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Mrs. Sparkler, Chicago Age and Occupation: 27, Communications Aficionado Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Publisher Engagement Date: July 21, 2010 Wedding Date: September 2011 Venue: Chicago Illuminating Company About Me: I’m a Southern lady living in the big city of Chicago. Well, lady may be a stretch, but I’m working hard to keep some Virginia charm in our sleek, urban, wedding-palooza! I’m addicted to marathons, not-so-famous bands, Chicago restaurants, and Mark Twain. I cry during SPCA commercials, and I think LOST was the best show to ever hit television. Mr. S and I met at a classy college mixer and, 7 years later, he’s still by my side. He’s the only child, laid back, free spirit... I’m the oldest of five kids, type-A, organizer. It doesn’t work on paper, but we’ve never paid attention to that stuff anyway. Somehow it works. And like they say, sometimes when you know…you just know.
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Naked Cake

April 13th, 2011 @ 4:38 pm by Mrs. Sparkler
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When Sparks and I first started planning our wedding, cake was one of the things I didn’t care about at all. I’m serious. Did. Not. Care. I figured we would get a nice looking little cake to cut, and serve sheet cake to the rest of our guests. I didn’t see the point in spending a ton of money on something I could whip up in my kitchen at home (you know, because I could totally make a wedding cake for 250 people in my tiny kitchen).

I still don’t care too much about the cake, but I have been feeling a bit more inspired. Mostly, I’ve become enamored with cakes that are… weird. Weird shapes, weird flavors, really anything out of the ordinary seems to catch my eye. While I reasoned early on that a weird flavor would probably not please the crowds (What’s that? You DON’T LIKE my cotton candy, pineapple flavored cake with lavender infused frosting???), I think that a unique shape or design might satisfy my desire for some weirdness/uniqueness.

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OK, not THAT unique (image via weddingsculptures.com)

I really started to feel a twinge of cake love about a month ago. I was randomly browsing through wedding cake images (that’s normal, right?) when something nearly jumped off the screen and smacked me in the face. I hadn’t seen a wedding cake like it before. It was awesome, it was…

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Image via Event Lucky

…naked!

Different, right? I think it looks absolutely, dive-right-in, delicious. So I took that idea and went on a mad internet search for more “naked” cakes (FYI: Do NOT search for “naked cakes.” You won’t find what you’re looking for, trust me).

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A simplified version from Country Living

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Event Lucky

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You’ve seen this one before, from Martha Stewart

So what do you guys think about this “naked cake” idea? Would you gasp in horror if you saw it at a wedding?

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35 Responses to “Naked Cake”

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xtatic1
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xtatic1 (message)  778 posts, Busy bee

I love the MS cake, such pretty colorful layers of goodness! I wouldn’t mind a semi-naked cake. I am not a huge frosting fan but feel like you need at least a little so that it isn’t too dry.

4/13/11 @ 4:44 pm (reply)
 
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organicgal (message)  259 posts, Helper bee

LOVES it!!

4/13/11 @ 4:44 pm (reply)
 
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inamani
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inamani (message)  59 posts, Worker bee

Hilary Duff had one for her wedding that i absolutely LOVE!

4/13/11 @ 4:45 pm (reply)
 
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MissCasey
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MissCasey (message)  214 posts, Helper bee

I’m not big on frosting/icing/fondant, so I’d really enjoy eating a naked cake!

I like the look of the solid color cake with bright frosting/icing in another color. That first one just looks unfinished (but yummy).

4/13/11 @ 4:46 pm (reply)
 
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brady3537 (message)  583 posts, Busy bee

You should check out Hilary Duff’s Wedding Cake
http://www.modernwedding.org/hilary-duffs-wedding-cake/

4/13/11 @ 4:46 pm (reply)
 
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Miss Sparkler (message)  423 posts, Helper bee

@inamani: @brady3537: I LOVED her cake! I wanted to include a pic of it, but OK! magazine owns all the photo rights, grrrrrrrrr.

4/13/11 @ 4:48 pm (reply)
 
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mwitter80
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mwitter80 (message)  6,481 posts, Bee Keeper

I love that hillary duff cake as well as this one I had as my inspiration
http://cake-business.com/blog/2009/09/un-covered-cake-no-fondantno-frosting/

4/13/11 @ 4:48 pm (reply)
 
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AlliRae (message)  289 posts, Helper bee

I wouldn’t gasp in horror, but I would be a little sad about the small amount of frosting…that is totally my favorite part of cake! It is your decision, though, and you shouldn’t worry about what people will think.

