Cutting A Wedding Cake

This guide shows how to cut popular shaped wedding tiers into pieces approximately 1 in.

Cutting a wedding cake. Usually it s wrapped up. If you want to have a ceremonial cake cutting the trend is to have a 3 or 4 tier cake with buttercream frosting. Cake cutting became a more complicated process as cakes became multi tiered and the number of guests reached the hundreds.

The cake cutting represents the first activity done as a couple although historically the bride did this act alone to symbolize the loss of her virginity. Cut an inch into the cake and slice down cleanly. Then make a connecting cut for a wedge.

With the bride closest to the cake and the groom behind her place both of your hands onto the knife. More often now the cutting is a natural segue after which people who want to leave may do so but the newlyweds and the majority of their guests stay and take to the dance floor. Wedding cake cutting guide.

Even if a larger serving size is desired the order of cutting is still the same. Cut your slices using a serrated knife insert the knife vertically into the cake. Customs evolve with the times of course and today the ceremonial cutting of the wedding cake has remained a popular and meaningful wedding reception activity the knot 2016 real weddings study reveals 89 percent of couples include the cake cutting during their reception.

The first step in cutting is to remove the top tier and then begin the cutting with the 2nd tier. About 2 inches from the edge of the tier. Wedding planner and designer jenny yi says.

By two layers high about 4 in. However you can also choose to have a variety of different cakes and cupcakes if you d prefer a more relaxed approach and that s been very popular for several years. A cutting cake isn t meant to be served to the guests.