Wedding Cake Trend Predictions for 2025

As we look forward to 2025, the world of wedding cakes is gearing up for an exciting year filled with creativity, bold choices, and a touch of nostalgia. While timeless designs always have their place, we’re seeing trends that invite couples to bring a unique, artistic flair to their celebrations. Here’s what we predict will be the biggest wedding cake trends of 2025, from sky-high tiers to intricate fondant textures.

1. Large, Tiered Wedding Cakes

The past several years have seen a huge trend of couples ordering a small, single tier cutting cake with a variety of other desserts (such as cupcakes, cookies, and bars) for their guests to choose from. While this is still a lovely dessert option for any wedding, we expect to see clients shift toward ordering large, multi-tiered wedding cakes with more extravagant designs. Larger, more grand wedding celebrations are becoming more and more popular, and nothing signifies this better than the trend toward ornate tiered wedding cakes. These towering cakes aren’t just for show; they’re a fantastic way to incorporate multiple cake flavors, giving guests more variety. For couples planning a big wedding with lots of guests, a multi-tiered cake serves both as décor and dessert, making it as functional as it is beautiful.

2. Layered Fondant Texturing

Simple white wedding cakes will always be classic, but adding unique details is key to expressing your personality through the cake design. Textured fondant will be taking center stage in 2025, adding depth and dimension to wedding cakes in ways we haven’t seen before. We especially expect to see designs that utilize fondant to create delicate waves and layered ridges that offer a sophisticated, tactile look. This design feels fresh and modern while still being versatile enough to fit almost any wedding style. Fondant is the perfect way to make your wedding cake design unique and visually interesting, while keeping the classic wedding cake aesthetic.

3. Intricate Vintage-Inspired Piping

Inspired by vintage cake designs, detailed piping is making a big comeback. In 2025, we’re seeing more and more couples opt for cakes that have an old-world charm, with delicate piping that calls back to the cakes of decades past. Fun details like bold colors and maraschino cherries can make this design as unique and fun as the couple themselves, or a classic white-on-white color palette can keep the look of these cakes timeless and elegant. These designs feel both nostalgic and luxurious, perfect for couples wanting something classic with a twist. Adding vintage piping to your wedding cake will lend an air of sophistication to the dessert table, while also creating lots of visual interest that your guests will love.

4. Bold, Eye-Catching Colors

If there’s one trend in wedding cakes that stands out this year, it’s the move toward bold, statement-making colors. While past years have celebrated muted pastels and soft neutrals, 2025 is bringing a splash of vibrant shades to the cake table. We expect to see more couples choose cakes in rich jewel tones, deep greens, burgundy, and metallic copper for a touch of the unexpected. Bold colors allow cakes to make a statement and add personality, whether they’re blended into an ombre effect, incorporated in piped buttercream flowers, or used in striking monochromatic designs. Adding a bold color to your wedding cake is the perfect way to make it stand out and be a memorable part of your celebration.

5. Whimsical Sugar Flowers

Edible art is reaching new heights, and sugar flowers are a key part of that. These delicate, handcrafted flowers are works of art in their own right, often indistinguishable from the real thing. While fresh flowers have always been popular, sugar flowers offer a more customized and long-lasting option. In 2025, we’re expecting to see more intricate and realistic sugar flower arrangements, allowing couples to display florals that might be out of season or too fragile to use fresh. From wildflowers to roses to exotic blooms, sugar flowers bring elegance, artistry, and a touch of whimsy to wedding cakes.

The best part about 2025’s wedding cake trends is how versatile they are. Many of these trends can be combined—like a large tiered cake that incorporates bold colors and sugar flowers—to create something entirely unique. The key is personalization, giving each couple the opportunity to design a cake that not only matches their wedding’s aesthetic but also tells a bit of their story.

Whether you’re leaning toward a towering, classic cake or something vibrant and avant-garde, 2025’s trends are all about embracing creativity and craftsmanship. At the end of the day, a wedding cake should reflect the couple’s unique style and make a lasting impression on guests, and we can’t wait to see the beautiful designs that emerge next year.