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Finding the right cake design for your wedding can be a real headache.
Check out these wedding cake design ideas and transform your wedding into something truly beautiful and special.
Is there anything more magical than being present at a wedding of loved ones and friends?
Yes, yes, there is, and thats the wedding cake.
I often find myself guiltily wishing theyd just be done with their vows and say their I dos already.
If youre reading this article for inspiration for your wedding cake, heres two things to remember:
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Always, but always, ensure theres enough to go around.
Dont forget to save me a pieceor two if youre feeling generous.
So, without further ado, here are 47 wedding cakes design ideas for you to explore.
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Theres also the barest hint of lavender tucked between the roses.
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Donut
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All weddings are fun.
But Id give an arm and a leg to be invited to a wedding which served this donut cake.
Look at those glossy, glazed rings of sugary, doughy goodness.
Is it a cake?
Is it a doughnut?
Whatever it is, Im all for it.
Roses and Berries Red Cake
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Weddings have so much white, dont they?
But check out this burnished, copper sponge cake.
Hows that for some color?
Youve got so many pops of reds, blues, and indigo from the berries.
it’s possible for you to almost taste the tart, juicy berries just looking at them.
But underneath all that: pure, unadulterated decadence in every mouthful.
Hollywood Wedding
This is the kind of cake youd find in a Golden-Era-of-Hollywood-themed wedding.
Youd probably think thered be more glitz, glam, and color.
Leave the glitz and glam to the couple and their guests.
But keep that cake right there in its place of honor.
Marble Finish
Doesnt this cake just put all the other marble cakes to shave?
Caramel Drizzle Cake and Cupcakes
A cakeandcupcakes for the wedding guests?
Isnt that just generous?
it’s possible for you to find beautiful cake toppers like that righthere.
Its the perfect addition to a spring wedding.
Just look at all those flowers sitting on those dark gold veined tree branches.
What could make this tree prettier?
Im glad you asked:this decorative white dove, and therestwoof them perched jauntily on the edges.
These two blocks of thick chocolate cake have been artfully decorated to look like a woodland tableau.
However, its not a neck-of-the-woods wedding, not with that touch of soft white elegance from the roses.
Just grab a knife and carve out your initials to seal the deal!
This cake combines the food, the flowers,andthe cake in one pretty package.
First, you see the clean, rounded white frosting thats classic and timeless.
But then, that white frosting becomes a canvas for allthese dried flowers.
Blush and Cream
I never thought that flowers could look any prettier than they did on trees.
I bet that the bridesmaids dresses are the same blush tone as the blush roses you see here.
Did you see the bow ties that the groomsmen will be wearing?
I bet theyre that same deep burgundy from the chocolate cosmos flowers.
Pretty in Pink
This ones definitely a brides choice.
Just look at how stunning those peaches and pinks look on that soft yellow, thats oh-so-mellow.
If the icing and design are mellow, nothing could be further from that than those hothouse blooms.
Unicorn Bomb
Who would have thought that all those colors would come together just to set this cake apart?
See how artfully arrangedthese wheat stalks.
Theyre a nodno, a bowto an elegant, country-themed wedding.
Roses and Caramel
Look at that glazed caramel just trickling over the edge of that cake.
Or perhaps its your eyes that have glazed over.
Simple and sweet on the outside, I bet theres a burst of berry and citrus inside.
Till the happy couple cut this ivory cake, all you could do is watch and yearn.
No, this ones earthy and robust.
What beckons you close are those odd, exotic splashes of blue and green from those leaves.
Purple Surprise
Talk about expecting the unexpected.
Rainbow buttons and confetti, maybe?
Where Metal and Marble Meet Wedding Cake
Id be afraid to sink a knife in this cake.
That metal-plated-finish on the square tier and grey marble stone finish with gold veins looktooreal.
Thats how real it looks.
Speaking of signs, wouldnt that be cool?
Here are somecreative wedding signsto help you along the way!
Pink Ruffled Ribbons
Is there anything more delicate or as tasteful asthatshade of blush onthatcake?
One base color, but so many textures, all in that single tableau.
There are justsomany things to see, so many textures to take in.
You should just eat it all and call it a day.
Pink Champagne
Who doesnt love drinking a glass or two of champagne at a wedding?
But, do you know what would be better than champagne?Pinkchampagne!
A pink champagne-colored wedding cake?
Macaroons On A Wedding
Youve got to love macaroons.
Look at them, propped up against snowy white roses, looking so delectable.
Any wedding with cakeandmacaroons is one Id pay to be at!
That dark trickle can only be one of two things: burnt caramel or coffee.
