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Cupcake Tower
Photo: William Meppem
Cupcake Tower
Homespun white cupcakes are crowned with fondant hearts cut with a cookie cutter and imprinted with the bride's and groom's first initials using a new rubber stamp. -
White Cupcakes
Stack these fluffy white confections for an elegant display. -
Doughnut Dessert
We used chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla frostings, and mixed milk to match. If your local doughnut shop doesn't carry flavors you fancy, ask if they'll mix custom icings for you. Be sure to place flattened paper cupcake liners in between doughnuts so they won't stick together. -
Coconut Souffle Photo: JIM FRANCO
Coconut Souffle
These desserts make an impressive entrance, handed out one-by-one to each guest. -
Mini Pavlovas Photo: JIM FRANCO
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Mini Angel Food Cakes
An airy, angel food cake is the perfect dessert after a rich wedding feast. Since the cake is sweet, unsweetened whipped cream -- maybe with seasonal berries on the side -- works best as the accompaniment. -
Chocolate Fondue Photo: Charles Schiller
Chocolate Fondue
We served marshmallows, pieces of crystallized ginger, dried figs, plums, and apricots with our fondue. Other dried fruits, such as pineapple or cherries, as well as nuts, madeleines, chunks of fresh fruit, and even small brownie squares would also be delicious with the sauce. -
Mini Lemon Pound Cakes
These miniature cakes make for a delicious mouthful. -
Mini Lemon Tarts
These tart bites are a good replacement for cake after a heavy meal. -
Chocolate-Espresso Charlottes Photo: Anita Calero
Chocolate-Espresso Charlottes
This elegant dessert has a sweet secret: layers of chocolaty richness nestled in a shell of almond sponge cake. One bite will reveal moist chocolate sponge cake, creamy milk-chocolate ganache, and smooth mocha Bavarian cream. -
Croquembouche Photo: Dana Gallagher
Croquembouche
A traditional French croquembouche (third from left) is built from profiteroles filled with passion-fruit custard; it has a halo of spun sugar. -
Individual Baked Alaskas Photo: Grant Peterson
Individual Baked Alaskas
Flaming baked Alaskas are sure to cause a spectacle when carried into the dining room. Each ice-cream cake is coated with Swiss Meringue, topped with half an eggshell, and then quickly baked in a hot oven. The eggshell is filled with liquor or rum and lit just before serving. -
Assorted Pies
When Tasha and D.W. got married, they served 16 freshly baked pies, including peach, blueberry, cherry, strawberry-rhubarb, lemon, and apple. -
Petits Fours
Petits fours, white-chocolate dipped strawberries, and handcrafted chocolates were served alongside the wedding cake. -
Chocolate Raspberry Supremes
One of the buffet's luxurious sweets: chocolate raspberry supremes (chocolate mousse wrapped in a band of tempered chocolate and topped with raspberry coulis). -
Buffet of Sweets
In lieu of a wedding cake, a dessert buffet at the reception is laden with sweets from a favorite local bakery. Extra seating cards are calligraphed with the names of the desserts; patterned paper bands and red and blue cotton ribbon trim the cake stands. -
Tower of Pies
Individual miniature pecan and cherry pies were baked by family members in Wendy's pastry shop. -
Molly's Cupcakes
Chocolate-iced cupcakes stood in for wedding cake. "I just love cupcakes," says Molly. "Everyone gets their own." They were made festive with little flags (created by folding paper around short skewers and securing with double-sided tape); each was printed with a monogram, a palm tree, or polka dots. -
Robin's Cupcakes
Fondant wafers, rubber-stamped with hearts, starbursts, monograms, and exclamation points, top each cupcake. -
Gregg's Cupcakes
These cupcakes are displayed on platforms decorated to resemble a traditional tiered wedding cake. -
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wow that looks amazing
I got married in April and had cupcakes in place of a traditional wedding cake. Everyone loved them!!! The only thing, I made them myself, not sure if I would do that again!
I teach elementary school and get asked lots of interesting questions. One day a little girl asked me why I wasn't married, I said jokingly, because I am allergic to buttercream frosting, you know wedding cake.. She thought about that awhile and then said...why don't you just have brownies! I think I will have brownies if I ever get married.
I really like some of theses ideas, could definitely be used in place of a cake!