Wonderful Homemade Wedding Cake Recipes

Toss the “flower-fetti,” it’s time to celebrate! This party-perfect cake is sprinkled with flowers and bursting with flavour. To really take this cake over the top, incorporate the wedding flowers into the flower-fetti to tie it all together.

Who doesn’t love a good red velvet cake? Whether it has cream cheese or buttercream frosting, it’s one of the most popular cakes out there today, and is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

Lemon meringue pie lovers won’t miss the pastry in this light and tangy treat. Sweet lemon curd holds together the lovely citrus cake, while the whole dessert is coated in cloud-like meringue frosting. Top with slices of fresh citrus or whip out your kitchen torch and toast the outside for the classic pie topping treatment.

For more advanced bakers, this layer cake pulls out all the stops. “Naked” or “half-nude” sides give the finished tower a contemporary vibe, as do the chai and maple flavours found within.

This elegant layer cake is light and lovely, layered with a tart lemon frosting and fresh raspberries. Whether the couple loves gingerbread or it’s a sweet nod to a winter wedding, this cake is luscious in all the right ways.

This fragrant confection with impressive vertical layers is ideal for a spring wedding. Delicate vanilla sponge cake is brushed with an elderflower syrup and frosted with a rich blackberry buttercream.

This delicious chocolate cake doesn’t skimp on the buttercream. Iced in an ombré petal style, it’s also a treat for the eyes.

This sweet heart cake is both trending and timeless, and can be customized to say any message the couple desires. We love the idea of writing “Just Married” or “Forever” on top. With a mix of vintage buttercream piping styles, this cake has the ultimate fun vibes. Plus, the heart shape is surprisingly easy to achieve with just two 8-inch round cakes.

Ready for a pretty retro-themed cake design? You’ll fall in love with this easy and colourful hatbox cake which uses rich Swiss buttercream frosting as the gorgeous ribbon.

A groovy couple deserves an equally as groovy cake, and this shag cake is sure to surprise and delight all guests who try it. Inspired by the iconic shag rugs of the ‘70s, it tastes as delicious as it looks!

Perfect for feeding a crowd, this playful sheet cake with pastel frosting is so moist and tender. The icing is substantially less sweet than the traditional butter and icing sugar mixture, so it’s perfect for parties that might prefer their desserts on the less sweet side.

Swap out the beach-themed topper for a pair of lovebirds and you’ve got a delectable key lime ginger cake with a pretty ombre effect.

Learn how to create this beautiful, glossy design right at home. It is easier than you think! Turn your carrot cake, cheesecake or lemony angel food cake into a shiny, pastel coloured treat with real ‘wow’ factor.

This classic French torte is almost too pretty to eat! A puff pastry base is topped with pastry cream and whipped cream, and surrounded by light-as-air profiteroles dipped in caramelized sugar.

This combination of chocolate sponge cake, cherries and whipped cream may be a familiar one but in place of the often-dry chocolate Genoise sponge, a chocolate chiffon cake base offers the same airiness, but it is also moist and rich.

This may be Anna Olson‘s go-to birthday cake, but its delicate combination of lemon and coconut is wonderful for a special occasion like a wedding. It has a sweet and tangy filling, a rich sabayon buttercream, and a flurry of shredded coconut.

This intricate cake of Hungarian origin is made up of eight (yes, eight!) thin layers of sponge cake filled with chocolate buttercream and topped with a caramel fan.

Fun, fresh and colourful, this fruity torte is the perfect seasonal dessert. Customize the top with the couple’s favourite berries and a playful topper, and you’ve got a wedding-worthy cake!

This cake is meant to replicate snowcapped Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps, which borders France and Italy and makes a grand statement for dessert.

Carrot cake lovers, look no further for the ultimate elevated carrot wedding cake. Each layer is frosted with white chocolate buttercream and every bite is covered in crunchy pecan praline and vanilla bean cream cheese frosting.

Drooling yet? This impressive torte tastes heavenly, but has a dark side in the form of devilishly rich melted chocolate. Chocolate-covered mousse with just a tiny bit of super-moist chocolate cake (yes, more chocolate!), this really is the perfect cake for chocolate lovers.

The decadent chocolate cake takes inspiration from classic Turtle chocolates for the ultimate rich and moist dessert. Topped with whipped ganache, drizzled with caramel, and sprinkled with a pinch of flaky salt and lots of crunchy roasted pecans, it’s a textural treat that’s sure to please everyone. Bonus: hand out Turtles chocolates as wedding favours so that guests can take a little taste of the wedding home with them.

This cake uses a genius decorating technique to achieve the playful honeycomb look: bubble wrap! We love the idea of serving this up for a backyard summer wedding. What better way to send the new couple off on their honeymoon than with a sweet honey cake?

Perfect for serving up during peak berry season, this extra fluffy, cloud-like Angel Food Cake is so dreamy and delightful. The classic cake is taken up a notch by dressing it up with swirls of blueberry whipped cream and serving with fresh berries.

A fall wedding calls for a pumpkin spiced dessert, and this party-ready pumpkin cake is topped with silky ganache and fluffy, marshmallow-like frosting that’s worthy of a celebration. Dotted with chocolate chips and punctuated with show-stopping toasted meringue, it’s sure to impress.

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