Naked Wedding Cake

The first time a bride requested a naked wedding cake I remember thinking, what the heck is a naked wedding cake?  Does this mean I do not use frosting?  Do I flip the cake out of a pan onto a plate and say here ya go?  But I love a cake challenge, so I do a little research.  My initial reaction is this is a cake that looks like I am decorating and I run out of time. The more time I spend making it look perfectly unfinished (i.e. naked) the more I love the look.  Yet, the cake in the above photo also has a charming back story.

The Story of the Wedding Plum

The bride and groom have a picnic first date under a plum tree.  When they become engaged, the groom presents the ring in a box with a plum.  They would like me to figure out a way to incorporate plum(s) into the wedding cake.  Well, you can see there are plums on the top, but I do not want to slice fresh plums and place them on the cake as it will leak juice all over the wedding cake.  Light bulb moment!!  I made a heavenly plum sauce to serve along side each slice of wedding cake.  Guests come back for seconds and thirds!!  This is not the first time for sauces and cakes.  Previously I created a marvelous guava and passion fruit sauce to serve with the cake – delicious as well as colorful.

Creating a Wedding Cake Memory

There are so many details when a couple is planning a wedding reception.  While Catering By Teatime offers full service catering and the wedding cake is part of the package, our cakes can tell a story.  We have created replicas of the Capitol,  Tiffany Gift Boxes, Towers of Brownies, Two Faced Cakes, just to mention a few.  Some couple simply do not like cake.  Not a problem, we can do an assortment of bite sized desserts.  Show me a picture, tell me a story.  This is your special day and we want to create a memory.  A naked wedding cake is not so terribly naked after all!