6 Show-Stopping Wedding Cakes
Simple or extravagant, wedding cakes are always show-stopping. Take inspiration from these unique wedding cakes to make your very own everlasting creation.
Hand-Painted Wedding Cake
Showcase an iconic Southern flower with a hand-painted design that feels more like a piece of stained glass than a work of flour and sugar. Even the three-dimensional blossom on top is edible.
Maggie Austin Cake; 202/448-2920
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Wedding Cake Trio
Skip a single, tiered cake and, instead, place smaller ones at each table for guests to cut themselves. It's perfect for a casual affair and has an added benefit-the cakes double as beautiful centerpieces.
Maggie Austin Cake; 202/448-2920
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Ombre Effect Wedding Cake
Incorporate details from your dress and bouquet into the cake, as Washington, D.C. artist and pastry chef Maggie Austin did here. Tiny hydrangea blossoms sit atop layers of buttercream icing, reminiscent of a ruffled bridal gown.
Maggie Austin Cake; 202/448-2920
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Cupcake Tower
Treat guests to a luscious tower of cupcakes, where the display is as fanciful as the flavor. Try this idea at a colorful, outdoor wedding. Ask your bakery if they design cupcake pedestals, like this moss-covered one, or try making your own.
Dreamcakes; 205/871-9377
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Toasted Meringue Wedding Cake
As an alternative to frosting or fondant, try covering a vanilla wedding cake with toasted Swiss meringue.
From the Chic Outdoor Wedding or Keli and Nick
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Vintage Stamp Wedding Cake
Vintage stamps were reproduced on this wedding cake, and an antique suitcase was used as a cake stand to produce a vintage feel.
From the Vintage Collegiate Wedding of Alison Noelker and Chris Vinciguerra
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