9 Wedding Cake Alternatives

9 Wedding Cake Alternatives

9 Wedding Cake Alternatives

Dessert is an important part of a wedding. Most guests are expecting a wedding cake or cupcakes, but here are 9 alternative to wedding cake.

Rice Crispy Wedding Cake

Now this is a wedding cake that would make my older sister swoon over. Say hello to alternative cake one. You might think that a rice crispy cake can’t possibly be elegant. Well let me change your mind. This is a super elegant and romantic looking cake, even if it is made with the cereal we all loved as kids. Complete with burgundy flowers and eggplant-coloured ribbon, this cake is anything but childish.

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Cake Pops that Pop

Cake alternative two is a beautiful ombre cake pop cake. This cake is even topped with a cake-pop bride and groom. Perfect for a something blue themed wedding or even a winter themed wedding. This is a great alternative to the traditional wedding cake. Your guests will not be disappointed!

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Oreo Cookie Cake

Please don’t let my fiancé see this! Do you and your s.o. love Oreos? Cake alternative three may be the cake for you. Serve with milk, or hot chocolate in the colder months, and your guests will love it! This is not for the classic bride, but if you guys are planning a cottage wedding or a relaxed backyard wedding, this cake may be perfect!

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Doughnut Delight

All I can say is yum! Cake alternative four looks ah-maze-ing. If you and your fiancé love doughnuts, well then take a look at this doughnut tower. The different kinds of doughnuts add colour and texture to the tower. The addition of flowers on the top and a few flowers on each tier are the perfect touch. The only problem: you have to share with your guests 😉

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Ice Cream Sandwich Swoon

So you may not be able to have this cake alternative on display for long. You don’t want your tower of ice cream sandwiches melting! Number five is an ice cream sandwich tower. Complete with everything from the classic chocolate chip to red velvet, this is a great option!

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Crepe Cake

Cake alternative six is a gorgeous ombre berry crepe cake. This cake would be perfect for an outdoor wedding, a wedding in a greenhouse or even a rustic barn wedding. This cake screams summer. This is a light alternative to heavy wedding cake.

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Macaroon and Rose Pillar

The seventh alternative is a macaroon tower. This specific blush coloured macaroon tower is girly, elegant and so romantic. The addition of roses in between every tier is perfect. This could even work for an it’s a girl baby shower or a bridal shower. You can switch up the colours to match your theme, or go with the classic white or ivory wedding colours.

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Wedding Pie

The eighth wedding cake alternative is a beautiful wedding pie. This classic apple pie is anything but ordinary. The braided weaves and the addition of the summer flowers makes this cake perfect for a summer wedding. Think rustic barn or cottage getaway wedding. If you and your s.o. aren’t really big on heavy wedding cakes, why not have a wedding pie, I mean who doesn’t love a fresh pie? You can have any pie too: apple, rhubarb, berry, pumpkin, sugar and so many more options.

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Cannoli Castle

The perfect Italian dessert for a wedding. This cannoli tower is wedding cake alternative nine. We have mentioned cannoli towers as wedding cake alternatives before, on our 11 Modern Wedding Cakes post. The wedding tower on this page is made with pink flowers and looks more like a summer wedding cake. This cannoli tower would be perfect for a fall wedding, with the rich reds, oranges and purples. Take a look!

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Are you a modern bride or groom, who doesn’t want the traditional wedding cake? What do you think of these alternatives?

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11 Modern Wedding Cakes to Have at Your Wedding!

11 Modern Wedding Cakes to Have at Your Wedding!

11 Modern Wedding Cakes to Have at Your Wedding!

So you want a chic modern wedding that your friends and family will be talking about in 10 years from now. Well what better a statement to make than a modern wedding cake. Think about it, seriously. If you aren’t into plain white cakes, then this is the way to go.

