Along with the wedding dress, the wedding cake is perhaps the most detailed element of your event planning. It will be days, if not weeks, before the bride-to-be can choose the exact design and color of her cake. On top of this, it can take you forever to decide which cake frosting your baker will use.
This is why you need a reputable baker so you can make smart suggestions as to which frosting would be best for your chosen cake design. You might know a thing or two about cakes, but only those who have experience decorating them can tell you the pros and cons of using a specific frosting. These are some of the types of cake frosting that are commonly used today.
Butter cream
Buttercream is a very versatile ingredient because it can be used both as a filling and as a frosting. Bakers prefer this frosting because it is easy to color depending on the wedding motif. It’s also easy to create multiple designs with this frosting. The only problem is that it can easily melt, especially if the temperature is not controlled, so be careful with the buttercream if you are hosting an outdoor reception.
Fondant
If you’ve seen plain satin cakes that look perfect even if they are in the shape of a gift, flower, or anything else, chances are they were designed with fondant. The fondant frosting is picture perfect and no one can argue with that. However, it doesn’t taste as delicious as the other frosting and some would even say it tastes bad. However, some bakers have the trick of using buttercream under the fondant to give it a really nice flavor.
Marzipan
This is a favorite among bakers as it tastes good and can be made to look like fondant frosting. Marzipan contains sugar, eggs, and crushed almonds, making it a very tasty dressing. However, using marzipan can be very expensive, so be prepared for your wallet to suffer.
Royal icing
This is perhaps the cheapest frosting anyone can use for a wedding cake. It can also produce perfect cakes with very intricate designs. Royal frosting is actually very hard frosting, so it rarely needs to be refrigerated. You can ask your baker to create miniature cakes for you using some of the frostings that interest you and then you can taste them and decide which one will look and taste the best.