Three-Tier Combed Buttercream Cake

The Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn, New York, catered the entire meal, delighting guests' palettes with a menu rich in nontraditional fare. “It was served family style and, in spite of including ingredients like kale, was extremely tasty even by the standards of nonwedding food,” Xeni says. After dinner, the couple treated guests to a slice of wedding cake. The three-tier confection featured combed ivory buttercream topped with an unexpected zombie bride and groom.