Wedding Cake Alternative for a Greek Wedding!

I love to personalize wedding details and am known to bend the envelope here and there. Although I do love some traditional aspects to weddings as it ties in the old with the new, I do love when people get creative with Drinks, Food and Desserts. Particularly Cake.

The other day when I walked into a Greek Bakery to purchase a lent-friendly dessert for a surprise baby shower I was planning, I came across this stunning and unique cake alternative and thought it would be perfect for my clients' awesome 400+ 'Big Fat Greek Wedding'. She is not big on cake but loves greek desserts. I texted her the photos immediately ... fingers crossed that she'll 'Say Yes to the Baklava Tower'.

I had a quick one-on-one chat with Kosta from Select Bakery in Toronto about how he came up with it... his response was simple: he wanted to do something creative and different so he stands apart from everyone else.  What do you think of these Baklava Masterpieces? This Toronto Wedding Planner absolutely loves them!

Donut: the new 'Cupcake' for 2013 Wedding Trends!

So, for the last year, there has been a whispered buzz that the 'cupcake revolution' is slowly simmering down ... I've also been noticing a whole lot more of another delicious bakery treat inch it's way up into the event world.

DONUTS!!!

From Nigella Lawson's Christmas Party to a Double-Baptism I'm planning this upcoming July 28th, as well as a new show on the Food Network: 'Donut Showdown', donuts seem to be taking a front seat while the 'cute' cupcake is sadly moving to the back...

I'm not talking about your typical 'old fashioned glazed' donut either. No. I'm talking about flavours like Maple Bacon, Cannoli, Tiramisu, Peanut Butter and Chocolate, Salted Caramel and savouries like Grilled Cheese from J'adore Cakes Co.  There was even a Donut Burger at the CNE for the last couple of summers (photographed below)

So many couples want to be different and stray from the norm; and this is one crazy 'craze' the delivers - and one that will surely become trendy and used more than just for a 'police-themed' wedding or event! This Toronto Wedding Planner, for one, loves it!

Would you have donuts at your Toronto Wedding or Event? What flavour would you get?

Amanda's Grilled Cheese by J'adore Cake Co. 

Maple Bacon by J'adore Cake Co. 

Variety of Donuts by J'adore Cake Co. All Photos (above) Courtesy of J'dore Cakes Co. 

Epic Burgers and Waffles at the CNE
Photo Courtesy of Epic Burgers and Waffles


TUBE ALERT: 

Tune in to watch J'adore Cakes Co. on Food Network's Donut Showdown on May 14, 2013 at 10pm on the Food Network!