Selecting the perfect wedding cake recipe and flavor is an essential part of any wedding celebration. With countless flavor combinations and styles to choose from, it’s important to work with a skilled pastry chef to create a cake that is both visually stunning and delicious. A beautiful and delicious wedding cake is sure to be a highlight of the special day, leaving guests with a lasting impression.
If you have gathered enough courage to get married (pun intended), then do be courageous to try these other-than-chocolate wedding cake flavors. Although we have some chocolate recipes in our blog, who doesn’t love chocolate? But teas, herbal elements, and floral extracts make a wedding cake all lovey-dovey, sweet, and sultry and will make you go crazy in love. So, here you go!
A Guide to Wedding Cake Flavors
When we talk about the most significant part of the wedding celebration, Cake pops up in the mind. Not only should it be aesthetically pleasing, but it should also have flavors to please your guests. Nowadays, we have so many pastry chefs baking all these fancy and whimsical cake flavors, so confusion arises.
What to choose? Luckily, we have formulated an Ultimate guide to Wedding Cake Flavors. This is according to seasons and the current trends so that your mind hassle reduces a great deal. All the flavors not only make your cake look beautiful but also taste good.
Wedding cakes are now too advanced in terms of confectionary and have now become an actual masterpiece to appear at a wedding. They are ceremonious and hold an emotional significance for both bride and groom. So they do have to be nice, and unique. Yet it is somehow difficult to bring the guests to a unique flavor profile.
So we have tried blending new flavors with some classics so that experimentation ends in a pleasant experience. Talking about the flavors, Be it a classic chocolate and vanilla pairing or a fruity flavor blend, everything is here on the list.
Strawberry Coconut Cake
What’s Special
Let us stock up on some strawberries while they last and devour a lovely, super soft Strawberry coconut cake.
Although it might look like you need a lot of expertise, this cake does not require much baking skills or fancy equipment.
Just the right ingredients in the right amount and voila!
Pistachio Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
What’s Special?
If you plan a winter wedding, get your cake customized in this delicious almond and pistachio flavor.
With all the crunchiness, the texture remains soft, moist, and fluffy, thanks to eggs and butter.
Use the freshest blueberries, some chopped pistachio, and pink kalanchoe flowers to decorate. These elements, along with white cream cheese frosting, create a classic wedding cake look.
Hawaiian style Pineapple Wedding Cake
What’s Special?
A destination wedding on a Hawaiian beach indeed calls for this classic, Tropical flavored Hawaiian style wedding cake.
The fresh pineapples and coconuts lend a crumbly texture and sweet plus tangy flavors.
Although it might appear tricky, the cake is easy to bake and decorate. The cream cheese frosting is soft and silky and has freshly grated coconut.
If you like, add chopped walnuts to the mixture to make it one of the best Pineapple cake Recipes.
Apple Cinnamon and Caramel Cake
What’s Special?
Apples make a popular dessert combination with cinnamons, i.e. cinnamon rolls, but when caramel comes into play, all else fails.
So why not combine both components to create a deliciously moist wedding cake?
And it’s best if you have an autumn wedding coming up. The flavors are suited for adults: the salted caramel and cinnamon take it on a spicier side, but the silky cream cheese frosting balances things up.
Decorate with apple wedges, whole cinnamon sticks, and edible flowers.
Flourless Chocolate wedding cake
What’s Special?
We have often heard people saying that flourless cakes are not real cakes!
I mean, what exactly does a real cake taste like? When we use almond flour meals as an alternative, it already gives a nutty flavor ideal for any cake base.
So if you or your partner, or anyone in the family wants gluten-free desserts, bake this fantastic dark chocolate flourless cake.
Although once decorated, it looks so amazing you would not like to cut it! The silky, pale yellow colored frosting with Lisianthus, frangipanis, and gardenias looks so gorgeous…
Sorbet Wedding Cake
What’s Special?
When we can make a warm Apple cinnamon cake for fall weddings, then summer weddings sure deserve an incredible, grapefruit-flavored sorbet wedding cake.
Make sure you get the freshest grapefruits, blueberries, and redcurrants for the recipe.
The cake is best for summer weddings, but you must be particular about the chilling and serving times to prevent the sorbet from creating a mess.
Gluten and Dairy free Wedding Cake
What’s Special?
A wedding cake does not mean to be loaded with decorations to make an impression.
Simple white frosting with minimal piping ideas can also create a fantastic look. The best thing is baked with gluten-free flour and non-dairy milk. These ingredients make it suitable for gluten and lactose intolerance.
