Naked cakes are still insanely popular these days. They’ve evolved somewhat from when they first emerged with their randomly scattered berries, the odd rose bud and layers of icing sugar sifted atop each tier. These days naked cakes are a little more rustic glamour than country bumpkin with patisserie influences such as macarons, madeleines and even swiss meringue buttercream on each tier. Amp up the prettiness with large bloom florals, quirky fruits and some select berries carefully placed and you’ve got semi-naked cake perfection! Oh la la! Here’s a beautiful little gem we created recently for a birthday party.
Pretty in pink semi-naked cake!
This pretty little number was a super cute 6 inch version of our popular Black Forest Gateau inspired naked wedding cake. Instead it featured a delicious raspberry Chambord and Belgian chocolate flavour along with raspberry macarons and fresh Scottish raspberries too. Underneath that bright pink raspberry buttercream skimmed surface were layers of Belgian chocolate cake. Filled with a fruity raspberry flavour, black raspberry Chambord liqueur and creamy Belgian white chocolate buttercream the smell was irresistible. Yum!
We love sweet and petite naked cakes like this because when it comes to any fresh floral additions they can afford to go big and luxurious! A fuller arrangement can really make any cake, but for a smaller design large blooms will make a cake look incredibly glam. For this beauty we arranged three large pink roses with rose leaves (the gorgeous deep green of the rose leaves contrasts so well with all the shades of pink) into small floral picks around the top of the cake and nestled freshly baked macarons and fruity raspberries between each bloom and also clustered around the back of the cake.
The macarons were a soft to mid pink shells that we added an amazing darker pink marble-like swirl to for a bit of on-trend fun. They were then filled with fruity raspberry buttercream before being placed onto the top and at the bottom of the semi-naked cake. Macarons are pretty much an essential addition for our naked cakes these days. It’s also great to have a little extra treat too. Chocolate truffles, pretty meringues, homemade marshmallows, cookies, cotton candy and swirled lollipops are also amazing sweets to add to semi-naked cakes too.
For a wedding this little cake would make the perfect centrepiece. Add a couple extra pink buttercream skimmed tiers, more florals, macarons and raspberries (obviously). Why not edge each tier with glistening gold leaf for one heck of a glam look. We love that idea. Plus adding little hints of gold leaf onto the raspberries or even macarons would be fabulous. For a subtle addition try spritzing your semi-naked cake with an edible lustre shimmer spray.
A semi-naked cake this bright and fun was definitely perfect for a late summer birthday party! Plus it featured a pretty fruity inspired flavour. The flavour choice of this cake really reminds us of fancy raspberry and dark chocolate truffles - a nice little bit of luxury with a summer-y treat.
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