Our friends at Mervis Diamond Importers have outdone themselves this time. They have created the world’s first Fantasy Diamond Cupcake!

The cupcake is topped with 8 ideal cut round brilliant diamonds around its circumference, and a 2 carat Asscher cut diamond in the center. The price tag on the diamond is $30,000. Perhaps not realistic for most weddings, but there’s got to be someone out there who wants cupcakes with real diamonds at their wedding!

Diamonds and sweets…now that’s a perfect combination! What do you think about this fantasy cupcake?

Dessert isn’t just about the wedding cake anymore. The newest trend in weddings is the Dessert Bar. Many brides are opting for dessert bars comprised of various mini-desserts for guests to choose from. Wedding cakes can be extremely expensive, and many people don’t even like the taste of wedding cake. Having a dessert bar with different choices, and individual sized deserts can be a more cost effective way to serve your guests.

When selecting items for your desert bar you can choose:
1. A theme that matches your wedding: Parisian theme - choose colorful macaroons, creme brulee, pastries and assorted cheeses.
2. Desserts with your wedding colors: chocolate cupcakes with pink icing, black and white iced cookies, strawberry cake pops, etc.
3. A variety of desserts to please everyone: something chocolate, something light like sorbet, cheesecakes, etc.

You can serve these desserts buffet style by having a table set up with all the desserts on them (as did Amy Atlas in the photo above), or serve them family style with a plate of various desserts delivered to each table. Be sure when ordering desserts to order enough. Remember that guests will have a tendency to choose more than one dessert to sample, and you don’t want to run out before everyone is fed.

But what about the cake cutting? If you still want the look of a traditional wedding cake, speak with your baker about creating a small top and a larger bottom tier of real wedding cake, and then decorating several faux layers to go under it. This will give the appearance of a real wedding cake, and allow you and your groom to “cut the cake”. If you still want to give your guests the option of having some wedding cake, have your baker bake a plain sheet cake, with no special detailing. This can be cut and plated by servers in the back and then brought out to your guests. No one will be the wiser!

-Lauryn

The Hostess With the Mostess Blog is bringing light to a great fundraiser supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Let’s Eat Cake! is a wedding cake competition hosted by Melissa Margarita-DiStefano of Masterpiece Weddings. Melissa has agreed to donate one dollar to the fundraiser for every blog that posts on Let’s Eat Cake! this week. With the power of the blogosphere, that can QUICKLY add up! Let’s make Melissa Pay! Once you have reposted it, leave a comment letting us know that you posted it along with the url to the blog.

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Having a Halloween Party or a Halloween-themed wedding? Well, the folks at Martha Stewart Living have dreamed up (actually, it may have been a nightmare!) some scary treats for your event. This is the perfect time to get creative with your food!

And, just because I can, I have included a photo of my dog in a Halloween costume.  Doesn’t he look thrilled?! Don’t worry, I took it off right after the photo was taken!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Why not let your guests scream for ice cream at your wedding reception? Marble Slab Creamery will bring this tasty treat to your party in the form of a sundae bar or even a portable “slab.” Your guests will love being able to create their own desserts and bring out their inner child.

Many brides have recently chosen to forgo the traditional wedding cake and serve cupcakes at the wedding instead. Some think that is easier than deciding on an entire wedding cake. It’s a great idea, but you still have to find a design you love. Enter, the Cupcakes Take the Cake blog. Their tagline is “All Cupcakes, All the Time…Everything you ever wanted to know about cupcakes from true fans.” Now this is definitely some research I could sink my teeth into! Check out the posts to get ideas for your own cupcakes.

Watch The Martha Stewart Show this week for more cupcake ideas as she begins “Cupcake Week” with today’s recipe for a coconut cupcake!