Victoria Jackson Weddings/Bella Pictures.

Working With The Cake Boss

A New Jersey couple works with Cake Boss Buddy Valastro and finds themselves on the hit reality show!

December 30, 2009 by Lisa A. Flam in Cakes

The Cake Boss's Tips for the Perfect Wedding Cake

If you're going to get tips on your wedding cake, why not get them from the Cake Boss himself?

December 30, 2009 by Lisa A. Flam in Cakes

Mini Wedding Cake

Mini Wedding Cake: Petite two-tiered cakes are made to order and can be personalized, $7 each, from beau-coup.com.

December 30, 2009 in Editor's Picks

Lemon Pound Cake

Flower Appliques: Lemon pound cake filled with fresh strawberries and vanilla buttercream, from baker Eat Cake Be Merry; eatcakebemerry.com.

December 30, 2009 in Editor's Picks

A Cupcake Cake

Super Sweet: Giant coconut cupcake cake.

January 15, 2009 by Molly Tully in Editor's Picks

A Great Cake, For Shore

Anne Heap of the Pink Cake Box in Denville (973-998-4445; pinkcakebox.com) created this cake for a wedding this past summer at the Jersey Shore.

January 15, 2009 by Molly Tully in Editor's Picks

A Lemon Cake

May 27, 2009 by Molly Tully in Editor's Picks

Eric Weeks/EZ Memories Photography.

Cakes To Match Your Bouquet

Sugar flowers assume the delicacy and splendor of fresh blossoms without their fleeting, fading nature.

May 20, 2009 by Melissa Morgan in Cakes

Photographs by Klaus Schnitzer and Bill Heuberger.

Bake Me a Cake

What does a pastry chef design to celebrate her own nuptials? We asked Patti Samper of Patti Cakes in Montclair to dish on the subject of batter and bliss.

December 23, 2008 by Stacey Marcus in Cakes

Showstopper Cakes

“As guests stream into your reception, all eyes will be on your cake,” says Christine Pereira of Design Cakes in Kearny (201-390-6619; designcakes.com). “It ranks second only to the dress as your wedding’s most memorable element.”

December 23, 2008 by Patricia Koch in Cakes

Flower Flavors for Your Cake

While flowers are a traditional decoration to the exterior of a cake, lately they seem to be inspiring the inside as well.

December 23, 2008 by Gina LaMorte in Cakes

His and Hers Cakes

While chocolate has been the most popular choice for groom’s cakes, other “manly” flavors—red velvet, carrot, and spice cake—are also becoming favorites.

December 23, 2008 by Linda DiProperzio in Cakes

Wedding Desserts

Still searching for that one detail that will mark your wedding day as your own and make a big impact on guests? Well, look no further than dessert.

December 23, 2008 by April Kabbash in Cakes

Chocolate Wedding Cakes

Once upon a time, chocolate was reserved for the groom’s cake—something different in comparison to the traditional white wedding cake couples have been serving for years.

December 23, 2008 by Linda DiProperzio in Cakes

Unusual Wedding Cakes

Many brides opt for the traditional multi-tiered wedding cakes, with figurines of the bridal couple on top. But if you’re hankering to have some fun and let your personal style shine through, go for it, because you can find creative, imaginative bakers who can design, bake, and build the funkiest and wildest wedding cake ever, to suit your particular interests, theme, or hobbies. For a sweet and sassy ending to your reception, consider these ideas:

December 23, 2008 by Patricia Simone in Cakes

Groom's Cakes

Amid all the wedding craziness, the groom’s influence on the celebration can sometimes be lost in the planning. A great way to avoid this is by letting your fiancé design a groom’s cake.

December 31, 2008 by Alexis Crisman in Cakes