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Featured: The trendiest desserts for the wedding season
Saba Sharjeal, CEO of The Mad Chef and host of the TV show Just Baking, which airs on Masala TV, lists the trendiest desserts for the wedding season
Engagement
Has he popped the question already? If so, lets celebrate with a cake, and of course there has to be an edible ring box to go with it. This ‘Black and Gold Damask Cake’ is a winner when it comes to our engagement desserts, and the runner up is our Tiffany and Co themed cake.
Bridal shower
Now this event can be tricky, especially if my client warns me “she’s a bridezilla — please help”. Lets be honest, I’m on my toes with this event, so I put my super-girly cap on. The desserts can range from make-up, to Prada bags, to lingerie or dresses, to even simple floral cakes. This one was done recently and is a favourite of mine — all handcrafted and edible.
Dholki
I love it when a group of excited girls call me to design a dholak themed cake. It’s usually the start of the festivities. For this event we tend to focus on colours like fuchsia, yellow, purple and orange. The main focus of course is the dholak or doli and an intricate mehndi design done with royal icing adds the perfect touch.
Nikkah
Four years ago my friend suggested converting the term ‘I do’ to ‘qabool hai!’ Ever since, it’s been the most popular and trendy product of ours. My clients usually distribute individually packed cookies or cupcakes as bidh or mithai, and some even serve them on beautifully decorated thalis or trays.
Mehndi
Mehndi themed desserts are super-fun to make! Think vibrant colours, shimmer, glitter, paisleys and henna. Our hottest sellers are our assorted cupcakes, which reflect the true essence of a traditional mehndi.
Baraat
The baraat is probably the most emotional event, as the bride is about to start a new life and her cake should stand out like her. I tend to focus on delicate patterns, bold colours and I always like to add a touch of gold. The main colours I use are ivory and red for this event. It’s nice to keep the desserts for this day simple yet beautiful.
Valima
For the valima cake, I tend to focus on pastels, edible, fragile laces and sugar flowers. The cake is glistened by a pearl sheen to further enhance the pastel shades like ice blue and mint green, and also uses a touch of silver or gold. Recently we started macaroon towers, which are little bites of heaven. I suggest two towers on either side of the wedding cake — they are such a lovely addition to a wedding dessert table.
Engagement
Has he popped the question already? If so, lets celebrate with a cake, and of course there has to be an edible ring box to go with it. This ‘Black and Gold Damask Cake’ is a winner when it comes to our engagement desserts, and the runner up is our Tiffany and Co themed cake.
Bridal shower
Now this event can be tricky, especially if my client warns me “she’s a bridezilla — please help”. Lets be honest, I’m on my toes with this event, so I put my super-girly cap on. The desserts can range from make-up, to Prada bags, to lingerie or dresses, to even simple floral cakes. This one was done recently and is a favourite of mine — all handcrafted and edible.
Dholki
I love it when a group of excited girls call me to design a dholak themed cake. It’s usually the start of the festivities. For this event we tend to focus on colours like fuchsia, yellow, purple and orange. The main focus of course is the dholak or doli and an intricate mehndi design done with royal icing adds the perfect touch.
Nikkah
Four years ago my friend suggested converting the term ‘I do’ to ‘qabool hai!’ Ever since, it’s been the most popular and trendy product of ours. My clients usually distribute individually packed cookies or cupcakes as bidh or mithai, and some even serve them on beautifully decorated thalis or trays.
Mehndi
Mehndi themed desserts are super-fun to make! Think vibrant colours, shimmer, glitter, paisleys and henna. Our hottest sellers are our assorted cupcakes, which reflect the true essence of a traditional mehndi.
Baraat
The baraat is probably the most emotional event, as the bride is about to start a new life and her cake should stand out like her. I tend to focus on delicate patterns, bold colours and I always like to add a touch of gold. The main colours I use are ivory and red for this event. It’s nice to keep the desserts for this day simple yet beautiful.
Valima
For the valima cake, I tend to focus on pastels, edible, fragile laces and sugar flowers. The cake is glistened by a pearl sheen to further enhance the pastel shades like ice blue and mint green, and also uses a touch of silver or gold. Recently we started macaroon towers, which are little bites of heaven. I suggest two towers on either side of the wedding cake — they are such a lovely addition to a wedding dessert table.