Wedding Cakes

Renaissance Wedding Cakes

The cake was part of weddings since ancient times. The wedding cake changed during the ages. If at first was more like a simple cake looking like a pie, later on the wedding cake reflected the status and wealth of the couple. In royal families the wedding cake became sophisticate especially during the Renaissance a time well known for art.

The wedding cake was also considered an art. If you want a Renaissance theme wedding you should study about the customs of the period. Renaissance weddings are similar to some point to Celtic weddings. For an authentic theme the wedding cake should reflect the atmosphere of that time.

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One custom that dates back to Renaissance is the tiered or layered wedding cake. Back in those times guests will bring small cakes and put them on top of each others. The tradition was that if the couple was able to kiss over the cakes without knocking them down, they will have good luck. If you want a Renaissance theme wedding you can also keep this tradition, you can choose small individual cakes and place them on top of each other on the wedding day, or you can ask your gusts to bring a small cake. You can get inspired by many Renaissance designs, from Renaissance art, the decorations of the cake can be sophisticate, you can use different designs like icing flowers and lace, icing bells. The wedding cake bakers will create any type of cake you want using your creative ideas. As lace was very popular during the Renaissance times you can use sugar flowers, embroidery and lacework on your wedding cake. As for the colors if you want Renaissance inspired look for your wedding cake white and blue were the custom colors as both symbolize purity and innocence. You can choose artistic designs for your cake. You can get inspired by the gowns on that time, but the art, by the architectures of that time. The Renaissance was a rich time in artistic movements and can offer endless inspiration.

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The wedding cake will reflect the simple elegance of that time, decorated with fresh flowers with roses, lilies, lily of the valley, or any other flowers you want. You can also find an authentic Renaissance wedding cakes recipes on different websites such as traditional dark fruit cake, moist chocolate mud cake, white chocolate mud cake, carrot cake, madeira cake. There are many websites that offer intricate designs for your wedding cake such as renaissance cakes where you will find a large collection of wedding cakes. You can find cake recipes from King Charles I and Lord Cromwell time for an authentic theme wedding. Renaissance cake recipes has been popular for generations and some were best kept secret. You can create an authentic Renaissance atmosphere using these recipes.