Couture Cupcakes
Fun, elegant and delicious — cupcakes just might be the perfect wedding dessert.
Put down the silverware and forget the plates — all you need to enjoy this fun and elegant dessert are your fingers. In the never-ending search for new and creative ways to personalize weddings, cupcakes have emerged as a popular (and delicious) trend.
“It's the new posh thing,” says pastry chef Kristy Stephens Ammann, owner of Soirée Cakery. “I think they're very pretty and trendy — they're sweet little bites.”
Ammann has made cupcakes of every kind, from minis to jumbo size, though she says the standard cupcake size is her preference.
“Cupcakes have really been exploding for us in the last couple of years,” says Susan Lozier Robert of Frederick's Pastries, who makes cupcakes for sale every day as well as for weddings.
Lozier Robert prefers the jumbo-sized cupcakes (pictured at right), though she's made everything from tiny cupcakes to cupcake/cake combinations.
Alternating larger cakes and cupcakes at different heights (as shown in the photos at left) is a great option. Not only is there the element of visual drama, but select guests can have cake while everyone else receives his or her own cupcake.
Big or small, fancy or casual, cupcakes give you the freedom to really express your personality. And, as Ammann points out, there's a fun factor — “Personally, I love the idea,” she says. “It's like getting your very own little treat.”
Photo by Wendy Wood These autumn-inspired jumbo-sized cupcakes are just the thing to perfect your fall wedding. Frederick's Pastries Bedford Square 25 South River Rd., Bedford 603-647-2253 109 Route 101A (Milford Road), Amherst 603-882-7725 www.frederickspastries.com
Photos by Susan Laughlin. Choose your sweet treat — pink chandelier cupcakes on the left are covered in sugar crystals; on the right is an example of cupcakes with buttercream frosting, topped with truffles, chocolate-covered fruit and other delightful candies. Shabby Chic 4 Cobbetts Pond Rd., Windham 603-898-2442 www.shabbychicwindham.com
Photo by Wendy Wood. Create a bouquet of raspberry vanilla cupcakes that are frosted with rose-scented buttercream. Real roses dipped in sugar add a romantic touch. Soirée Cakery Clement Hill Road, Hopkinton By appointment only 603-289-2514 www.soireecakery.com
