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Beach Themed Wedding Cakes

The beach wedding is always the most majestic of all of the wedding themes. The perfect touch to these seaside festivities is a picturesque beach wedding cake, complete with spiraling lighthouse cake topper, waves and glistening seashells. For something more simplistic, you could select a plain cake foundation with sparse ocean accents.

With a beach wedding cake, it's very difficult to go wrong. Both the elaborate and the austere style fits in well in with a natural ocean setting. Take your time when looking for a complimentary shape and style. Most bakeries can work with you to create the ideal beach cake, so don't be afraid to ask for some additional assistance. You only get married once and it should be everything that you've dreamed of!

If you're having a casual beach wedding, it's not necessary to have an immaculate wedding cake. A two-tiered cake covered in rippled whipped cream and exotic flowers would be perfect. And simple to make. You may even be able to find a friend or family member who could craft this confection with ease. In the end, the most expensive part would be the flowers. Top the cake off with a Bird of Paradise and a couple Calla lilies, and then sprinkle Anthurium all around the cake table. It will look perfect for the occasion, and if you take your time, will taste great too.

It's not necessary that you incorporate tropical fillings into the wedding cake, but the added touch would only make your wedding that much better. Consider a banana cake with chocolate ganache and caramelized bananas, or perhaps a layered coconut buttercake with passion fruit mousse. Any bakery within a thirty mile range from the coast most likely specializes in the more exotic flavors, so call a few and see what fruit and mousse types they have available.