The classic plain Vanilla flavor makes its place in the light, soft and airy cake and silky frosting. Make a floral design through piping or use edible flowers for decoration.
Three Tier Mix Fruit Cake
What’s Special?
Fruits become an exciting flavor when combined with nuts.
Apricots, cherries, prunes, and dates, along with raisins, sultanas, walnuts, etc., give a fresh fruity plus nutty, and crunchy texture.
So if you have a fall wedding planned, give this refreshing fruity flavor a try. Use warm and smooth apricot jam to decorate the cake and dust it with powdered sugar.
Orange Berry Wedding Cake
What’s Special?
If a simple chocolate cake does not fancy you much, try adding a refreshing and citrusy flavor to it. Oranges and fresh berries balance the sweetness and make the cake moist and soft.
Just blend in some orange zest and almonds to the cake mixture and bake two different sizes. Cover with a thick chocolate coating and load fresh berries on top of both tiers. It is easy and fun to make it yourself.
Three-tier wedding cake
What’s Special?
With so many guests, it is often difficult to cater to everyone’s choices.
But with this three-tier wedding cake, make each one in the most common favorite flavors and make everyone happy. The three tiers have fruit cake, lemon cake, and chocolate cake, respectively.
Smooth and silky buttercream frosting covers each layer, while the edible and fondant-made flowers make it beautiful.
The best part! It won’t cost you an arm and a leg, as you can prepare it yourself.
Vegan Rose Cupcakes
What’s Special?
If you have planned a simple wedding with fewer guests, these beautiful cupcakes arranged on a high tea platter will suffice.
They include yogurt, which makes it safe for lactose-intolerant people.
Use xylitol instead of sugar to make it a sugar-free cupcake recipe.
The real trick lies in the decoration, where white chocolate frosting coats the cupcakes, and fondant pink and red roses sit on the top. A perfect wedding cupcake.
Pecan Nuts Cake
What’s Special?
Vanilla tends to be the most popular wedding cake flavor because of the white bridal appearance it gives and the entire canvas for decoration.
But have you considered a nutty pecan cake for the wedding?
This flavor is especially for those who prefer taste over looks! Pecans, almond flour, and butter impart a classic, cookie-like flavor to the cake.
Be creative and add a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg to lend it a spicy touch. Decorate with whip cream or a simple glaze.
Banana-flavored wedding cake
What’s Special?
If you and your significant other love banana bread, instruct the baker to bake this yummy banana cake for your wedding.
However, the recipe is so simple you can do it yourself too. The ripest banana is the best, and with a bit of lemon juice, the sweetness gets the balance.
For the decor, mix your favorite peanut butter in the regular buttercream. The nutty topping goes hand in hand with a smooth, creamy base.
Garnish with chopped almonds, pecans, or walnuts.
Red Velvet Groom’s cake
What’s Special?
Red velvet is such an uber-chic flavor.
It goes with every festive occasion and looks oh-so-beautiful. Many people still think that the red color is because of strawberries or red fruit, but it comes from the food color, so you can bake a red velvet cake in any flavor you desire.
But the most loved one is fudgy chocolate. Keep the pure frosting white to allow great decoration, such as edible hearts, glitter, or fondant-made flowers.
Coconut Lemon Wedding Cake
What’s Special?
If you do not like the typical tropical coconut flavor in your cake, try this fantastic flavor.
This cake is filled with lemon curd filling along with some fresh raspberries. The frosting has coconut-flavored cream cheese.
Together, the elements deliver a soft and gooey, center-filled cake. The recipe is for a three-tier cake, so arrange some decorations to go with them.
White Almond wedding cake
What’s Special?
When in doubt, use almonds! This is because it can act as a beautiful alternative to cake flour, as a nutty and crunchy flavor and enhance the cake sponge’s texture.
Just blend in some sour cream with powdered almonds. You Can also use almond extract, but natural almonds do wonders.
The result is a soft, smooth sponge that is not too fluffy but not too dense. It will hold up the frosting and make a lovely, decorated wedding cake.
Peach and Plum wedding cake
What’s Special?
If your wedding cake is already ruined, you are now out of time but still want to pull off a great wedding cake flavor, and we have a solution.
Get some prebaked classic pound cakes and slice them up. Grill the cake and the fruit for 2 to 4 minutes on either side to give a caramelized flavor.
Top up the cake with fruits, whipped cream, and fresh chunks of peaches.
Elegant Raspberry wedding cake
What’s Special?
White Wedding cakes are mostly vanilla, so why not mix some orange and lemon zests to make a more exciting flavor?
