A coconut white cake with cream cheese frosting is the traditional Italian wedding cake. But there are other cakes of Italians that is plenty are known for that would suffice as a wedding cake. There are three Italian cakes that might suit your fancy, they are: Torta Chantilly which is a sponge cake covered in white chocolate flakes and a sweetened whipped cream, St Honore cake which is a complicated but indulgent cake of rich pastry filled with cream and saturated in rum, and the last one a classic fruit tart, known as Crustata de fruta. If you look for italian for your Italian wedding cake, at Italian bakeries these cakes can be found.
If you like Italian food, but are hunting for modern than traditional, think tiramisu, a favorite with coffee liqueaur and mascarpone cheese, strawberries zabaglione, which can be a refreshing dessert of strawberries laced with a sweet cream marsala sauce, orsimple vanilla ice cream with limoncello or amaretto sauce.
The most of weddings have a coctail hour, Italian wedding has a “Vienna Hour”, it is marked by a table of delicious assorted Italian pastries to include the classic canoli and a variety of after dinner drinks such as Port, Sambuca, or Anise.
If you have a simple and casual affair, biscotti dipped in chocolate and a great Italian dessert combination or a classic wedding treat of candy covered almonds, which are also a symbol of fertility is espresso.
Make your decision the way a real Italian would by getting Italian wedding cake and taste it all and enjoy every time.