elements, such a cake will look decent on any holiday table. You can use any filling as a filling: cream, jam, jams, chocolate tiramisu, etc.
Blue wedding cake in the form of a box
Properties of blueberries that a confectioner needs to know
- Appearance
High-quality blueberries have a dark blue color with a bluish tinge. The berry shape is round, reaches 1.5 cm in diameter
- Taste
Blueberries are sweetish in taste, but have a slight sourness. Berries contain a large number of useful substances, including anthocyanins (elements that prevent the aging process)
- Collection season
On store shelves, as a rule, you can find cultivated blueberries of remontant varieties. The “berry season” for such blueberries begins at the end of July and ends by the end of October
- Storage rules
Dry blueberries with thick skin should be stored in the refrigerator on shelves away from the freezer. So, blueberries can be stored for up to 5-6 days. Unripe berries can last in the refrigerator for up to 12-14 days. To store berries better, place them in airtight plastic containers
- Preservation methods
If you want to preserve blueberries for a long time, then use the following preservation methods: drying (in the oven, in a dehydrator, in the sun), freezing (in plastic containers in the freezer), making jam (500 grams of sugar per 1 kg of berries)
Cake with blue roses
The rose has long been considered the flower of newlyweds . The snow-white one is woven into the bride’s bouquet or wreath and looks solemn, creating a certain aura of celebration. A white dessert decorated with roses will look very elegant and stylish. If the customer does not mind, the chefs will complement the design of the delicacy with ribbons, other colors and decor.
Snow-white flowers look no less elegant as decoration. It should be noted that the fewer decorations, the more elegant the confectionery product looks.
Wedding cake with blue roses
Flower garlands
You can use voluminous flower arrangements as decoration or simply draw them. Flowers can be made from cream, mastic, live or not.
A snow-white masterpiece with candied sapphire-colored flowers that cascade down is very popular.
Typically, flowers are placed on top of the dessert, and then flower garlands are draped down one side of the cake or in a spiral around each tier.
Masterpieces with beads
A good option for decorating wedding desserts is beads. This decor is often used in the design of holiday cakes. This option will be especially interesting for weddings with a marine theme. Silver, blue, white or dark blue beads are often used to mark the initials of the bride and groom on a wedding cake.
Photo of a wedding cake in blue
Ideas for a photo shoot
The photo session of such a wedding is quite conservative, so it uses few accessories.
The most unusual looking signs are those with text, large blue letters spelling out the names of the newlyweds or derivatives of the word “love.”
For themed weddings, there is a larger selection of accessories that emphasize their unusualness.
Marine photo sessions are carried out on the shore of a reservoir, on the beach, in an aquarium, on a ship. In this case, many different objects are used that are associated with this topic: shells, lifebuoys, sails and ropes.
Frosted patterns, real or artificial snow are suitable for a winter wedding. The celebration is filmed on the street or in a specially decorated “winter” place.
In addition to these accessories, you can come up with many of your own, but it doesn’t make much sense. After all, the color palette itself creates a rather interesting combination.
Exclusive wedding desserts
If you want something creative and unexpected, choose a designer option. This sweetness can be of any shape, made in the shape of a tower or a blue rose, have a square or round base, and be decorated in any, even the most unusual, style. At the customer's request, the confectioner will create an elegant, gradient or contrasting , bright decor option. However, you should be prepared for the fact that such a culinary masterpiece will be expensive.
Exclusive cake in blue color
Serving a wedding cake accompanied by fireworks will look especially impressive. Wedding cakes in blue can be decorated in different ways: with ornaments, figurines, photos or stylized images of the newlyweds , edible and inedible decorative elements. The choice is up to the newlyweds, and the main thing here is that the cake is in the theme of the celebration and becomes the highlight of the holiday.
Fashion style
If the wedding is planned with a certain scenario, then the outfits of the newlyweds and guests should correspond to their roles. Everyone should be notified about this in advance. In other cases, the style of clothing can be whatever the owner likes. Fluffy dresses and loose tunics, flowing dresses with bare shoulders and back, and mini dresses are acceptable. Strict classic tuxedos and loose clothes in the form of a shirt and vest.
Bride's outfit and accessories
A dress in a rich cornflower blue or violet shade looks luxurious, but is a bit dark for a wedding. Although, many brides prefer this color - because it makes you feel like a queen. Thin gold or white ligature of embroidered patterns on a cornflower blue background looks especially chic. Blue tulle, silk or satin emphasizes the dignity of the figure, slims, and makes you visually taller.
Most often they settle on a combination of white and blue. This could be a traditional white dress with a belt and blue decorations, inserts on the bodice, an embroidered blue train and part of the back, bright or barely noticeable blue patterns on a white background. You can choose a soft azure or light icy shade of fabric, which makes the look airy and completely unearthly. Shades can smoothly transition from dark at the hem to dazzling white at the top of the bodice.
