Some couples don’t like cake, others are looking for something more creative than a usual dessert, third ones want a sophisticated feel at the wedding, and all of these couples can solve the problem in the same way – with a croquembouche.
What Is A Croquembouche?
A croquembouche or croque-en-bouche is a French dessert consisting of choux pastry puffs piled into a cone and bound with threads of caramel. Originally served only on the medieval tables of French royalty and nobility, it is now traditionally served at French weddings, baptisms, and christenings. The cream puffs can be filled with various whipped creams and ganaches, but this version goes the classic route of vanilla pastry cream. A typical serving of croquembouche is around three or four choux per guest. So at a wedding of 100 guests, you can imagine the height of some of these cakes.
A beautiful and delicious croquembouche decorated with sugar and fresh blooms, topped with a bloom and with sugar calligraphy decor.
A beautiful croquembouche wedding cake with caramel and sugar detailing, sugar blooms and a sugar rose on top.
A caramel croquembouche decorated with a bit of blooms and sparklers is a lovely idea for a wedding.
A catchy wedding croquembouche decorated with greenery and fresh strawberries is amazing for a summer wedding.
A chic and lovely croquembouche decorated with pink and white blooms and greenery plus sugar icing is amazing.
A chic and sophisticated croquembouche decorated with greenery is a great wedding cake alternative.
A chic croquembouche with cookie shards and white blooms is a stylish and refined idea for a garden wedding.
A classic croqeumbouche with caramel drip and icing, white blooms is a stylish idea for a modern wedding.
A classic croquembouche wedding cake decorated with caramel drip and some tiny blooms is a cool idea.
A classy croquembouche wedding cake with sugar icing, baby's breath and monograms on top is a great and chic idea.
A classy small croquembouche decorated with icing and sparklers will be a nice idea for a NYE wedding.
A cool croquembouche wedding cake topped with sugar powder, white roses, greenery and sparklers for a NYE wedding.
A cool croquembouche wedding cake with candies, a traditional cake topper and a cookie wedding date.
A cool wedding cake - a white one-tier cake and a croquembouche with sugar icing on top plus greenery and berries.
A creative tiny croquembouche that consists of puff pastry and meringues and macarons plus white blooms.
A croquembocuhe with caramel touches, pink and blush blooms is a sophisticated and cool idea for a wedding.
A croquembouche decorated with caramel and sugar powder, white baby's breath and a calligraphy topper.
How To Style A Croquembouche For A Wedding?
If you think a Croquembouche can look a bit dated or not be decorated in a contemporary way that will match the style of your wedding. A croquembouche can be decorated with freshly cut flowers and dusting with icing sugar or colored icing, rather than an overly shiny caramel coating. You may go for traditional cake toppers, calligraphy toppers or a whimsical cookie cake topper. Cover the piece with fresh berries and fruits if you want, mix up pastry, macarons and meringues for a quirkier look. Worried that you will not have a traditional cake to cut into – worry no more! The croquembouche can be placed on top of an iced cake giving it even more height and the bonus of a cutting cake.
A croquembouche decorated with sugar swirls and little chamomiles is a nice idea for a summer boho wedding.
A croquembouche topped with candies and sugar powder, with a cookie cake topper for a spring wedding.
A croquembouche topped with sugar icing and caramel, edible beads and pearls and a bit of stars for a celestial wedding.
A croquembouche topped with tall and thin candles and some blooms plus caramel is a fantastic idea.
A croquembouche with caramel drip and sugar icing, with bold red blooms for a wedding with red color in the palette.
A croquembouche with icing and greenery is a stylish and refined wedding dessert idea for your celebration.
A croquembouche with pistachio cream served on a wooden slice with fresh flowers.
A cute modern croquembouche wedding cake decorated with greenery and white blooms for a modern wedding.
A delicious croquembouche topped with sugar powder, blackberries and strawberries is a great idea for a tropical wedding.
A dreamy croquembouche decorated with icing and white butterflies is amazing for a summer or garden wedding.
A dreamy croquembouche decorated with lilac and white blooms and a bit of sugar icing is a lovely idea for a spring or summer wedding.
A dreamy white wedding cake covered with white blooms and topped with a wihte icing croquembouche plus a flower.
A fantastic colorful croquembouche with pink, grey, black, gold icing, edible beads, pearls and pink blooms is a glam idea.
A glazed croquembouche decorated with blush blooms and blooming branches is a beautiful idea for a spring or summer wedding.
A gorgeous croquembouche with waffle tiers as stands, with pink, white and fuchsia blooms and greenery is amazing.
A large and refined croquembouche with caramel icing on top is a stylish idea for a spring or summer wedding.
A large chocolate croquembocueh decorated with pink and white blooms is a fantastic idea for a wedding.
A large croquembouche decorated with white sugar blooms and swirls plus sparklers looks very party-like.
What Are Croquembouche Advantages?
The croquembouche is great for your guests to pick at on the dance floor, popping a yummy profiterole into their mouths, making it a less formal sit down thing. It can be flavored any way you like: creme pâtissèrie is delicious with nuts, chocolate or alcoholic flavors. A croquembouche is very original and super chic. Your wedding will truly stand out with this French touch to your wedding day.
A large croquembouche topped with caramel drip, with a calligraphy topper and a creative caramel topper.
A lemon croquembouche topped with sugar icing and caramel and lemon slices is a lovely idea.
A lovely croquembouche topped with sugar powder and with the names of the couple is a cool idea for a boho wedding.
A pale blue croquembouche decorated with gold foil and large blooms is a gorgeous solution for a spring wedding.
A pink icing croquembouche decorated with pink and red blooms and pink meringues and pink glazed donuts for a wedding.
A pretty croquembocueh of usual and chocolate pieces plus iced ones is a lovely idea for a summer wedding.
A refined croquembouche decorated with pink and red blooms and placed in a vintage bowl for a sophisticated wedding.
A small and cool croquembouche topped with sugar powder, with fresh berries and burgundy bows for a winter wedding.
A small and delicious croquembouche topped with fresh berry jam and pink blooms is a great idea for a summer wedding.
A small and elegant cied croquembouche decorated with white blooms and greenery is a lovely idea for a summer wedding.
A small and lovely croquembouche with white blooms and white chocolate spheres decorated with greenery and blooms.
A small and stylish wedding cake - a tall real cake topped with a croquembouche and caramel is amazing.
A small and whimsical croquembouche with caramelized and cied pieces, white blooms and a creative stand.
A small croquembouche decorated with caramel drip, white blooms is a stylish idea for a modern and exquisite wedding.
A small iced croquembocueh with caramel icing and little pink blooms is a lovely idea for a modern wedding.
A super creative and bright croquembouche with sugar icing, bold blooms of various kinds and greenery for a boho wedding.
A tall and refined croquembouche with icing, caramel, sugar greenery and white buds for a spring wedding.
A tall croquembouche with funfetti and bold fuchsia blooms plus donuts are great for a summer wedding.
A tall croqumebouche with sugar icing and yellow blooms plus greenery around is an elegant and chic idea for a wedding.
A tall iced croquembouche topped with a yellow bloom is a gorgeous idea for a sophisticated wedding.
A traditional croquembouche decorated with caramel, caramel icing and funfett and with a gold calligraphy topper is wow.
A traditional croquembouche with caramel cover is a spectacular alternative to a usual cake.
A wedding croquembouche with fresh blackberries and strawberries, some sugar styling and doilies looks unusual and refined.