If you want something unusual and atypical for your wedding, but is still romantic and fits the wedding, then this cake trend is exactly the right choice. It is the wedding cake without fondant that can be decorated in other ways instead. The variants are diverse and are particularly suitable for romantic vintage, shabby chic or rustic weddings. If you are still not sure about this decision, then the following gallery of ideas for the wedding cake without a coating will definitely convince you!
Just because the cake is made without fondant doesn't mean it looks unfinished or less pretty. Quite the opposite. Because the individual cake layers are visiblethe cakea special charm for your big day. And there are no limits to the taste.
This cake is usually made with filling. Now this filling is pressed out by the weight, as here, and can stay that way, as with this model. This filling can also be spread smooth. Since it is not enough to completely cover the edges of the floors, the result is a look that is reminiscent of the friendly, worn-out shabby chic style.
The cake can also be decorated with powdered sugar. The filling is not only made of cream, but there is also a fruit filling, which gives the cake a unique taste. All in all, the model has a romantic look that is perfect for a wedding.
You can also stage the wedding cake without fondant by combining different colors for the filling. This can be achieved with different flavors or with food coloring. If you also want a wedding cake with decorations despite the “naked” look, you can use not only flowers but also a wide variety of fruits.
This wedding cake is simple but still extremely attractive. There were no decorations made of flowers or fruit on this tiered cake, but it was still beautifully decorated. For this purpose, the filling was nicely arranged and additional decorative elements, which were added with a cake piping, adorn the bases. The pattern is reminiscent of lace.
With a tiered cake, the individual layers do not necessarily have to be stacked perfectly on top of each other. Even an irregular shape looks very beautiful, as the cake above proves. This variant works better the higher the cake is, because then the crooked look can be shown off better. Decorated with decorative berries and powdered sugar, among other things.
The crooked look can be done in two ways. Either the filling is applied at different thicknesses or the bases are not cut exactly in the middle, but rather diagonally and then stacked on top of each other alternately with the filling. The diagonal cut of this cake is particularly visible in the middle tier.
A wedding cake doesn't necessarily have to be tall to make a great impression, as this two-tier cake proves. Especially if you have planned a small wedding with few guests, asmaller modelcompletely sufficient. After all, you don't want to waste anything. Talk to your pastry chef. Thanks to his experience, he can best estimate which size is best for your number of guests.
We have already mentioned that there are no limits to the flavor of this cake trend. Don't you find this chocolatey, 3-tier cake incredibly tempting? The way it was designed is also interesting. Each tier has a row of different berries. In addition, there is a wooden disc instead of a cake plate on which the wedding cake stands without fondant.
Here you can see an example of those cakes that we have already mentioned where the cream has been spread smooth. The floors are only subtly visible. Whether white or colored cream is used doesn't matter and depends entirely on your wedding theme and the colors used in general. This cake with real flowers is very romantic and just perfect for vintage weddings!
You can also opt for a simple cake, which you can then simply decorate with lots of lush flowers. The brown cake layers were decorated with white flowers and green leaves. This makes the wedding cake look elegant and romantic at the same time. Once again it becomes clear how you can showcase the wedding cake without fondant even better with an original plate or stand.
A filling or cream does not necessarily have to be used between all layers. In this model, each of the three floors only receives one layer of cream. The chocolate bases also have chocolate pieces, which of course makes the wedding cake even more appetizing and chocolaty. White meadow flowers were discreetly used for decoration.
You can design a tall cake with any number of layers. Each floor can consist of just two floors or, as here, five floors each. The cream was roughly smoothed out again, creating a white wedding cake without fondant. The decorations are also worth mentioning. Three pretty arrangements of real roses and edible flowers decorate each floor.
Cake decoration made from berries
Here you can see another wedding cake decoration made of berries. Strawberries and blueberries were chosen. Such fruits are usually used as decoration and are also part of the ingredients in the cakes. However, such a connection does not necessarily have to exist. Something that you will probably have noticed straight away is the rustic and very thick wooden disc on which the wedding cake is presented.
