64 Bluebell Kitchen | © www.fionakellyphotography.com Bluebell Kitchen | © www.fionakellyphotography.com especially with summer weddings, is to consider a classically covered cake as a canvas for all decorations.” Sue at All Shapes & Slices too has noticed old favourites making a comeback: “I’m finding fondant-iced cakes decorated with sugar flowers are coming back into fashion. Also, cake tables are receiving plenty of interest and make a stunning and mouthwatering display at a wedding reception.” SMALL IS MIGHTY “Intimate weddings with guest numbers from around 10 to 50 are ever-popular in the wake of the pandemic,” say Erica and Charlie from Bluebell Kitchen. “We’re all about creating small cakes with big wow factor. We love to achieve this with amazing oversized sugar flowers, designed to work in harmony with a couple’s palette and other florals. “Another way to bring big impact to a small cake is to make them appear larger using acrylic separators to magically multiply tiers.” SKY HIGH Indeed, all agree that Perspex tiers and playing with height are taking on a major role in wedding cake design in 2023. Claudia says, “As many more couples are environmentally conscious, the use of tall cake stands or Perspex tiers are always preferable to the covering of dummy polystyrene layers that can’t be recycled and end up in landfill.” Floriana adds, “As well as playing around with height, being creative with formation is a further emerging trend, which again moves us away from formality and uniformity towards a more relaxed and informal look.” TOWERING TREATS Greta says, “In order to make sweet options more diverse, we’re offering two new products this year: the macaron tower and the cupcake tower. Macarons, in addition to being gluten Bluebell Kitchen | © www.fionakellyphotography.com Bluebell Kitchen | © www.fionakellyphotography.com All Shapes & Slices | © www.olegssamsonovsphotography.com
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