This tanginess balances the sweetness of vanilla bean, and the raspberry glaze becomes the cherry on top.
With a few piping skills, decorate the frosting in unique patterns and create a fabulous wedding cake yourself.
Blueberry-flavored Wedding cake
What’s Special?
If you are a baking pro and know how to make a good blueberry jam, your spring wedding can see a beautiful blueberry cake.
Add a spread of whipped cream cheese between the jam filling to double the flavor burst.
Coat the three layers with silky vanilla buttercream, and use only fresh blueberries to decorate the cake.
Coffee Cream Wedding Cake
What’s Special?
The intense flavors of coffee and dark chocolate blend well with sugar when creating desserts. They make your treats sweet but not overly and retain their bitterness in a lovely form.
This is why coffee and cream have become my favorite wedding cake.
Although you can use cake toppers for decoration, a smooth chocolate ganache and a bit of your creativity can win the hearts of all your guests.
Honey and Lavender Cake
What’s Special?
Not all white cakes are vanilla flavored. I mean, look at this beautiful white and lilac cake which is all sweet like honey and smells beautiful like lavender.
So a small wedding and this beautiful cake sound so calming. Decorate with fresh lavender stalks and silky lilac-colored cream frosting.
Oh, and did I forget to tell you that this is also an instant pot cake recipe, in case your oven is out of order?
Osmanthus cake
What’s Special?
The beauty of this cake is that you can bake any cake and coat it with osmanthus icing.
But the most recommended flavors are almond or classic pound cake with roasted apricots or pecans.
This is because the osmanthus is a delicate flavor and needs some combination for the boost. So why not try this for a close friend’s wedding day?
Vegan Ginger Spice wedding cake
What’s Special?
Weddings are not all about flowers, chocolates, or Roseau. After all, we should all be ready for some ginger and spice too!
This is what our next wedding cake flavor sounds like. The cake is baked without any eggs or dairy items, so if you love vegan desserts, this is for you.
Ground ginger gets its kick with a bit of lemon juice. Bake it in a bundt pan if you have a private, intimate wedding ceremony.
Orange and Rosemary Wedding Cake
What’s Special?
Cream cheese, buttercream frosting, or rich ganache become too much.
So for the fall wedding, try this simple, sugar-dusted orange and rosemary cake with olive oil.
The orange and rosemary complement the oil flavor, and the classic vanilla is always there to brighten things up—Bake as many tiers as you like and dust with powdered sugar.
Decorate with orange zest and rosemary.
Chocolate and Hazelnut Truffle
What’s Special?
No matter what flavor you go for, the top favorite remains the chocolate, and why not.
It is rich, heavy, and decadent- and seamlessly blends with hazelnut flavor to create a fabulous wedding cake.
The cake goes best at winter festivities because it goes in line with the heavy party menu. The mocha flavor buttercream and ganache coat the tiers of the cake, making it more flavorful.
Spiced Eggnog Custard Cake
What’s Special?
Eat as much as you like because this cake is more like a comfort food than a dessert.
The warm eggnog is flavorful with cinnamon and nutmeg, but the cake tradition continues with a buttercream frosting. It is heavy and has a custard-like inside.
These kinds of flavors often bring a wave of nostalgia and mostly remind me of warm winter evenings with decadent desserts served at tea time.
Mexican Chocolate wedding cake
What’s Special?
Being one of the best mexican desserts, the Mexican chocolate is a flavor that never fails, no matter the occasion.
The cayenne and nutmeg combination spices up the chocolate, while the buttercream frosting with fudge balances the taste with sweetness.
The cake is light, fluffy, and moist. It may not be the usual wedding cake flavor, but it will surely surprise the guests and win their hearts.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Layer Cake
What’s Special
When my best friend requested a sweet and simple, elegant cake for her simple wedding, I got confused.
Chocolate and Vanilla were too mainstream, but then, Peanut butter popped up into my mind.
And then this recipe happened! But remember it is a heavy, rich and creamy dessert, so indulge moderately!
White Chocolate and Raspberry cake
What’s Special
Nothing can possibly go wrong with a White chocolate and raspberry flavored wedding cake.
Not only the flavors, but the appearance is so well for your big day!
If you have enough time, bake this beauty by yourself not only to impress the guests, but to create an everlasting memory too.
Chocolate Chai wedding cake
What’s Special
I had never heard about a Chai latte flavored wedding cake and never though one existed, until i actually tasted one!
And believe me, it is my kind of cake, subtly sweet, strong flavors but everything balances each other. So, here is you next unique flavored wedding cake.
