Confection-Free Cakes - The Newest Trend in Unusual Wedding Cakes

Scattered plates with barely nibbled pieces of wedding cake are an all-too-familiar sight at receptions. If you want to serve a dessert your guests will actually eat, consider a wedding cake made of cheese. No, not the rich, loaded with sugar variety with graham cracker crust - literally a cake made of cheese stacked in tiers and decorated to look like a wedding cake. Adornments like foliage, grapes, berries, nuts, and flowers transform a creamy lancashire or unpasteurized cheddar into an elaborate wedding cake.

This unusual wedding cakes trend is taking off in the U.K. where cheese for dessert is prevalent. In its infancy on this side of the pond, this is a chance for brides to be truly on the cusp. Guests with a savory soft spot and those last holdovers from the Atkins revolution will be only too happy to forego the buttercream frosting and rolled fondant.

How To Create Cheese Wedding Cakes

Since this idea has yet to catch on in the United States, brides and grooms will have to get a little creative to find a way to serve these "cakes" at their weddings. There are few "bakers" who specialize in confection-free cakes, so couples may be faced with blank stares when requesting a cheese wedding cake.

The best bet is to find an upscale wine and cheese shop that imports fine European cheese and can work with their distributor to select and deliver the right contrast of suitable cheeses for a cheese wedding cake. Your event planner or a design specialist can then work with you to decorate the stacked cheeses to match your decor scheme. You can visit this complete wedding cakes guide for even more unique ideas to help you plan your cake.