The decoration of the dress can be different: lace and embroidery, ribbons, rhinestones and sparkles, floral arrangements, pearls, shells, precious stones. Shoes are usually chosen to be blue, although a white outfit can be combined with traditional white ones.
The hairstyle must fully correspond to the image being demonstrated. It can be a strict bun, luxurious loose curls, deliberate negligence or a lush crown of braids. Makeup is also selected in full accordance with the appearance and wishes of the bride. It can be either bright, in rich blue tones, or traditional, or fantasy, with butterfly patterns on the temples. Decorations are used in accordance with the theme of the holiday: sapphires, diamonds, gold and silver, amber, pearls, shells, flowers.
It is advisable to select large flowers for a bouquet. The color palette can be monochrome, matching the dress or its trim, contrasting, for example, blue-yellow, gold, red or white-pink, or combining white, blue and other colors. It can be:
- roses of various shades, hyacinths;
- irises, cornflowers, orchids;
- hydrangeas, forget-me-nots;
- peonies, lilies, tulips, chrysanthemums.
You can decorate the bouquet with satin, lace, and beads. A contrasting bouquet would be ideal for a blue or white dress.
Groom's attire
The groom does not have to dress to match the bride. It is better if he chooses a dark blue outfit if the girl is in light clothes, and a white color scheme for a beauty in a dark dress. Black is not appropriate for this wedding. At a minimum, if there is no other choice, it is necessary to complement a classic suit with blue accessories in the form of a tie, cufflinks, a scarf, and a white or slightly bluish shirt.
The usual color for the groom remains a traditionally cut dark or light blue suit. Some people prefer to combine a white top and blue trousers, or stay in a shirt, limiting themselves to a bow tie and vest. If there is a scenario at the wedding, then the groom can act as a gallant captain in the appropriate uniform, a handsome prince or a King in a luxurious blue and silver camisole.
If you plan to decorate a suit with a boutonniere, then it should match the style of the bride’s bouquet. Accessories for the groom can include a cane, cufflinks, a gold watch on a chain, ties of various configurations with brooches and clips.
Dress code for guests
For this wedding, appropriate costumes for guests are required, even if there is no game scenario planned. It’s great if the bridesmaids and groomsmen are dressed in dresses and suits of the same tone - blue has so many shades that it can result in colorful dissonance. Therefore, it is advisable to coordinate clothes for guests in advance and even purchase the necessary fabrics for sewing in one place.
For other guests, it is enough to complement the traditional outfit with a blue accessory: a tie, belt, scarf, jewelry or belt. You shouldn’t dress all the guests in the same color or style, unless this is planned in the wedding scenario.
Step-by-step recipe for Red Velvet from Irina Khlebnikova
The recipe for this amazing cake with strawberries is perfect for any holiday and will significantly decorate the table. Take your free time and prepare this rather difficult, but very tasty dessert.
Ingredients:
- Premium wheat flour - 300 gr.
- Granulated sugar – 300 gr.
- Kefir - 240 gr.
- Chicken eggs - 2 pcs.
- Vegetable oil - 30 gr.
- Butter - 80 gr.
- Baking powder for dough - 10 g.
- Baking soda - 0.5 tsp.
- Vanilla sugar - 8 gr.
- Cocoa - 1 tsp.
- Red food coloring
Cream:
- Creamy curd cheese - 500 gr.
- Cream 33% - 250 ml.
- Powdered sugar - 150 gr.
Strawberry soak:
- Strawberries – 0.5 kg.
- Sugar - to taste
- Starch - 1 tbsp. l.
Chocolate filling:
- Chopped dark chocolate - 50 gr.
- Dark chocolate - 30 gr.
- Butter - 20 gr.
Cooking process:
1. Cream butter at room temperature with granulated sugar. Then add eggs and vegetable oil and beat the ingredients again.
2. Add all bulk ingredients, except cocoa, to the mixture and whisk everything together again. Divide the dough into two equal parts, add cocoa powder and red dye to one of them.
3. Pour the dough into a baking dish, which should be well greased with butter, and place the sponge cake in an oven preheated at 180 degrees. Baking will take approximately 25-30 minutes. Prepare the second part of the dough in the same way.
4. Cut the crusts and tops off the cakes and grind them into crumbs for topping. Next, start preparing the cream. Combine powdered sugar, cream cheese and cold cream and beat on low power until fluffy cream is obtained.
5. Strawberries - fresh or frozen - cut and combine with sugar and starch, then boil the mixture on the stove until it boils.
6. Gently melt the chocolate in a water bath or use a microwave, add butter and cook. Immediately soak the very first white cake with this cream.
7. Place a red sponge cake on it, generously grease it with white cream and soak it with strawberry and berries. Place another white cake soaked in chocolate on top and spread the remaining white cream on top.
8. Refrigerate the finished product for at least two hours before serving.
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