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While there are couples who can't conceive their marriage without the traditional cake, others want to innovate and give a twist to tradition.

But, no need to stray too far, will find in the mini wedding cakes a great option for their weddings. to close the banquet with a flourish.

What are mini cakes

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The mini cakes, as the name suggests, are cakes in miniature version, individual made with the same ingredients as a normal sized cake.

That is to say, when you order them from your supplier, you can decide if you want them made of sponge cake, pancake or flakes; with vanilla or chocolate base; with fruit, jam, cream or manjar filling; and with Fondant, Buttercream or icing topping, among other options.

In this way, as well as being aesthetically charming, a mini cake will offer an irresistible taste. Ideal, moreover, if you are indecisive and want to choose more than one flavour, whether citrus, mocha or berries.

What styles of mini cakes are there

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From everyone you can imagine! From little ones nakes cakes with the biscuit and the filling in view, to elegant gold-leaf pancakes.

Also miniature cakes with ruffles, marbled effect, decorated with sugar flowers or covered with mirror icing, among other alternatives.

And if you prefer classic multi-tiered mini cakes with pearls, they are also available, depending on the supplier you choose, you can select your cakes from a catalogue, or order them with an exclusive design. .

Suitable for intimate and massive weddings

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Replacing the traditional cake with mini cakes in both cases will be beneficial. If you will have many guests at your wedding, serving small cakes will be a valuable time saver for the caterer.

On the other hand, if you are celebrating an intimate wedding with few guests, you can opt for mini cakes with more complex and/or personalized designs, for example, hand-painted in watercolor style or with your initials written on them.

Tower of mini cakes

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On the other hand, if you are looking for an alternative to the wedding cake While cupcake and macaroon towers have been a trend, miniature cake towers are still less common.

Following a pyramidal structure, you will be able to assemble 85 mini cakes comfortably or more, as you wish.

Dessert buffet with mini cakes

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Another alternative, if you plan to dispense with a single cake, is to offer a dessert buffet as the third half of the lunch or dinner, but incorporating the mini wedding cake as another option.

That is to say, intermingle little glasses of suspiro limeño and pieces of cheesecake, with portions of mousse and tiny cakes, so that cake lovers will not be left without tasting it, while other diners will choose desserts with ice cream, for example.

An option to fake cakes

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Over a traditional cake, there are couples who prefer to opt for fake cakes, that is to say, that include only the first real tier, to make the cut, while the rest are props.

If you like this proposal, replace the piece that is handed out to the guests, previously arranged, with mini cakes that imitate the original design. You will be surprised at how exact the replica will be in its miniature version.

But wedding cakes with mini cakes look even more eye-catching. You could mount your fake cake in the center, surrounding it with the small cakes in different tiers.

A souvenir alternative

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If you set up a candy bar and offer a large banquet, the guests may not arrive with enough appetite when it's time to cut the cake.

However, if you don't want to lose the tradition, one idea is to bake a fake cake or a small one just for you and, at the end of the party, give a mini cake to each guest as a souvenir. It is suggested to pack them in PVC containers so that the content is visible, or in candy paper if you want colorful boxes with die-cut designs.

Not-so-mini mini cakes

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Finally, you will also find another ideal option to distribute table by table: small cakes, but with portions that are enough for approximately four to eight people. .

Although they are larger than individual cakes, they will still make a difference, and you can choose the style and flavor of your preference.

Traditional wedding cakes never go out of fashion, but more and more couples are falling for the charms of XXS cakes, mini cakes that will steal all eyes and will surely be the protagonist of many photos.