Many couples choose to have their wedding over the winter season to make the most of the holiday festivities. A snowflake or winter wonderland themed wedding can brighten up the holiday season and make for a memorable event. And, this season calls for rich and decadent wedding cakes that are made with mousse, dark chocolate and other gourmet fillings. If you’re planning a winter wonderland theme wedding, here are some decorating ideas to consider:

Flavor Ideas for a Winter Wonderland Wedding Cake

Winter wonderland wedding cakes have a whimsical, fairytale quality about them so you can feel free to experiment with some unusual flavor combinations and icings. Since the winter months allow for rich and decadent foods and desserts, you can steer clear of light white cakes, fluffy icing and light mousses.

Some unique flavor combinations for the winter wonderland wedding cake include:

• Dark chocolate and orange mousse
• White chocolate
• Cream cheese and vanilla
• Red velvet
•  Rich carrot cake
• Cool mint and chocolate
• Dulce de leche
• Cream cheese pound cake
• All butter cake
• Rum cake
• French vanilla
• Mocha and chocolate

Icing and Frosting Ideas for a Winter Wonderland Wedding Cake

Many of the heavier and denser Icing and frosting ideas for a winter wonderland wedding cake include:

• Spun sugar decorations
• Royal icing ‘icicles’
• Artificial snow made out of sugar
• Edible glitter sprinkled on fondant

Stark white wedding cakes finished in fondant or a crisp royal icing are a great match for the winter wonderland wedding cake, and these can be finished with a sprinkling of glitter, gold or silver beads, and festive decorations of the season.

Decorations for the Winter Wonderland Wedding Cake

Some distinctive decorations to consider for your winter wonderland wedding cake include:

• Gold and silver beading
• Fondant snowmen
• Gingerbread houses
• Sugar cookies
• Candy canes
• Sugar willow branches
• Christmas flowers made in sugarpaste
• Gold and silver ribbon
• Beads made out of sugar

More Design Ideas for the Winter Wonderland Wedding Cake

Here are some more design ideas to consider for your winter wonderland wedding cake:

An ice castle made out of spun sugar

• Sugar snowballs clustered on each tier
• Snowflake decorations made out of icing
• Cathedral cake covered in holiday decorations
• Palace designed with plate glass windows

An alternative to a classic tiered cake or winter wonderland wedding cake designed in a castle theme is a set of cheesecakes or cascading tiers of cupcakes. Cheesecakes made with white chocolate, raspberry and cream, or a rich dark chocolate mousse can be decorated with icicle and snowmen designs, while cupcakes can be topped with a number of holiday decorations and surrounded by gingerbread houses, fondant snowmen and other miniature sculptures made out of icing.

When you’re not serving a traditional tiered wedding cake at the wedding, you can create a beautiful winter wonderland scene out of spun sugar, holiday decorations, fondant and glitter.