Traditional wedding cakes can be very simply defined as a rich fruit cake, either two or more tiers with royal icing and either an iced, fresh or silk flower topper or bride and groom figurines.  This is our image of a traditional design but it does not mean that it has to look old fashioned.  Don't be put off this wedding cake style especially if you want a timeless classic and elegant wedding cake design.

Choose carefully with your wedding cake maker, you don't have to go for the richness of a Christmas cake style recipe, try a lighter fruit cake that will give you the structure and tradition of a fruit wedding cake but avoid the deeper flavours that some people are not so keen on.

A royally iced wedding cake requires skill to build the icing layers and the perfectly smooth crispness of the icing.  It can make a delightful change for your guests from the ever popluar softer icings frequently used for the modern style wedding cakes. 

Royal icing is perfect for a traditional wedding cake design as it enables the wedding cake designer to create sharp lines and details not easily acheivable and often impossible with softer icings.  Check with your wedding cake maker what icing suits your wedding cake style the best, the level of skill required for this icing may increase the cost of your wedding cake, your wedding cake designer is the best person to determine the best mix to acheive your perfect traditional wedding cake.

If you'd like to make your own wedding cake why not try this step by step Traditional Wedding Cake recipe.