According to fly away bride the main confectionery item at most weddings in france is something called croquembouche which is made up of small pastry balls stacked upon one another.
Traditional wedding cake styles for france.
The french traditionally serve up what is known as a croquembouche.
The tall confection is made of a tower of cream puffs held together with spun sugar and traditionally filled with vanilla creme.
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Let the daunting task of selecting your wedding cake.
In france the wedding cake is called the piece montee or mounted piece also known as a croquembouche.
Wedding cakes have come a long way since royal iced fruitcakes and now we have the privilege of picking the style and taste that beautifully suits our wedding plans and overall ambience.
This tall tower of cream filled pastries is coated in caramel and formed into a pyramid shape and makes quite a statement.
Though american style wedding cakes are slowly making their way into europe countries such as germany are hanging onto their own traditions.
Mini cakes can be a quite costly option as they are all individually made and decorated.
Hadley and ed ordered half vanilla and half chocolate for their guests.
The wedding cakes that are popular in france are the croquembouche wedding cakes.
So you are going to love today s post as we are looking at the 20 best wedding cakes in france.
If your heart is set on a beautiful regal style cake with six tiers delicate sugar flowers and perfect icing a diy wedding cake may not be the best option for you.
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Traditional us uk 3 tiered wedding cake decorated with olive branches figs and fruit created by chef à domicile.
You can choose for many flavors and styles but you can be sure that the taste is truly french.
Invented by french pastry chef antoine careme 1783 1833 in the late 1700s the croquembouche is a tower of cream filled puff pastry balls called choux in french that are piled into a high pyramid and.
At a french wedding you won t see the same kind of tiered wedding cake that you might come across in the us.
We also do american traditional american wedding cakes.
Create your own luxe creation reminiscent of french elegance be it a fashion inspired wedding cake complete with ruffled fondant nbsp.
I will be first to admit all the below listed types of icing are equally great for a beautiful looking wedding cake.
However france s gastronomic reputation means that most couples choosing to celebrate their wedding in france want typical french cuisine to be served and this should be a piece of cake to arrange.
A more cost effective alternative are cupcakes.