52 www.lesleymeredith.co.uk www.tobiahtayo.com TOP OF THE BAKES Nicola from Cheshire-based Boutique Bakery (www.boutiquebakery.co.uk) shares her top trend predictions to look out for. Pantone’s colour of the year for 2023 is Viva Magenta, and I look forward to seeing this and lots of accompanying brights at weddings this year. On cakes, it’s going to be all about the pinks, either in sugar flower form or on coloured tiers. Abstract cakes will continue to be popular with wafter paper, plenty of texture and rice paper sails all featuring in supercontemporary styles. If you’re planning on having a cake decorated with flowers though, whether they be fresh or sugar, then a free and loose arrangement is on trend. These typically follow the four principles of Ikebana: a fresh approach, movement, balance and harmony. Differently sized and shaped tiers are also going to give your cake a more modern look, with super-tall round layers combined with hexagonal and square ones. Spacers and separators are a great way to increase the impact of your big-day bake, without over catering on portions. Clear acrylic spacers are a subtle way of doing this, or you can max out with floating dividers for the total wow factor! www.tobiahtayo.com https://lyraandmoth.co.uk Images courtesy of Boutique Bakery
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