“Maltese couples are becoming more and more aware of new wedding trends and features, largely through social media such as Pinterest and Facebook,” explains Carlos Borg, Pastry Chef at Mannarinu Caterers. So it’s no surprise that the upside down wedding cake craze has swept the nation!

The upside down wedding cake trend started in 2014, when Kaley Cuoco from The Big Bang Theory had one made, insisting that she wanted something different at her wedding. Soon after, it became a major trend, Carlos reveals – great news for pastry chefs. “I like to work on unique cakes like these, as they give me a chance to embrace innovative ideas, and as time progresses, Maltese couples are becoming less conservative when it comes to such ideas.”

Asked how these trendy cakes are made, Carlos maintains that a good deal of planning goes into it before the process can actually begin. “The upside down wedding cake requires a lot of thought before it’s made. One has to estimate things such as the weight of the cakes in order for the structure to support the hanging cake,” he says.

In fact, he considers the biggest challenge to be creating enough support for the cake weight. Apart from this, he adds, “the cake has to be assembled on site, not like traditional ones which are assembled in the bakery and simply delivered to the venue.”

Sounds like a piece of work! Finally, does he have any expert words of advice for couples interested in having an upside down cake at their wedding? “Just make sure that a cake of this type (even more so than any other wedding cake) is created by a professional who, ideally, has experience when it comes to structures of the sort. Other than that, I am sure that there are many local pastry chefs who are capable and will be happy to pull this off!”