Since a wedding cake marks the grand finale of any wedding reception, and is representative of the joyous aspirations of the newly-weds, much attention needs to be paid to the wedding cake decoration. Since the wedding cake decoration cannot be done on your own, we bring you a set of instructions and ideas so that next time you get a chance to decorate a wedding cake, you are armed and ready.

Once you are sure of the type of wedding cake that you want, the following wedding cake decoration ideas would come in handy:

Chocolate Ganache Wedding Cake Decoration: Planning on a fall or winter wedding, go for decorative chocolate ganache that is surely the “richest” cake décor choice. In fact, this is the wedding cake decoration to choose if either the bride or the groom is a chocoholic! For that modern, yet sleek look on the wedding cake, the chocolate ganache decoration is the best choice.

Fondant Wedding Cake Decoration: Wedding cakes decorated with multicolored exotic flowers or wild shapes are decorated with fondant. Fondant, made out of gelatin and corn syrup, is used to give the weeding cakes a smooth, yet tough look. Fondant can also be utilized to create any shape that you want on the wedding cake, be it flowers, delicate lace, butterflies, etc. Although, the fondant can be used for wedding cakes that are to be kept outdoors or for summer time weddings, it is not as tasty as the buttercream.

Buttercream Wedding Cake Decoration: Buttercream is the classic choice while decorating a wedding cake and it is made out of creamed butter and sugar, thus tasting better than other decorations. Although less expensive than other decorations, the buttercream is quite easy to work with and it gives the wedding cake a soft and creamy look. However, a wedding cake with buttercream can only be used if the reception is being held in temperature controlled conditions.

Marzipan Wedding Cake Decoration: Marzipan’s distinct taste and color make it an ideal choice for wedding cakes at those weddings, where the couple wants to do something different. Since Marzipan is very flexible to work with, you can use it to decorate your wedding cake with any shape, like that of fruits, animals, structures, etc.

Although, the ideas for a wedding cake decoration are numerous to come by, the actual process of putting everything together can be a little intimidating, especially if somebody is trying it for the very first time. The technique required to decorate a wedding cake from the scratch is a little hard to master but once you become an authority, there is no looking back. To start with, you can try out the following links for step-wise instructions:
Fondant Wedding Cake                                                       Tiered Wedding Cake
Apart from these instructions, check out the videos available at wedding-cakes-for-you.com to get a practical idea of Wedding Cake Decoration. (Photo courtesy: google.co.in )