Maple Pumpkin Cake
What’s Special
When you are about to get married but are also passionate about baking, trying a unique wedding cake flavor will surely be on your list.
So let us help you out. Grab some cinnamon streusel and maple syrup to create a creamy, unique and delicious flavor.
Don’t forget to be creative with the decorations though!
Lemon Floral Cake
What’s Special?
Floral flavors go best with lemon because of its balance between sweetness and tanginess.
And oh! What a royal wedding cake it is. Although elderflowers are the best option for this flavor, you can use lavender extracts as an alternative too.
The white, silky frosting with the zesty aroma replicates the classic British royal wedding cake flavors.
Chocolate Matcha Cake
What’s Special?
For me, an ideal winter wedding cake has an aroma of warm spices, some dark, rich chocolate, and decadent fillings.
Chocolate matcha is just the right flavor, perfect for a wedding celebration in chilly weather.
To keep the balance in the flavors, you can top the cake with raspberries or blueberry jam.
Spiced carrot with White Chocolate Buttercream
What’s Special?
The spiced cake with some carrots is a perfect flavor blend to bake a cake in winter.
However, give it a festive look by decorating it with some White Chocolate buttercream.
The best part is that you don’t need to spend much, and you can prepare this flavor for your wedding yourself. Quite a memory to remember.
Lemon Cake With Lemon Ganache Cream And Buttercream
What’s Special?
Forget the boring old Vanilla Cake for a summer wedding, and try this fruity flavor blend.
It has a tang of lemons, the sweetness of fresh berries, and the smoothness of cream cheese buttercream, which makes it a classy and elegant cake.
Banana Cake With Passionfruit Icing
What’s Special?
Dulcey is a type of white chocolate that is toasted for a while to give it a slightly caramelized taste.
When paired with caramelized bananas and passionfruit cream, it makes a delicious, indulgent yet light flavor blend.
So for your summer wedding, try this new cake flavor with a fruity touch to impress your guests.
Maple Butter Cake
What’s Special?
When the evenings get cold but mornings are still hot, and you have planned the wedding, do try this warm and gooey cake flavor.
With rich maple syrup and buttery texture, it is sure to become the star of the evening. And you can bake it yourself too.
Spiced Pear Cake
What’s Special?
Pear is close to apples but makes a mild, warm flavor and smooth texture in the cake.
So if you have a fall wedding ahead, try this flavor blend of pears, orange juice, pomegranate molasses, and some chopped nuts.
A unique idea, easy to pull off at home for an intimate wedding ceremony.
Lavender Earl Grey Wedding Cake
Lavender earl grey wedding cake is the most flavorful and delicious cake with the tea fragrance.
Steep the tea and lavender into the milk, creating a delicate herbal and fragrant flavored cake.
Look fancy but is super easy to make and serve.
Fluffy, thick, and soft texture fills the mouth with creamy flavors. Delicious!
A popular cake for baby bridal showers and wedding ceremonies. Worth trying to taste something sweet yet decadent.
Almond Amaretto Wedding Cake
If you are an almond lover, then almond cake is the must thing to try.
The layers of the almond cake are infused into the Amaretto liqueur and paired with the classic vanilla buttercream.
High altitude, thick texture, and buttery flavors are worth seeing. So fascinating! Moist and buttery.
With subtle hints of the cherry, it melts in the mouth.
You can use a combination of kernels, peach stones, and almonds to add crunchiness. So refreshing.
Raspberry Lemonade Wedding Cake
Raspberry lemonade wedding cake is irresistible. Topping makes the pockets of wonderfulness—delicious and scrummy bites.
You are missing something extraordinary if you have never tried the raspberry lemonade cake.
Berries, lemonade juice, vegetable oil, whipped cream, egg whites, and white cake mix perfectly combine the flavors.
Just mix the ingredients and decorate them with different toppings. A perfect cake to serve at weddings and celebrations.
Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
Are you a chocolate lover? Try salted caramel chocolate cake this time.
With a moist and decadent texture, it melts in the mouth and gives the pleasure that a person craves.
You will love this soft, chocolaty, fluffy cake if you like the chocolate and caramel combination.
You only need vanilla extract, cocoa powder, baking soda, unsalted butter, chocolate drip icing, eggs, chocolate, and vanilla extract.
Mix the ingredients, bake the cake, and layer the caramel on the topping. Delicious!
Chocolate shreds on top seem like mountains and look so fascinating and attractive. Perfect cake to celebrate weddings.
