Wedding Cupcakes

Let’s face it, one of the scariest things for a couple when they are anticipating marriage is the cost of the wedding. If you are the bride’s parents and want to pay for the wedding, it can quickly add up to an overwhelming total cost. One of the expensive yet essential items in a wedding is the wedding cake. Bakers and decorators of these specialty cakes do not come cheap because of the specialization.

Something Different

An economical yet attractive option to the traditional wedding cake is the wedding cupcakes. Wedding cupcakes consist of individually decorated cupcakes stacked in a tier style like a wedding cake.

One source listed traditional large wedding cakes ranging in price from $5.00 USD to $8.00 USD per serving. The alternative is wedding cupcakes with an estimated serving price of $2.00 USD per serving. This is quite a difference and can add up quickly when we are planning for a large wedding.

Popular Features of Wedding Cupcakes

We’ve already mentioned the price advantage when it comes to wedding cupcakes but there is another advantage that is not so obvious but when mentioned it could be a lifesaver. The advantage is that you don’t need a person to slice the cake. If you are limited on time or have a very large group to service, the cupcakes can be easily served. You can have folks just line up and grab a cake. And you don’t just need one tower for the wedding cakes. You can strategically place several towers throughout the reception hall and make the service even quicker and less-congested.

Another neat feature about wedding cupcakes is that each is individually decorated. With a traditional wedding cake, it gets all sliced up and the design or image of the cake is lost. But this is not so with the wedding cupcake. Each cupcake is a complete creation in and of itself. In fact, one suggestion was to have a bachelorette party the night before the wedding and decorate the cupcakes and build the towers. You don’t even need to bake the cakes. You can buy cupcakes already baked and then just start putting on the individual decorations.

Variety Offered by Wedding Cupcakes

With wedding cupcakes you get the advantage of being able to offer variety to your guests. In a group of any size there are folks who like chocolate, and vanilla, and spice cake. Well, with wedding cupcakes you can decorate a few from each flavor and put each flavor on its own rack. This should be very popular with your guests as each can enjoy their personal favorite.

Another advantage of variety is that you can offer sugar-free wedding cupcakes to your guests who are diabetic or cannot have sugar for whatever reason. Your guests with these restrictions will no longer feel left out and get to enjoy cake as well.

And, if you decide you are going to save money by baking your own wedding cake, there is a lot less risk involved with wedding cupcakes. The problem with baking the layers for wedding cakes is that they may come out of the pan less than perfect and this could be a disaster a few hours before the wedding. With cupcakes, you bake smaller “cakes” in less time and see the results faster.

Decorating

Once you have the wedding cupcakes all decorated and stacked on their towers, you can even decorate the towers with various ribbons and maybe even floral arrangements around them. They will even in some cases eliminate the need for centerpiece arrangements on the tables. Their low cost and unlimited variety make them an attractive alternative to the traditional wedding cake.

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