4/13/11 @ 4:54 pm (reply)
 
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Hannah

Go for it!! I love the first picture - all the different colors and textures - yum! although it may have your guests wanting multiple pieces…

4/13/11 @ 4:58 pm (reply)
 
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I agree about the first one that it mostly just looks unfinished. The Martha one you can tell was intentionally done that way, and the clean lines really help as opposed to a round cake that would show all the lopsidedness as a glaring error.

I like the second picture of the chocolate cake with orange icing, but I would have rather seen something like ganache or other drippy topping spill over the sides (then it would be very clear it was intentional not to cover the whole thing perfectly.)

4/13/11 @ 4:59 pm (reply)
 
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Miss Lox (message)  1,128 posts, Bumble bee

I think they look fine. But they make me sad because the icing is my favorite part!

4/13/11 @ 5:02 pm (reply)
 
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Mrs. Taco (message)  950 posts, Busy bee

Nothing wrong with a naked cake, especially for those of us who don’t like eating fondant. My BM/chef convinced me to do fondant for our cutting cake, just to tighten the look up a bit (and it behaved just like she said it would). But it was just cosmetic and people probably won’t notice (it’s not like they’ll be comparing it to some picture they carried with them of another wedding cake).

Also, straight-up LOLs over here over 1) that terrible bride-themed wedding cake, 2) googling “naked cakes.”

4/13/11 @ 5:06 pm (reply)
 
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crayfish (message)  4,844 posts, Honey bee

I thought that the cake that looks like the bride was crazy…until I realized that it is a really big African custom. So….the internet has basically been mocking that poor couple out of cultural ignorance. Not cool.

4/13/11 @ 6:14 pm (reply)
 
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JulesSchnooks
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JulesSchnooks (message)  785 posts, Busy bee

Personally, I would LOVE one. I hate icing. BLECH.

4/13/11 @ 6:39 pm (reply)
 
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Miss Candy Apple (message)  1,465 posts, Bumble bee

I love this idea/ look, and i think it would totally go with your wedding feel!!

I’m with other pps in that i LOVE frosting; maybe you could do little shots of frosting on the side, or something, to appease frosting addicts like myself? Just a thought :)

4/13/11 @ 6:46 pm (reply)
 
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Miss Magic (message)  628 posts, Busy bee

I think they are really pretty and original. I would love to see one at a wedding…and love even more to eat one! Nom nom nom.

4/13/11 @ 6:47 pm (reply)
 
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napabridekelsey
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napabridekelsey (message)  3,372 posts, Sugar bee

That MS cake is AMAZING. The best part of the cake is the filling, anyways, so why not show it off ?? :)

4/13/11 @ 7:52 pm (reply)
 
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miss.qwerty (message)  895 posts, Busy bee

I think the bottom three pics are great - unique, but still attractive and yummy looking. As long as it looks like it’s supposed to be naked, as opposed to just appearing unfinished, I think it’s a neat idea.

4/13/11 @ 8:22 pm (reply)
 
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Crabbabs
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Crabbabs (message)  695 posts, Busy bee

Love the cake eye candy! I think the “naked” cake would be a fun and unexpected wedding cake.

As an avid “caker” I can tell you cakes can dry out quickly because they are so porous. When a cake is iced with frosting, if forms a seals that prevents air from getting to the cake keeping it fresh longer. Without the icing on the edge, it will dry out faster. As long as your baker takes this into account (and I’m sure they will) it should be fine.

Also, I wouldn’t be worried about the lack of frosting on the edge like others have mentioned. When a cake is cut, most of the pieces don’t have icing on the sides. I don’t think anyone would even notice.

Can’t wait to see what you end up with!

4/13/11 @ 8:50 pm (reply)
 
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Mrs. Trail Mix (message)  6,328 posts, Bee Keeper

These are fun, I’d love to see an entire one of funfetti with flowers decorating it! Also, is it wierd that a cotton-candy, pineapple cake with lavender-infused frosting actually sounds really good to me?!? :)

4/13/11 @ 9:17 pm (reply)
 
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Mrs. Sparkler, Chicago Age and Occupation: 27, Communications Aficionado Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Publisher Engagement Date: July 21, 2010 Wedding Date: September 2011 Venue: Chicago Illuminating Company About Me: I’m a Southern lady living in the big city of Chicago. Well, lady may be a stretch, but I’m working hard to keep some Virginia charm in our sleek, urban, wedding-palooza! I’m addicted to marathons, not-so-famous bands, Chicago restaurants, and Mark Twain. I cry during SPCA commercials, and I think LOST was the best show to ever hit television. Mr. S and I met at a classy college mixer and, 7 years later, he’s still by my side. He’s the only child, laid back, free spirit... I’m the oldest of five kids, type-A, organizer. It doesn’t work on paper, but we’ve never paid attention to that stuff anyway. Somehow it works. And like they say, sometimes when you know…you just know.

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