At the weekend I was chatting with a good friend of mine based in Manchester about the rise in popularity of naked cakes at weddings in 2013. Personally, I’m a big fan. I like cakes that look pretty. Cake can be hella fancy on the outside and will totally make me swoon. But to make me drool it’s got to be a naked cake. Because with a naked cake it’s all about, you know, the cake. The eating of the cake. The texture, the flavour, the CAKE. And in case you didn’t know already, I’m a big fan of (eating) cake. I’ve been lucky enough to photograph (and more importantly devour) some might fine cakes this past year or two so I thought I’d share some scrummie-ness. Starting with the awesomeness that was Lucy & Simon’s summer fruit topped, cream filled 3 cake tower of awesome!

This ivy covered naked sponge with fresh cream and jam filling was perfect at Rosanna and Dan’s green and white lovefest.Jo and Darron opted for autumnal shades for their passion fruit cream filled cake sensation (just looking at his has me salivating profusely I don’t mind telling you).The wedding I featured yesterday went for not one, not two, but THREE naked cakes, all made by the bride’s mum. A chocolate triple tower with fresh cream and adorable wooden toppers with bunting (so cute), a double decker victoria sponge with fresh cream and strawberries, and my all time favourite – a lemon cake. Mmmm lemony goodness!Kate and Lloyd combined their rich chocolate triple layer tower with lashings of fresh cream and strawberries and another adorable burlap bunting topper. I do love a good cake topper!And then there was Clare and Alex, who asked their family and friends to partake in the Great Wedding Bake Off resulting in a cake table laden with cakey goodness. Not all naked cakes I will admit. Some not even cakes at all (coconut macaroons and truffles anyone?). But all blummin’ lovely. I managed to sample a coffee cake, a lemon cake and a cheeky nightcap of passion cake…and they all receive the LifeLine seal of approval.

Are you having a naked cake or opting for an epic iced masterpiece? Or perhaps not a wedding cake at all? Generally speaking, if the word cake is involved I’m probably going to like it. I draw the line at urinal cakes…

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