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Wedding Cake Ideas for Every Season
Take a cue from the seasons with our favorite wedding cakes ideas for spring, summer, fall, and winter…
Fall Wedding Cakes
Bring out the rich, warm colors and tastes of autumn…
- Go pumpkin – Round out a fall feast with a pumpkin cake or even a tiered pumpkin pie.
- Go chocolate – Serve a hearty chocolate cake covered in dark chocolate fondant and decorated with fresh or marzipan fruits and berries.
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Winter Wedding Cakes
Warm up to a decadent dessert course with these cool ideas to reflect the winter season…
- White on white – Adorn an all-white cake with marzipan snowflakes or swiss dots, or top with fresh white poinsettias or stephanotis.
- Get rich – Serve a decadent chocolate cake or cheesecake with raspberry sauce/filling, and decorate with chocolate-covered cherries or strawberries.
- Top it off – Use a decorative snow globe or snowflake as a seasonal topper.
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Spring Wedding Cakes
Summon the taste of spring with light flavors and delicate colors…
- Coconut confection – Coconut frosting and fillings make a quintessential spring treat.
- Crazy for carrot – Carrot cake with cream cheese icing is another springtime fave.
- Light and fluffy – Go with angel food cake and fresh strawberries or strawberry cream.
- Whimsical adornments – Decorate with bright, fanciful details like ribbon, swiss dots, or swirl patterns.
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Summer Wedding Cakes
When it comes to a summer wedding cake, invoke warmth, sunshine, and fun…
- Light and fluffy – Serve something light, like angel food cake topped with whipped cream and berries.
- Fresh adornments – Top traditional wedding cake with fresh tropical flowers like hibiscus, or decorate with shells and starfish.
- Spoon it out – Serve light sorbet or gelato.
- Add a cherry – Have a do it yourself sundae bar (just make sure you have a way to keep the ice cream cool).
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