Black & Gold Ombré

This first cake is an ultra modern twist on ombre. From white to gold to black this cake will stand out, not like a sore thumb, but like a bright candy-apple red Ferrari. Now that is a statement you and your guests will love and love to talk about in the coming years. Take a look!

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Gold & Semi-Naked

Cake Two: You may want a modern wedding, but a black wedding cake is not something that you had in mind? Well, here is a fantastic alternative! This cake is two cakes in one: a rustic semi naked cake and a modern chic gold cake — in one! This cake is perfect for a winter or early spring wedding. I can definitely see it on the sweets table, can you?

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Black Swan Cake

Cake Three: Okay, so black cakes don’t scare you, but the first cake seemed to simple and the second cake too winter whimsy? No problem, I have the cake for you. This cake is a three tier mix and match cake that is both modern and black swan with a ballerina flare. Seriously, if you are girly, but also have a edgy side, this cake will be the perfect fit. The bottom black rose tier is, excuse the pun, the icing on the cake.

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Marble & Gold Leaf

The fourth cake we’re going to look at is this jewel-toned and gold leaf cake. It almost looks like marble and tie-dye mixed together to form this gorgeous cake. If you want a modern wedding, what better way to show it that with a modern-looking cake. This is going to make your guests say “WOW” and make you look like the chicest modern bride there is!

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Geometric & Contemporary

Cake Five is a four tier cake, where the third their isn’t even cake! What a contemporary idea to make one tier a geometric stand for the third simple white tier. Whoever thought of this was genius. Maybe you want a four-tier cake, but don’t have that many guests. Or maybe you just want to show off your creative flair. This is the perfect cake for a natural-modern wedding, think greens, whites and hints of gold.

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Rustic 20’s

Cake Six is a modern cake with a Great Gatsby style. This cake will stand out in more way than one. This style cake can be used for modern, chic, rustic or 20’s style weddings. With its neutral colour and beautiful flower in the front, this cake will bring elegance to any wedding. The shiny base tier will add some glitz and glam and the black border will add some edginess.

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Geode & Gold Leaf

Cake Seven is a geode cake. These cakes can be stunning and seriously cool. I don’t know how to explain this cake, but I can tell you it is modern, chic and definitely interesting. You can customize the edible crystals to match your wedding colours also, so if the bluish-purple is throwing you off, keep that in mind. Your guests will be in awe. If you don’t want the cake to out-do the dress, this may not be the right cake for you, because it will take people’s breath away. The touch of gold adds an extra touch of class. Just take a look!

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Chalkboard

Cake Eight is a more rustic cake, but it is in no way a classic cake, this is very modern. Since chalk board is basically everywhere these days, why not have a chalkboard cake. You can customize the text around the cake to make it more personalized as well. This cake is the perfect accent to a rustic-style wedding and the wood plate underneath really ties the whole design together.

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Gold and Marble Marvel

Cake Nine is a marble and gold wonder. I could go without the hexagon accents, but that’s just me. I love the look of this cake. I’m getting the feeling that natural stone is really in this season. If you want a chic ultra modern cake, this may be a contender for you. The square shape gives it a little more sleekness which will also play-up the modern aspect of the cake. If you’re worried the colours may be a little too much, go with a more neutral marble, think light greys.

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Gold, Black, Grey and Geometrics

Cake Ten is a geometric masterpiece. For those of you who love white cakes, but would love to add a bit of colour, this is the cake for you. White base with touches of gold, light grey and dark navy. All the pieces are cut into triangles which makes the cake look super modern and geometric. I’m not going to lie, I am really loving the look of this one!

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Can you say Cannoli

Cake Eleven: So you and your future spouse aren’t big fans of cake. Well here’s an option for you guys! A beautiful, very wedding-like, cannoli tower. The flowers add the perfect amount of girly wedding chic to make the tower look like a wedding cake replacement, instead of a random tower of cannoli’s. Maybe you want a small cake and something else, but are tired of seeing the cupcake tower. This, is the next best thing!

