Mini Cakes - Even Better Than Cupcakes

Cupcakes have been the latest trend in wedding cakes and really changed the landscape of desserts. Even more elegant now is the mini cake!

A miniature version of a grand wedding cake, mini cakes can be created to look and taste just like the real deal, or they can be created in different flavours with different fillings and in an assortment of complementing colours to follow your wedding theme. Mini cakes also come in a variety of sizes each of which are able to hold their own as an individual wedding accesory.

As Favours
If using your mini cakes as wedding favours, you can do so in numerous ways...display the mini cakes alongside a full matching version for individuals to sample after dinner....place them each individually on guests' places...wrap them in a box or cellophane for guests to take home at the end of the evening.

If you're still looking to have a larger main cake, along with decorative minis, then consider slicing the cake and boxing it up as favours for your guests for sampling later on.

Maintaining Traditions
Some couples choose to skip the full-sized cake entirely in lieu of an assortment of mini cakes displayed on a tier cake stand similar to the trend seen with cupcakes. You can still do the ceremonial cutting of the cake using one of the smaller cakes, and still have one to take home for your 1st anniversary.

Cake Toppers
Don't worry, these can still work! The cake topper can be balanced on top of a circle of mini cakes, or resting to the side of a cake on one of the tier levels or cake stands.

As Centerpieces
Instead of flowers and decor, consider doing mini cakes for each table, it serves as a gorgeous centerpiece throughout the evening, and a great late-night snack. They look fabulous amongst smaller flowers or with candles. Remember to have cake knives on hand for each table to cut into their cake after dinner.


When used as decor, a centerpiece, a favour and your wedding cake, the mini wedding cakes are more than worth the added expense they may run. Depending on the number of tables and guests, this may even end up saving you money.

However you choose to use them, mini cakes are a great elegant alternative to the common cupcake that have taken over the wedding cake world.