While the traditional white icing and tiered wedding cake will never go out of style, for brides-to-be who want something a little bit different for their special day, these glittering alternative wedding cakes are just the thing.
The shiny cakes are made from edible gold leaf or edible lustre powder, so ask your wedding cake designer what's available
Metallic detailing is having a moment right now, and judging by some of the gorgeous designs below it’s not hard to see why the trend has extended to wedding desserts.
In different shades of edible gold, silver, and bronze, these shimmering alternative wedding cakes are serious showstoppers. And they're actually surprisingly easy to achieve! The shiny cakes are made from edible gold leaf or edible lustre powder, so ask your wedding cake designer what's available.
Happily, these alternative wedding cakes are also highly versatile. Couples can go all in with a uniform metallic cake, or dip their toes into the trend with a few glittering accents and ruffles. The regal hues work beautifully with other colours too, making it easy to incorporate the trend with your chosen wedding theme colours. Even masculine-looking shades of chocolate and dark blue are wonderfully complimented with some gold accents. From subtle to stand-out, these pretty cakes are guaranteed to turn heads.
Get inspired by these beautiful alternative wedding cakes below - and bookmark this page for your own nuptials!
Subtle silver feathering
Gold, white and blue
Copper brush strokes
A modern, gold-stripped design
An elegant white and silver creation
Platinum and black
Ink and gold leaf
Gold detailing
A three-tiered blue and silver cake
Pearl and silver elegance
A rock-ing cake
The drip cake trend meets the metallic trend
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