Cake Decorating Ideas for Indians
You can blend elements of Indian culture into a cake for a special event. Infuse a simple cake with Indian flavors. Pile on the glitz with sparkly decorations. Get inspiration from such Indian materials as vibrant and ornate saris. Be creative with cake decorating ideas as you blend traditional styles with a more modern approach. Does this Spark an idea?
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Flavors
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The flavors of Indian sweets--such as mava tea cakes, ladoo candy balls and burfi desserts--can be incorporated into your cake. Choose from such ingredients as cardamom, cashews, pistachios, almonds, coconut and sweet milk. If you plan to make a tiered cake, use a different flavor for each layer.
Styles
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Indian celebrations often are opulent events, with gold-draped brides and richly-colored saris in reds, pinks and purples. Incorporate the glitz into a tiered wedding cake wrapped in gold fondant emblems or jewelry. For an anniversary celebration or a birthday party, add sparkly purple rhinestone borders or designs that resemble an Indian symbol--such as a palace or the Taj Mahal.
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Toppers
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Use a cake topper displaying an Indian couple in traditional or contemporary dress on a wedding cake or anniversary cake. The figurines are about 5 1/2 inches tall and can be mixed and matched to complement your cake. For example, you can choose a bride wearing a sari or a red dress accented with henna and bindi detailing, while the groom is dressed in a traditional white sherwani or a black suit. For a birthday cake, use such cake toppers as Indian figurines or a miniature Taj Mahal. Decorate a cake for a baby shower with an elephant figurine cake topper. You also can top a cake with flowers in such bright colors as pink, orange and purple.
Jewelry
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For an inexpensive embellishment, ask your caterer or baker to design a cake that incorporates jewelry. This works well for a special birthday cake for an Indian woman or teenager. Rhinestones and Swarovski crystals add glitz and shimmer to any cake. The jewels can be attached to the cake with wires. Expect to pay about $14 for a bag of 2,000 acrylic diamonds, as of February 2010.
Colors
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A cake inspired by Indian culture should embrace vibrant colors. Consider rich, deep colors in pink, purple, red, gold and green. A multicolored cake is ideal for a birthday celebration or the grand finish at a dinner party.
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