Heck, why cant it beboth?
Look at those folds!
Dont they look absolutely life-like, gatheringjust so?
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Check out thesewedding arch ideas!
Pastel Palette
Pastel weddings are the best, arent they?
Just look at those soft, sugary rose petals on a bed of green leaves.
Dont you just have to keep reminding yourself that everything there is edible?
And, when you finally manage to tear your eyes away from the cake,lookat those gorgeous cupcakes.
This cake and those cupcakes might just betoopretty to eat.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
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Donuts, macaroons, and nowcookies.
Weddings are getting better and better.
Logic tells you that thats just cake dough made to look like cookies, but does it really matter?
But the real show stoppers are those cake toppers.
Does veil and string of pearls.
Deer look debonair in that bow tie?
Speaking of, here are somebeautiful wedding centerpiece ideasto explore.
Set In Stone
Thats not cake; thats a work of art.
So apropos, dont you think, to find figs on a wedding cake?
Check out that smattering of green pistachios and dried edible flowers around the base of either layer.
Arentthese olive leavesjust the perfect touch?
Lavenders Blue, Dilly
This is the kind of cake youd find at Cinderellas wedding.
Its the exact same shade of lavender-blue that she wore to the ball.
Dont you love that gold vine that runs up the cake, sporting those tiny white and gold flowers?
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Its simple, yet so regal, just like a fairytale wedding cake ought to be!
Winter
This has to be a winter wedding cake.
That single block of snowy white looks like an ice cube, albeit a cake-like one.
Youve got some fig halves and some deep yet subtle pops of pink from those winter roses.
Look at that caramel thats glazed over and frozen down the sides.
Itoldyou this was a winter wedding.
Wine, Weddings, and Wedding Cake
Heres another cake design thats as exquisite as it is simple.
This isjustwhat youd see at a vineyard-wedding.
Orange You Glad Its A Wedding Cake?
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Ill bet you my slice of that cake that this is an artists wedding.
Or at least someone who just really loves oranges and everything citrus.
Id like to think that its the former.
Just look at it this way: the white frosting on the cake?
Thats the white canvas.
Now, look at those paint-like smears of icing.
Succulent
I cant help but love this succulent cake.
Did you know that succulents are a symbol of enduring and eternal love?
Satin and Sublime
Wow, justwow.
Look at those folds of peach satin.
Look at how they drape over the three layers and fall ever-so-carelessly down the front.
That right there is cake.
Fondant, mostly, but in essence, all that satin is edible cake.
Wallpaper
Doesnt that cake look like something right out of the 70s?
Im pretty sure Ive seen some similar wallpaper prints and patterns.
Speaking of wallpapers, thats precisely the effect you see on tier number three.
That pale gold arc-like design is uniqueandfun on a cake.
Id be tempted to slip those sparkly gems and bronzed macaroons into my purse.
Arent those marble-esque swirls just amazing.
Macrame
I love how crafty this cake is.
I love the symbolism at work here even more.
Macrame is all about making significant knots and weaving threads to form something meaningful and beautiful.
Thats six layers of cake between them and so many bags of lovely, creamy white frosting.
But they really do wonders with only that, dont they?
Neo-Noir
Nowheresa cake you dont often see!
That smoky, charcoal greyish-green palette is the perfect setting.
For what, you ask?
These perfectly edgy and sleek golden lines and patterns, of course.
It feels like youve walked into a neo-noir wedding.
I cant even begin to imagine what that cake will taste like, but I sure cant wait.
It must be that cake then, filling my head with all those images.
Beautiful,yes, but hauntingly so, and perhaps just a tad bit uncommon at Muggle weddings.
Back To The Basics
This here is ano-nonsenseandno-frillscake.
But that doesnt mean its unattractive, no.Farfrom it.
Theres something so pleasing andnaturalabout the soft, warm.
brown sponge and the thick roll of good-old-fashioned buttercream vanilla frosting between every layer.
All it needs are some fresh berries, and youve got a winner.
Earthy Wedding Cake
Red roses are for love and passion, and yellow roses for friendship.
So that means that orange roses are for love, passion, and friendship.
Then you look down at that quirky bottom layer.
It looks like its a craft experiment of paperor sugar frostingmache with different shades of greens plastered across it.
That layer provides flair, character and texture to this wedding cake.
If youre interested, check out thesewedding craft ideasfor inspiration.
White Fondant Cake
It looks like a statue out of some Greek mythology, doesnt it?
Too ethereal to belong to us mortals and definitely too beautiful to be a wedding cake.
You should go ahead and taste it, just to verify it is actually cake.