This wedding cake was designed with flowers and succulents. When choosing flowers for decoration, it is best to use seasonal types, i.e. those that are typical of the time of year in which your wedding is taking place. Peonies like these are suitable for spring weddings and are also available in a wide variety of colors. Succulents are suitable for every season and can be combined with any other flowers.
Decorate the wedding cake with flowers
Peonies were also used for the dessert table in this example. These were combined with roses in pink and apricot. All these colors, as well as the lots of green, radiate a happy atmosphere and are perfect for a spring wedding. In addition to the subtle flower colors, meadow flowers in strong colors were also used as decoration.
Only an edible rose decorates the cake, making it perfect for decorated plates. In this case, a pretty crystal cake plate was chosen. This wedding cake option is perfect for a rustic garden wedding.
Syrup always works
Wedding cakes can also be beautifully decorated with syrup. The “naked” design of bases and filling is simply poured over with any syrup without completely covering the sides. This is also a good way to design colorful cakes. This model in orange color has also been decorated with some fresh blackberries.
Flowers and berries for a romantic touch
Here you see a two-tier wedding cake, where each tier consists of four layers. The dessert was decorated here and there with real flowers and berries. Powdered sugar was also used here again. The cake is served on a gold stand that balances out the simple design. The flowers are purple, pink, red and pink.
This tall wedding cake without fondant is particularly striking. But it's not just its height that makes it a real eye-catcher. The lush decoration of greenery and small, subtle flowers used for each floor also creates a unique look. The cake itself has a light color, which creates a contrast to the decoration.
For this beautiful flower cake, meadow flowers in white and green were used, which are typical of both summer and autumn. They were used to design the dessert stand and the top of the cake. The rest of the wedding cake has no additional decoration, but only consists of layers, cream and powdered sugar.
Usually the floors are stacked on top of each other like a pyramid. But not with this model. You can also proceed the other way round, but the difference in size between the bases should not be too great so that the cake can stand stable. The example above is designed this way and becomes slightly narrower from top to bottom. The black floors have a decoration of different flowers.
Another decoration option as an alternative to powdered sugar is cocoa powder or, as with the wedding cake without fondant on top, with a crumbled base. These sprinkles are reminiscent of earth and make cakes look even more natural. If you then decorate them with greenery and flowers, a natural look is guaranteed! In this case, pink orchids were used.
The cream that is squeezed out of the bases can also be spread so that it does not cover the sides of the bases. This creates relatively straight sides and a pretty striped pattern created by the contrast between the filling and each individual base. Leave it as a simple design, decorate with a few accents or come up with something more lavish. Decide for yourself!
A simple wedding cake decoration made of just two flowers can be found in this model. In addition, like the cream, these were also chosen to be white so that they match the color of the cake. The cream from the wedding cake without fondant was smoothed out again and used to design the base at the same time.
A different flavor for each floor is also a great idea. The tiers can also be visually separated from each other by combining cocoa and vanilla bases or using various decorative elements during baking. For example, one tier may contain colorful sprinkles and another may contain chocolate chips. Thanks to the naked design, these decoration ideas are already visible when you cut them.
Square wedding cake without fondant
Now that we have seen a few classic round variants for the wedding cake without fondant, we would also like to introduce you to a somewhat extravagant variant and these are the square designs. Whether square or rectangular doesn't matter and is purely a matter of taste. But such cakes are definitely impressive!
Choose black floors that you combine with a colored cream or a more subtle version like in this example. Three relatively neutral colors were combined here. The cake consists of three tiers, each time alternating colors to create an interesting striped pattern. The finish can either be a base or, as here, a layer of cream.
Square cakes are particularly elegant and are therefore also suitable for modern and elegant weddings. Play with the colors for the floors. A light-colored dough can be wonderfully colored with food coloring, so that you can create such an ombre design yourself. This way you can perfectly match the cake to your wedding color theme.
