A sugar petal-topped chocolate hazelnut cake, one of 22 cakes Kaplan cooked up for one discriminating bride. From traditional tiers to custom designs, give your guests a dessert to remember. Even a traditional-style cake benefits from an individual approach. But individuality need not be just on the inside.
Many bakers apply classical training to more unusual cake design challenges.
Emmerich Zach, of Zach's Cakes and Pastries of Distinction, studied classical pastry arts in Vienna before setting up shop on Rising Sun Avenue 19 years ago. The appeal of the unique has become, for some, more than a sideline. Following through with a single great idea is often what makes a wedding surprising. Kaplan remembers one woman, a psychiatrist, who was delighted with the idea of cakes as table centerpieces. Each one was different, so that everyone would stand up, walk around and look at the cakes on other tables.