Wedding anniversary cakes with names in Nigeria
Wedding anniversary cakes with names have become very popular in Nigeria. Today we cannot imagine the celebration of any wedding anniversary without a beautiful cake. We offer you some ideas for cakes’ decoration. Take a look at these and the anniversary of your marriage will be unforgettable.
The anniversary of any wedding is an important celebration where you can sometimes invite friends and relatives. You can celebrate the anniversary of marriage at home, in a restaurant, or even do a big party. If this is the case, you decorate a hall and prepare delicious meals.
The spouses and/or their children will have to do a lot of planning for such an event. The number of years the couple have been together and the amount of guests that are being expected will affect how the party is planned. It is necessary to decorate the room beautifully, to think about the event programme, menu, and outfits. In addition to treats and show, there is a need to consider a beautiful and original cake for the wedding anniversary.
Requirements for wedding anniversary cakes
The wedding anniversary cake should be beautiful, bright, and large. It must be sufficient for all the guests and the spouses of course. It could be ordered in advance to be sure of a timely delivery. You can make it yourself if you have the talent for baking and decorating cakes. You can bake an anniversary cake with name and maybe even photos. The main thing is that the inscription and design on the cake should correspond with details of the anniversary and the number of years the couple have been together.
Basic demands for wedding anniversary cake designs:
• it is advisable to decorate the top with cream, mastic or figurines, appropriate to the anniversary type;
• to make an inscription indicating the number of years of marriage;
• the colour of the cake should be chosen based on the anniversary theme;
• for classical design there are figures of mastic in the form of two rings, swans, hearts, flowers, ribbons or even edible figurines of the husband and the wife;
• an interesting wedding story or an experience from the marriage life, molded from mastic, can make the cake look more original;
• this sweet treat should be fresh, so you need to order or prepare it on the day of the celebration;
• the size of the cake should be chosen based on the number of invited guests, so that everyone could eat a big slice.
Children making cake for parents
Thinking about how to celebrate the anniversary of the wedding of your beloved parents, most adult children pay much attention to the decoration of the hall, treats, and gifts. However, taking out the sweet cake at the celebration is also an important part of the event, so you have to approach it with all your heart. If the anniversary is celebrated only with a family, you can even bake it yourself. When celebrating a larger anniversary, it is better to entrust the matter to professionals by ordering a chic cake from a confectionery of your choice.
Here are a few tips for designing a cake for parents on their wedding anniversary:
• if the family has a traditional recipe for homemade pastry, you can bake your own cake to your parents' taste. Then you may decorate it with cream, pieces of fruit, berries or ready-made figurines;
• it is desirable to make a beautiful inscription on the top or side of the cake, indicating the number of years lived together;
• the grandchildren can be the one to present the cake. It makes things more interesting;
• when ordering a treat in a confectionery, you should consider the tastes and preferences of parents;
• don’t forget about the adding your wishes for long life, great love, and a happy marriage.
As each wedding anniversary has a certain name and meaning, you can decorate the cake with a specific wedding anniversary name. Here is the list for your attention:
• 1st year- Paper
• 2nd year- Cotton
• 3rd year- Leather
• 4th year- Linen
• 5th year- Wood
• 6th year- Iron
• 7th year- Wool
• 8th year- Bronze
• 9th year- Pottery
• 10th year- Tin
• 11th year- Steel
• 12th year- Silk
• 13th year- Lace
• 14th year- Ivory
• 15th year- Crystal
• 20th year- China
• 25th year- Silver
• 30th year- Pearl
• 35th year- Coral
• 40th year- Ruby
• 45th year- Sapphire
• 50th year- Gold
• 55th year- Emerald
• 60th year- Diamond
Making a happy 1st wedding anniversary cake
Cake for the first wedding anniversary after marriage should be original, colourful, and interestingly decorated. Usually, figurines and ornaments for it are made of soft mastic, painted in different colours. You can prepare an appetizing cake for your husband with your own hands or buy ready-made one for guests with a beautiful inscription. You can pick from an array of choices. All you need to do is specify your favorite picture or theme with your baker.
Variants of inscriptions for the first marriage anniversary:
• We are just beginning...
• A year behind - our whole life ahead.
• The first wedding anniversary.
• Our strong family is one year old.
Many spouses make the decision on how to celebrate the anniversary and what treats should be served to guests. Much attention is paid to the design of wedding cakes for the first anniversary of living together. Many couples like the following decorations and figures:
• figures of snow-white swans in the frame of lilies, roses or ribbons with rings
• three-dimensional figures of the bride and groom surrounded by flowers and wedding patterns
• spouses in a boat on a blue top of a cake depicting a water surface
• air lace made from cream, butter, flowers, pearls, symbolizing the tenderness of the first year of life
• figures of suitcases, pillows and any other dowry
• images of red hearts, candles or white roses on a pink background
• various pictures of mastic, symbolizing love, the birth of the first-born, the relationship of the couple and the interlacing of their hearts
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Decoration and inscriptions on anniversary wedding cakes
Each anniversary has its own name, symbolism, sometimes colour. When choosing the design for the marriage anniversary cake, the number of years together, the importance of the celebration and the preferences of the spouses should be taken into account. There are a lot of variants for how to celebrate the anniversary, as well as ways of decorating the cakes. It all depends on the sense of humor, preferences, and the maker's skills.
7 variants of decorating cakes for wedding anniversaries
1. Traditional design with flowers, swans, hearts, air cream and cream. This option looks solemn, beautiful, festive, and helps the couple think of the good times.
2. Wedding, pleasant moments and events. The thematic design of baking, the choice of the original form and decoration with a hint of the anniversary name can be used. You can order a cake for the marriage anniversary in the shape of a paper boat, a leather suitcase or a wooden stump. Besides you may choose a shell with pearls, gold rings, a tin can or beautiful cast iron. Depending on the anniversary name and its symbols, professional confectioners will bake a large or small cake and decorate it at the request of the couple with figures of mastic.
3. Making a cake in the form of a heart. The red-heart shaped cake is decorated with cream, jelly or glaze, figures of the groom and the bride, flowers, and inscription. Such cake is even a pity to cut because it looks so beautiful. The colour of the heart you choose is based on the preferences of the spouses.
4. Cake with beautifully written names of spouses and the date of their wedding. It can be with inscriptions, ornaments, flowers or hearts of any shape and taste. Sometimes such type of cake is ordered for young spouses by the guests for celebrating the marriage anniversary.
5. A cake for the wedding anniversary in the form of figures, images or symbols of the bride and groom. This design directly corresponds with the theme of the celebration. It makes the couple recall the years spent together, and the fun events of the past. You can order any shape, weight, and design to achieve the similarity of spouses with figures.
6. Delicacies on the anniversary with interesting inscriptions, funny phrases or warm wishes to each other. The choice of words depends only on the imagination of the spouses, guests, and relatives. Letters can be written with cream, glaze, cut out of mastic, biscuits, wafers, lined with marmalade or berries.
7. Cool confectioners’ creations, depicting different moments of family life, stories and funny situations. Such cakes look original, unusual and bold. This will make the guests delighted and excited try at least a small piece. Filling, designs, and ornaments can be different. The figures are usually placed at the top and sides.
All these cakes are easy to order in a trusted pastry shop. Some can even be made by own hand from everyday products. Such treats will decorate any family dinner or festive table. You will remember it for its taste and decoration. The composition of the cakes and fillings can be chosen at will. The decorations and wedding anniversary cakes pictures depend on the anniversary name and the number of years the couple have lived together.
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Source: Legit.ng
