At Amycakes Bakery, I helped hundreds of couples find the perfect wedding cake flavor. Learn my insider tips and find the seven best wedding cake flavors (and bakery-tested recipes) to make your wedding cake better than you ever dreamed of!
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Whether you’re a pastry chef or a bride searching for the perfect cake flavors, you’re in the right place! I’m spilling all the beans and sharing my all-time most popular wedding cake recipes and flavor combinations to set you up for success!
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Each of my professional bakery recipes has been refined over the years to ensure the most tender, moist, and flavorful cakes possible. The wedding guests will talk about these cakes for years!
Moist Vanilla Almond Cake
Red Velvet Cake
Strawberry Cake
Rich Chocolate Cake
Super Moist Pumpkin Cake
Lemon Cake
Professional Bakery Tips When Choosing the Best Wedding Cake Flavors
- Offer options. Most guests love having a variety of wedding cake flavor options to choose from. One popular cake option is to have a traditional tiered vanilla wedding cake and then offer a variety of other flavors on the side.
- Keep it all white. You can also make each tier a different flavor and keep the look cohesive with vanilla (white) icing all around the outside of the cakes.
- Reveal the inside on the outside. I also love to highlight the flavors on the inside with decorations on the outside. For example, you can serve a tri-colored Neapolitan cake with strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate tiers and matching frostings.
- Save the best for yourself. If you're keeping the top tier to freeze for tradition, pick your favorite flavor for this one! This is also a great option if you want something really off-the-wall or unique.
- Keep it the same. If your cake has minimal icing (like a semi-iced or naked cake), it's usually best to have the same flavor throughout so all the cake tiers look consistent in color.
- Decorate with the season. Some flavors can be served all year long, but serving a seasonal cake (or using seasonal garnishes) can really set the theme. For summer weddings, use lots of berries and fresh fruits. For fall and winter weddings, think red velvet or cinnamon spice cakes like my carrot cake or snickerdoodle cake.
- Set up a cake bar. Love cakes and want to offer a variety of options for your guests? Set up a dessert bar with several small, flavor-themed cakes! Guests love admiring the cake table and deciding which flavor to try. When I got married, I made 13 different flavors for our cakes, and our guests still talk about it!
Wedding Day Logistics
Consider temperature. Butter melts between 80-100F. For warm-weather weddings, make sure you consider how to keep the cake below that temperature to avoid a melty mess. Another option is to use a stabilized frosting made with shortening and Instant Clearjel, like my go-to vanilla buttercream.
Plan wisely for serving. When selecting flavors for a large, tiered wedding cake, consider who'll be cutting it. If it's a friend or family member, you might want to stick to just two flavors and alternate them on each tier. This makes it easier to serve and provides an equal distribution of flavors. If, for example, you only have chocolate on the bottom tier, it could mean a longer wait for guests eager for chocolate.
However, if a professional caterer handles the cake, you may have more freedom to mix and match flavors–it's a good idea to consult with your cake cutter first to figure out the best approach! To get the most out of your wedding cake, be sure to check out my cake cutting guide!
Plan for travel. Learn how to transport a wedding cake to make sure this special bake makes it to the venue safely.
I hope this guide helped you find the best wedding cake flavors for your big day! If you love baking cakes and want the best dessert recipes sent directly to your inbox, be sure to subscribe for email updates and follow @amycakesbakes on social media. Happy Baking!