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13 Jaw-dropping Winter Wedding Cakes

13 Jaw-dropping Winter Wedding Cakes

13 Jaw-dropping Winter Wedding Cakes

 

This first wedding cake is a winter wonderland on 5 tiers. This white and silver cake on a beautiful white ceramic tree stump is a stand-out for your dessert table. The silver accents give the plain white cake a face-lift with mountain peeks and the white trees and to the winter wonderland theme. This cake works really well for a winter wedding.

 

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Cake two is a gorgeous 4-tier cake with white snowflakes and blue ribbon accents. The silver cake stand adds to the magical snowy winter theme. The way the snowflakes are popping out of the cake makes the cake come alive. Take a look!

 

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This third cake is a beautiful birch-bark style cake. The cake is perfect accessory for a nature inspired wedding. I see this gorgeous cake for an outdoor ceremony, even though it may be cold, or a nature inspired indoor wedding. I see greens, yellows, beige and browns.

 

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The forth wedding cake is a soft neutral wedding cake. The natural greenery and slightly off-white icing makes a beautiful cake for a neutral-toned wedding. The buttercream icing is perfect, it definitely works way better than a fondant-type surface.

 

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Okay, this fifth cake is perfect for a frozen-themed wedding. The sparkles on the icing are the perfect addition to a winter wedding. Every winter needs a little sparkle, think of those beautiful soft snowfalls that leave the ground sparkling. This is a great reflection of that.

 

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Rustic Winter Wedding Cakes

Cake six is perfect naked cake. Until recently I only liked the look of the cake, but I would have never considered a cake like this for my wedding. I’ll be honest, I am huge on icing and frosting, it’s probably my favourite part of the cake.  After taking a closer look at it, this cake still has so much icing, they stuff the middle with a lot more icing than a traditional wedding cake, so I think I fell a little more in love with naked wedding cakes. This one in particular is a beautiful cake for a winter wedding. The “frosted” berries add some winter flare and the red and green colour-tones are perfect for winter weddings.

 

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Cake seven is another birch bark style wedding cake, but it is very different from the third cake. The “etched” initials are so perfect for this cake. The neutral coloured flowers and pine cones add some personality to the cake, the actual birch tree log cake-plate and the handmade owl cake toppers are the perfect finishing piece to this awesome cake.

 

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Romantic Winter Wedding Cakes

This eighth wedding cake is a stunning red, burgundy, green and off-white cake. The deep red flowers and neutral green and brown accents work in unison. The wood cake stand is the perfect neutral accessory that compliments the cake instead of overpowering it. This is the perfect cake for a classic winter wedding.

 

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Cake nine is a simply perfect white cake with pine cone accents. I love the wavy icing that adds some texture to the cake, it is something that only a frosting or icing can do. If you are looking for a simply beautiful wedding cake, this may be a contender.

 

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Cake ten is a beautiful winter wedding cake. With berries, white roses, twigs and pine cones. This three tier cake would be a perfect addition to your winter-themed wedding. The snow-covered pine cones and red cranberries make a winter wedding seem like a warm holiday celebration.

 

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Cake eleven is full of texture. The first and third tier have a lace ribbon and the middle tier has round textured icing /fondant. With the white flower and the green leafy accents this cake will make a lovely center-piece for your winter wedding.

 

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Winter Wedding Cupcake

Cake twelve is actually not a cake per say, this is actually a cupcake. A gorgeous vanilla cupcake with a white icing and a beautiful sparkly snowflake detail on top. This is a great alternative to a wedding cake, why not have a cupcake tower?

 

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Dreamy Winter Wedding Cake

The last cake, cake thirteen, is another gorgeous cake with a beautifully textured icing. This two tiered cake has a heavy bottom layer and a smaller, shorter top tier, with a frosted berry and leaf-detailed accent. A simple, but beautiful cake, perfect for any winter wedding.

 

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