How to Display Cupcakes at a Wedding

Cupcakes are the latest craze and they are popping up at weddings, too. Cupcakes have become an appropriate favor to give guests at the end of the evening and can even replace a traditional wedding cake. The appeal of a wedding cupcake tower is the creative look, which can be achieved in multiple ways.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Three or more flavors of cupcakes
• Enough cupcakes to serve at least one per guest
• Tiered cupcake stands OR one large block per cupcake flavor
• Toothpicks
• Small "flags" of paper

1. Choose multiple flavors of cupcakes for variety. Vary the decoration between flavors to make the display more visually appealing. Add edible flowers atop each cupcake, or have your cake decorator create tall peaks of frosting.

2. Make "flags" by gluing the paper flags to the toothpicks. Label them by flavor, for example "chocolate" or "red velvet", or give them unique names that fit the wedding theme. Add one to each cupcake, or only a few per tier to guide guests to their favorite flavor.

3. Group cupcakes by flavor. For a tiered stand, use the most popular flavor at the base where more cupcakes will fit. Or try a unique look by grouping cupcakes on varying heights of acrylic blocks with LED lights inside. Some couples use large wooden blocks or wrap boxes in colorful fabric.

4. Stack dessert plates at the cupcake table and allow guests to serve themselves. Don't forget to offer forks, too, as many guests will prefer to use them.

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on 4/9/2009 You can also get some great personalized cupcake flags from home crafters. Look on etsy for some great ones.