At TLC we love this time of year. There is always a flurry of activity in January in the event planning world. Christmas is a joyful memory. Festive distractions are out of the way. Our clients have begun doubling down on their celebration planning for the new year. For those happy couples organising a wedding in 2025, it’s also a time when new trends begin to emerge. These trends provide motivation and inspiration that spur people through the wedding to-do list.
From dresses to décor, menus to favours, there is a melting pot of ideas and tips ready to help you take your wedding to the next level. And we just love to delve through it all adding to our insider know-how to act as a friendly guide.
Where better to start than the most delicious part of a wedding? The cake! So, without further ado, here are the top wedding cake trends for 2025. Each a delicious bite.
TOP WEDDING CAKE TRENDS FOR 2025
Interactive Wedding Cakes
Slice the cake and eat it. ‘How much interaction can there be?’, you may ask. Well in 2025 we’re about to find out. The interactive wedding cake has landed and is one of the top wedding cake trends for 2025. It’s luring in wedding guests in their droves. Customisable cakes allow guests to add their own toppings and flavours. Decorating stations bring a crafty edge, especially for children. Add icing, edible flowers and an abundance of sweet treats to your portion.
Top tip: to add excitement and interaction to the cake cutting. Why not reveal a hidden rainbow or glitter-filled centre for a memorable moment?
Supersized and Unique Shapes
2025 marks a move away from the traditional wedding cake. No square cakes and round bowls. Think outside of the cake box and use your imagination.
Geometric shapes. Asymmetrical tiers. Suspended layers. They are making waves. Whether it’s a supersized cake that spans the entire length of the table, or something a little more theatrical, wedding cakes in 2025 will be anything but usual. Think oversized. Towering installations. Sculpted. Three dimensional. Or wide and squat. Unconventional designs add a dynamic modern twist.
Colour Fun
The all-white cake is still on trend and looks super chic, but coloured cakes are beginning to muscle through. And why not? Colour adds a sense of fun and vibrancy to your cake table. Energetic orange, regal purple, or dramatic jewel tones. One of the most vibrant top wedding cake trends for 2025 – any colour goes. What hue will you choose?
Getting Your Five-a-Day
Move over florals and intricate piping. There is a new decorative trend in wedding cakes – fruit and vegetables. From Jerusalem artichokes and miniature squash to figs, grapes, and strawberries. The produce aisle has become a bountiful place for sourcing cake adornments adding a strong seasonal element to your cake’s aesthetic.
Focus on Flavour
It’s not just about how your cake looks, the taste is equally important. We’ve seen a gradual move away from fruit cake over the last few decades, with many couples adding different flavours to each tier of their cake, to cater for all.
Taking it a step further. One of the tastiest top wedding cake trends for 2025 – flavour bombs are now a thing. Intense, unique flavours inspired by the likes of the Great British Bake Off. Incorporating ingredients from all over the world. Bold, sweet, sour, salty, herbaceous, even spicy. Sour cherries, pistachio, chilli, fennel, sage, and citrus (though not altogether). When your guests taste your cake, they will know about it.
Hybrid Bakes
Have you heard of a brookie? Or a brownie cake? How about a tiramisu infusion or an Eton Mess sponge? The lines between cakes and desserts are blurring in 2025. Even more than they have in recent years. Couples are infusing their wedding cake with their favourite nostalgic dessert elements, such as blackberry crumble or lemon meringue pie, for a delicious mash-up that sound simply irresistible.
Dramatic Backdrops
Gone are the days when you simply put the cake on a table and await the cutting. The wedding cake now plays a starring role in its own vignette. Top wedding cake trends for 2025 go theatrical, and we love it. Installations worthy of a Renaissance still-life see the cake-theming travel into the immediate surroundings. Complementary items are arranged artfully and as a backdrop to the main event.
Personalised Touches
Less of a trend – more of an ethos for TLC – but worth a mention, nonetheless. Customisation is key. Cakes are adorned with meaningful symbols, monograms, or even edible replicas of the couple’s pets as a super cute way to add a personal touch. Decorate with places, names, and pictures that hold meaning to the couple.
Nature-Inspired Designs
Earthy tones, edible flowers, and hand-painted botanicals are all the rage. Couples are opting for cakes that mimic natural elements like marble, woodgrain, or even moss. These designs bring a touch of organic beauty to the dessert table.
FINAL THOUGHTS
As we touched on earlier, top wedding cake trends for 2025 reflect a broader shift toward personalisation and bold expression- something we’ve advocated for years. Wedding cakes are one of the most special wedding traditions – but can still be updated! Whether you’re drawn to minimalist elegance, vibrant designs, or adventurous flavours, there’s a trend to suit every couple’s taste and style.
DID YOU KNOW…
The world’s largest wedding cake has held the record for 20 years and was baked in Connecticut as part of the New England Bridal Showcase.
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-wedding-cake
And how about this for a jaw-dropping wedding cake? This life-sized replica of the bride is made entirely of cake! And it cost over £700,000 to make including five flawless diamonds and 1000 pearls.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/brits-record-breaking-700000-wedding-11990641
And not forgetting this replica dress created for one lucky TLC wedding client. A WOW moment indeed…but where to place that first cut????
