Christmas wedding cake themes

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Add romance to the magic of Christmas by having your wedding over the holiday. Whether you're using a traditional red and green color scheme or a modern interpretation like fuchsia and lime, carry the Christmas theme beyond the decor to the cake and topper for a complete look. Tint the cake batter, frosting and fondant in holiday colors, and use edible glitter or edible gold and silver decorations for extra dazzle.

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1. Holiday Colors

   • Colors such as classic red and green, sophisticated burgundy and hunter green, or shades of wintry blue can be used to create a sparkling cake that captures the spirit of Christmas. Accent various cakes with gold and silver fondant, silver dragees, spun sugar or edible gold and silver leaf to mimic the shine of Christmas lights, ornaments or tinsel.

     Add a modern twist to holiday colors with fuchsia and lime. Paint fuchsia filigree onto a lime-colored frosting base and accent with cake balls frosted in silver or lime.

   Themed Shapes

   • Round-shaped cakes topped with a spherical layer parallel Christmas ornaments, especially when they are decorated with spun sugar or designed to look like stained glass. For angular cakes, garnish individual layers with fondant or sugar figures and edible flowers to style the cake like a Christmas tree. Use a star-shaped cake topper featuring your monogram to round out the design.

     For a deconstructed look, stack individual cakes at varying layers on pedestals or upturned vases filled with ornaments in your wedding colors. As added decor, hang miniature ball ornaments around the cake table or the different layers.

   Presentation Ideas

   • Style square tiers like gift boxes with textured frosting, sculpted fondant and fun colors. Alternate stripes and solid colors, or mingle patterns for a whimsical look. Garnish with fondant and sugar ribbons to complete the design.

     Cut snowflakes, trees, candles and holly from colored fondant and layer them over a white or red-colored cake for a multi-textured appearance. Sculpt fondant into three-dimensional trees and accent them with spun sugar garland and dragee ornaments.

   Holiday Flowers

   • A cake bedecked in poinsettias -- the flower most associated with Christmas -- becomes a classic symbol of holiday cheer and works beautifully with Christmas wedding decor. While poinsettia plants are not poisonous (despite popular myths), avoid the risk of contact rashes or stomach upset by using sugar or fondant poinsettia blossoms. Artificial poinsettias edged in glitter and arranged to cascade down a tiered cake create a stunning focal point, especially when surrounded by curlicues of ribbon in silver or gold.

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