Like every year, from the beginning of June until the end of August, the wedding season is in full swing. Or, the busiest period for the great pastry chefs. Géraldine Granzan, is precisely one of them. In this summer period, the one who founded "Cake in the air" in 2012, must ensure no less than three weddings per week! A success that she owes in particular to her hanging cakes, real little marvels.
Originally from the United Kingdom and the United States, this hanging wedding cake looks just like a classic wedding cake, except that it is balanced on a "seesaw" and sometimes even knocked over , head down ! “The bride and groom who opt for these cakes want to make them a central piece of their ceremony, a true work of art. For them, it's the highlight of the show! ". Moreover, it is up to the couple to draw the cake, during the tasting meeting, which makes the experience all the more personal. It is even possible to add ornaments and edible jewels, to personalize it.
With the race for originality, this creation is more and more popular, we find it everywhere on Pinterest as well as on Instagram. And as Géraldine Granzan explains to the Huffington Post newspaper:“The cake remains the same, but the internal structure changes. The interior turns out to be much more fragile because it contains the mounting system that allows the cake to be hung on a circular or heart-shaped flower arch. “A job that requires a lot of time and precision, to the cake designer, which explains its price not exactly given. In the cake itself, you will have to pay around 700 euros for this type of arch… Ouch. But hey, when you love, you don't count!
