Traditional Wedding Cake Styles For France

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Traditional wedding cake styles for france.

Create your own luxe creation reminiscent of french elegance be it a fashion inspired wedding cake complete with ruffled fondant nbsp. The tall confection is made of a tower of cream puffs held together with spun sugar and traditionally filled with vanilla creme. Through pinterest and instagram i know how much the fws readers like cake macarons and yummy treats as much as teamfws do. Instead of a classic stacked buttercream or fondant cake serve a traditional french wedding cake a croquembouche for dessert instead.

So you are going to love today s post as we are looking at the 20 best wedding cakes in france. In france the wedding cake is called the piece montee or mounted piece also known as a croquembouche. The wedding cakes that are popular in france are the croquembouche wedding cakes. Mini cakes can be a quite costly option as they are all individually made and decorated.

Get those pinning fingers ready. Wedding cakes have come a long way since royal iced fruitcakes and now we have the privilege of picking the style and taste that beautifully suits our wedding plans and overall ambience. If your heart is set on a beautiful regal style cake with six tiers delicate sugar flowers and perfect icing a diy wedding cake may not be the best option for you. A more cost effective alternative are cupcakes.

Though american style wedding cakes are slowly making their way into europe countries such as germany are hanging onto their own traditions. According to fly away bride the main confectionery item at most weddings in france is something called croquembouche which is made up of small pastry balls stacked upon one another. Hadley and ed ordered half vanilla and half chocolate for their guests. Traditional us uk 3 tiered wedding cake decorated with olive branches figs and fruit created by chef à domicile.

At a french wedding you won t see the same kind of tiered wedding cake that you might come across in the us. This tall tower of cream filled pastries is coated in caramel and formed into a pyramid shape and makes quite a statement. I will be first to admit all the below listed types of icing are equally great for a beautiful looking wedding cake. The french traditionally serve up what is known as a croquembouche.

However france s gastronomic reputation means that most couples choosing to celebrate their wedding in france want typical french cuisine to be served and this should be a piece of cake to arrange. Let the daunting task of selecting your wedding cake. Still when discussing with potential venues if they offer catering services pay attention to suggested menus and the flexibility of the chef.