From cheese to funfetti, calligraphy cake toppers to chic single tiers, find out what wedding cake trends have carried forward from 2015 and find out what’s new for this year!
Cheese Wheel Cakes
Not everybody has a sweet tooth, and those who don’t are going to be super excited about this wedding cake trend. Cheese wheel wedding cakes have been gaining in popularity over the last few years as couples look for something a little bit different for the focal point in their reception. A cheese wheel cake is unusual, beautifully rustic, and offers a fantastic way of introducing some wonderful local Irish produce into your dessert.
Images (l-r): Photo by Tara Donoghue via | Photo by Anthem Photography via Style Me Pretty
Calligraphy Cake Toppers
As we mentioned in our overall top wedding trends for 2016 earlier this week, calligraphy cake toppers are the cake accessory of 2016. Though cute personalised figurines continue to make an appearance, many couples this year are looking for a more streamlined look (hence the more minimalist trend for stationery too!). Calligraphy cake toppers are beautiful, they can be bought personalised to say anything you want so you can make them as sweet or as funny as you like!
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Metallic Cakes
Metallic is going to be a huge trend in wedding decor this year (we’ve picked copper as our fave already!) and one item that will be in on the bling is the wedding cake. Whether it’s gold leaf layers or painted on copper details, there is something so decadent about a shiny sweet.
Images (l-r): Photo by Vicky Starz Photography via Style Me Pretty | Photo by One Love Photography via Green Wedding Shoes
Embellished Cakes
While we’re big fans of the minimalist look, we know there is something just so special about a beautifully embellished cake. From beautiful pearl detailing for a winter wedding to colourful petals for a spring celebration, these are real ‘wow’ wedding cakes that are sure to grab your guests’ attention. The only problem with them is you won’t want to cut them!
Cake by Primrose Lane Bakery Dundalk
Naked Cakes
Naked wedding cakes were one of the biggest trends in wedding sweets in 2014/15 and they’re going nowhere for 2016. As couples try to create a relaxed, rustic palette, the naked cake takes centre stage. You can keep it simple with open sponge layers, dress it slightly with a sheer layer of icing or give it a nostalgic party vibe with funfetti – whatever way they’re done the naked cake is still one of our fave trends for 2016.
Images (l-r): Photo by Esther Sun via 100 Layer Cake | Photo by Lens Cap Productions via Ruffled
Watercolour Cakes
The ultimate contemporary cake style this year is the watercolour cake. Beautiful buttermilk icing in soft pretty shades look absolutely sumptuous, and only need the most simple of accessories to make them pop. We love the idea of a single tier watercolour cake as a statement sweet, with lots of mini desserts dotted around to pick out the colours.
Cake by Primrose Lane Bakery Dundalk
Single Tier
There’s just something about a pretty single tier wedding cake that gets us every time! They’re like mini, elegant, perfectly formed displays of style and class (too much?!) and we want to just have one perched on our desks at all times. If a single tier cake seems a little too small for you however, think about having several single tiers displayed on gorgeous cake stands, cluttered together to make a huge impact. Delish.
Images (l-r): Photo by N Barrett Photography via Style Me Pretty | via Pinterest
Tea Cupcakes & Cake Pops
For the last few years the dessert table has been a popular option for couples who want to create a really fun atmosphere and have something really cool for their guests to remember long after the Big Day. One of our favourite features of the dessert table is gorgeous items like beautiful vintage tea cup cupcakes and dainty little cakepops. They also double as edible favours and go down an absolute treat with guests every time!
Cakes by Pete’s Pops
