We originally thought of multiple cakes. Here are plenty of options for us to ponder. Whether we do the full cake, the couple’s cake, custom cookies, cupcakes, and assorted sweets, can’t go wrong.
Get little goodie bags so guests can take home some of the sweets!
| Flavors | Options to jazz it up |
|---|---|
| Vanilla | Most Popular Can add passionfruit curd, vanilla cake with raspberry filling or a tasty strawberry shortcake with heavy vanilla cream. |
| Chocolate | Try alternating with layers of hazelnut cake, a dark chocolate matcha cake with berries, a mint chocolate cake or a chocolate cake with coffee caramel. |
| Red Velvet | Cream cheese buttercream is the go-to filling for this cake. |
| Almond | Considered Traditional Try almond cake with cherry filling or just double down on the nuttiness with caramelized almond filling. |
| Lemon | Most Popular for Summer Pair lemon cake with lemon curd and fresh strawberries for a tart summer dessert. |
| Confetti/Funfetti | Less Traditional |
| Spice | Popular for Fall Serve spice cake with pumpkin cream cheese filling, spiced pear cake with rum glaze or apple spice cake with salted caramel filling. |
| Marble | Finish yours with a dusting of cinnamon or dulce de leche glaze. |
| Tiramisu | Coffee and cocoa is one of the best wedding cake flavor combinations. Plus, it could function the same as an espresso martini. |
| Coconut | I don’t know about this one, not a huge coconut fan. Shaved coconut bits distributed in between the sponge layers can provide a lovely texture too. |
| Hummingbird | A Southern favorite, hummingbird cake is a traditional flavor that’s packed with pineapple, cinnamon, pecans and bananas. It’s kind of a funky sibling to carrot cake. It also is layered with one of the most crowd-pleasing wedding cake frosting types: cream cheese. |
| Black Forest Cake | A black forest cake is a little jazzier than your classic chocolate, since the sponge is soaked in cherry brandy. It’s typically topped with whipped cream, chocolate shavings and the ruby-red stone fruits. |
| Angel Food | It pairs well with all manner of berries. |
| Olive Oil | Okay, so this cake doesn’t taste like actual olive oil in a big way. Rather, it’s a moist, dense and delicious sponge with some buttery, fruity and herbal undertones. It’s a cool choice for any wedding, but especially one inspired by Italy or set in Italy. |
| Earl Grey | A heady blend of citrusy bergamot, floral notes and perhaps a touch of vanilla, Earl Grey cake has depth and elegance. It pairs beautifully with other citrus flavors like lemon, and richer sweet flavors like honey and vanilla bean. |
| Pistachio | Buttery-sweet pistachio is an elegant, yet unexpected wedding cake flavor. Not to mention: The soft green hue is a great jumping off point when it comes to decorating your cake. It’s a perfect blank canvas that still has a touch of personality, so you can push the envelope with unique wedding cake decor ideas. |
| Lemon-Elderflower | Fun wedding cake flavors typically are an amalgamation of a few different profiles. Take this lemon-elderflower cake, for example. The combo cake gained star power after Harry and Meghan sliced into it during their 2018 nuptials, and we think it’s well worth the hype. It’s one part citrus, one part botanical deliciousness. |
| Persian Love Cake | If roses play a huge role in your flower arrangements, consider this floral-forward wedding cake flavor. The sponge is made with rosewater, which yields a subtle sweetness without being sugary, as well as cardamon for a warming kick and nutty almond flour. |
