insideKENT Magazine Issue 47 - February 2016 | Page 43

cover them. The lard was scraped off just
before the cake was needed. However,
this was seen as rather a waste of good
lard, so bakers began to add sugar to
the mixture and leave the lard in place –
this was the first attempt at icing.

their extravagant day, with personal details
and themes carefully worked in.

Today, thankfully, we no longer need to
use lard, and the cakes are no longer
thrown at the bride – these trends are
long lost to the past. But what are the
wedding cake trends for 2016, and how
can they be achieved?

More budget conscious couples are
creating groaning cake tables, featuring
cakes made by invited guests with a focal
point such as one of our marshmallow
pyramid cakes. Gloriously mismatched,
varied and delicious. Handmade,
homemade.

We asked Brighton-based
Choccywoccydoodah to tell us…
Bespoke weddings created especially by
the couple or for the couple are much
more popular than 'packages' put
together by venues this year.
Couples on shoestring budgets are
turning to Pinterest and learning new
crafts to create unique, handmade
touches to intimate gatherings at home,
or borrowed venues.
So the cake trends naturally follow suit.
Opulent, sculpted, colourful decoration
adorns towering wedding cakes for those
who can commission centrepieces for

Join us for our Wedding Fair on 21st February

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A day of carefully planned theatre with
points of impact revealed throughout the
day, including the cake.

Ivory and pastel has been replaced by
vibrant tones, personal touches and a
much more rock and roll attitude in 2016.
Long may it last.

Christine Taylor
Creative Director

@choccywoccyshop
@doodah24
www.choccywoccydoodah.com