Gone are the days when hearing about a faux cake at a wedding reception sounded strange. Fake wedding cakes are becoming popular, as they are easier to transport, look flawless in wedding photos, and, most importantly, way more affordable than the real ones. A faux cake is often made of Styrofoam, gum paste, and fabric. While it uses real icing or fondant and can be elaborately decorated just like any real cake, it is anything but edible.
However, you can make it more realistic, as many dummy wedding cakes are designed to have a “slice” removed. TikToker AndrewRobyEvents, who boasts more than 100,000 followers and two million likes, shared a video to show an up-close look of how a faux cake works. In the clip, Roby shows a fake decorated wedding cake with a small “cutout” filled with real cake and frosting. He then explains how a couple can easily cut a single slice of the faux cake to keep with the fun tradition of ceremonial cake cutting. Many TikTokers seemed surprised and admitted they weren’t aware of the use of dummy cakes at weddings.
And if you’d still rather opt for the real deal, make sure not to make these common wedding cake mistakes.
