b"Autumn Nomad pairs the flavors of a wedding's cake with its signature cocktail.Pairing Cake and CocktailsIt only makes sense to pair the flavors of a signature cocktail with the flavors of a wedding cake, says Melfi ofAutumn Nomad , which recently launched Cake + Cocktails. We are curating cocktails for events, offering high-end mixology and full-service bar service, and designing our couples wedding cake and desserts to pair with these cocktails.For a recent wedding, Autumn Nomad served a Charred Fall Soura play on the whiskey sour, with vanilla vodka, orange juice and lemon juice; a mixer featuring charred pears, brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and apple cider; and a frothy egg-white top garnished with a charred lemon slice and edible flower, with burnt rosemary added to the glassand paired it with a cider cake filled with the same pear/apple filling and orange mascarpone. Guests could also indulge in a Plum Fizzfreshly juiced cranberries, honey, plum, lemon and orange, mixed with ice, gin and club sodapaired with vanilla bean cake with plum compote, cranberry chutney and orange plum buttercream. These are the types of drinks and cake flavor combinations that are now being offered at high-end events and are truly a trend that the wedding industry will be moving towards, says Melfi.PHOTO BY RODEO & CO. PHOTOGRAPHY CATERING, FOODSERVICE & EVENTS cfe-news.com37"