Champagne and Strawberry Cake
Holding a wedding ceremony? Champagne and strawberry cake will make your ceremony stand out.
With the four delicate layers of the campaign cake, this cake feels and tastes beautiful and scrummy.
Its heavenly and buttery flavors take everyone to another world. Magical!
Sweet and summery cake with all the delightful flavors everyone craves at celebrations.
The strawberry syrup on the top keeps the cake moist and lets it not be dry. So simple to make with just a few ingredients. Try the champagne and strawberry cake and enjoy the celebrations.
Black Forest Wedding Cake
No wonder fancy cake flavors appeal greatly, but the classic Black Forest never disappoints.
Honestly, I love this wedding Cake’s flavor because it is loaded with cherries, Mascarpone, cocoa powder, and chocolate chips.
These wonder ingredients not only make a perfect dessert for celebrations but also make it easy for you to prepare the cake at home. Make your wedding even more memorable and sweet with this classic cake flavor.
Matcha Green Tea and White Chocolate Cake
If you are experimental and want to try a new and unique wedding flavor, Matcha Green Tea and White Chocolate Cake are the best. Load it with a frosting made out of white chocolate to balance the flavors.
Be creative and make a unique decoration out of toasted chopped pistachio nuts. You can also use white chocolate chips for decoration.
It is an ultimate delight because you can make it at home, and it can be an amazing memory to cherish later.
FAQs
Since the wedding cake traditionally ought to be white, its most popular flavor is vanilla. The main reason is that a wedding feast has many guests, and vanilla is a familiar favorite flavor. Its white-colored frosting offers a canvas for a lot of decoration ideas. The second most popular wedding cake flavor is chocolate because most people love the fudgy and rich flavor.
Ideally, Chocolate, Vanilla, Raspberry, Coconut, and Pineapple are the best flavors to create a wedding cake, but there is no harm in experimenting. Caramelized fruits also form great flavors, and you can also create three differently flavored cakes to make the three tiers. The contemporary flavors include Mexican chocolate, fruit cake, cakes with floral ingredients, and baking spices.
The traditional wedding cake flavor is Vanilla cake with vanilla frosting. Chocolate cake and frosting are also famous, but usually, it comes from the groom’s side. Nowadays fruit cakes are also getting popular at weddings.
45 Most Popular Wedding Cake Flavours And Recipes
Ingredients
- Pistachio Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Hawaiian style Pineapple Wedding Cake
- Lemon Floral Cake
- Apple Cinnamon and Caramel Cake
- Flourless Chocolate wedding cake
- Sorbet Wedding Cake
- Gluten and Dairy free Wedding Cake
- Three Tier Mix Fruit Cake
- Orange Berry Wedding Cake
- Three-tier wedding cake
- Vegan Rose Cupcakes
- Pecan Nuts Cake
- Banana-flavored wedding cake
- Red Velvet Groom’s cake
- Coconut Lemon Wedding Cake
- White Almond wedding cake
- Peach and Plum wedding cake
- Raspberry wedding cake
- Blueberry Wedding cake
- Coffee Cream Wedding Cake
- Honey and Lavender Cake
- Osmanthus cake
- Vegan Ginger Spice wedding cake
- Orange and Rosemary Wedding Cake
- Chocolate and Hazelnut Truffle
- Spiced Eggnog Custard Cake
- Mexican Chocolate wedding cake
- Maple Pumpkin Cake
- Chocolate Chai wedding cake
- White Chocolate and Raspberry cake
- Peanut Butter Layer Cake
- Spiced Pear Cake
- Maple Butter Cake
- Banana Cake With Passionfruit
- Lemon Cake Wirh Lemon Ganache and Cream Cheese Buttercream
- Spiced carrot with White Chocolate Buttercream
- Chocolate Matcha
- Lavender Earl Grey Wedding Cake
- Almond Amaretto Wedding Cake
- Raspberry Lemonade Wedding Cake
- Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
- Champagne and Strawberry Cake
- Matcha Green Tea and White Chocolate Cake
- Black Forest Wedding Cake
How to Make?
- Choose any one of your favorite wedding cake flavor and recipe.
- Mix the ingredients as per the instructions.
- Bake the cake with the best flavors.
- Cool and set on the cake stand.
- Decorate with frosting, flowers, or berries.
- Begin your new life with loads of love and the sweetness of the cake.
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Conclusion
So this is where we end our blog for some of the most exciting cake flavors for the wedding. Vanilla and chocolate might be the popular ones, but do try some new and exotic flavors this wedding season to surprise your guests and tantalize your taste buds.
