37 Cake Flavours and Fillings For Your Wedding Day
There are endless possibilities when you are selecting cake flavours and fillings for your wedding. You do not just have to go for the traditional Victoria Sponge or Fruitcake.
Cake flavours can represent the personality of the couple on their big day, traditional and classic or adventurous and unique. The flavours and fillings are perfect for this as it allows you to keep the clean and simple, whilst giving your guests a surprise with a distinctive taste.
With you in mind we have created this blog post to highlights 37 of our favourite flavours for to give you inspiration. We have also included our favourite recipes to help you bake and try the cakes before you decide on a flavour and filling for your wedding.
Wedding Cake Flavours and Fillings
Chocolate Based
Chocolate and Peppermint
For those who love mint chocolate. It also has hints of a festive feel to it.
Try this recipe from Preppy Kitchen
Chocolate and Peanut Butter
Chocolate offers a rich, tantalizing taste which is coupled with the sweet, nutty taste of peanut butter, the two are essentially a flavour power couple.
Try this recipe from BBC Good Food
Chocolate and Chilli
This is for people that love a hint of spice in their food. Combine the rich chocolate flavour with a hint of heat from the chilli.
Try this recipe from Archanas Kitchen
Chocolate and Vanilla
Also known as marble cake, it is often a is a childhood memory. This cake allows for a lurid, psychedelic finish.
Try this recipe from BBC Good Food
Your Favourite Chocolate Bar
Many people have a favourite chocolate bar that offer a unique and loved flavour. Why not incorporate them into your cake?
We love Kinder Bueno, why not try this recipe Janes Patisserie
Citrus Based
Lemon and Lemon Sugar Buttercream
If you are a lover of all thing’s lemon this is the cake for you. The lemon sugar buttercream is the perfect filling for the cake.
Try this recipe from Foodness Gracious
Lime and Ginger
Lime and ginger may seem like a strange combination, but they can be combined to offer the perfect twist on a traditional flavour.
Try this recipe from BBC Good Food
Orange, Berries and Chocolate
A strong flavoured combination that is known for producing a deliciously moist cake. It is and elaboration on the famous chocolate orange flavour that is loved by many.
Try this recipe from BBC Good Food
Lemon and White Chocolate
The combination or lemon and white chocolate make an incredibly light cake with the sweet and sour taste complement each other. It is great for a summer wedding.
Fruit Based
Pear and Almond Crunch, with a Passion Fruit Glaze
This is a sweet tasting, light cake that has an added dimension caused by the crunch of the almonds.
Try this recipe from Best Recipes
Apple, Cinnamon and Raisin
A classic cake that is perfect for a winter wedding. It is a full-hearted cake loaded with apples and raisins.
Try this recipe from All Recipes
Raspberry and Cream
The raspberry and cream flavour is a light, sweet tasting cake that is perfect for a wedding in hot weather.
Try this recipe from BBC Good Food
Strawberries and Champagne
The perfect cake for a celebration? The champagne flavour makes this cake moist and flavourful which is perfectly partnered by the strawberry.
Try this recipe from My Cake School
Apple and Salted Caramel
A British classic. Often seen in the form of a crumble, an apple and caramel cake is just as delicious.
Tropically Based
Coconut and Rum
A rum cake is rich with butter, sweet and soaked with rum. When you add coconut to the occasion it becomes even more amazing.
Try this recipe from Mirlandras Kitchen
Vanilla and Mango
A classic vanilla cake that has a gorgeous mango filling. It is perfect for anyone who loves the sweet taste of mango.
Try this recipe from Bon Appetit
Vanilla and Passion Fruit
This is for anyone who has a sweet tooth. The combination of vanilla and passionfruit is a light, delicate cake.
Try this recipe from A Cozy Kitchen
Quirky Flavours and Fillings
Vanilla and Rose
This is an incredible floral cake flavoured with rosewater. This is certainly a cake that is unique and memorable.
Try this recipe from BBC Good Food
Lavender and Honey
This amazing cake is a sweet, light cake that uses lavender flowers to add its wow factor. It is also possible to include lavender in the filling to make it even tastier.
Try this recipe from Cloudy Kitchen
Rhubarb and Rose
A special cake for a special occasion. This amazing cake is full of flavour and is completed by a rhubarb curd.
Try this recipe from Vikalinka
Red Velvet and Cream Cheese
A red velvet cake is a classic in the bakery world. It is a strong, impressive looking cake that is certain to impress your guests.
Vegetable Based
Butternut squash and orange
This is a relatively safe and plain cake for those who like the taste of butternut squash. It is usually in a style like a carrot cake.
Mango Carrot Cake
This is a twist on the traditional carrot cake. It uses the mango to sweeten its taste.
Beetroot and Chocolate
This is a bold, strong tasting cake. The combination of beetroot and chocolate may seem strange, but they complement each other excellently. If you love beetroot this may be the one for you.
Try this recipe from Real Food Tesco
Sweet Potato and Cocoa
This cake has the potential to be amazing. The chocolate is complimented by the sweet potato in a way many people would not expect.
Try this recipe from Dreena Burton. It is even Vegan!
Courgette, Pistachio Nuts and Lemon
This cake is big on flavour but light on texture. It is perfect to be served a dessert and can be served with yogurt. This is a unique cake that will help your wedding stand out.
Tea & Coffee Based
Matcha Green Tea
If you love green tea this is the cake for you. Matcha is made from special green tea leaves that are ground down into an incredibly fine consistency.
Try this recipe from Chelsweets
Earl Grey Tea
This cake can be made to be perfect and moist for any Earl Grey lover. You can pair it will and orange cream cheese buttercream filling to complete the gorgeous cake.
Try this recipe from Ana’s Baking Chronicals
Mocha and Chocolate
This cake is the ultimate indulgence for mocha lovers. It combines a rich dark chocolate taste with that of a silky mocha filling.
Try this recipe from Liv for Cake
Espresso
If you love a strong coffee flavour, this may be perfect. Extract the espresso flavours for your cake and couple it with a whipped espresso filling and ganache.
Try this recipe from Veena Azmanov
Chai Tea and Vanilla
Flavourful classic chai spice flavours reproduced into a soft and moist cake with hints of cinnamon, ginger, and the floral and the exotic combination of black tea and cardamom. It is perfectly accompanied by a tangy cream cheese vanilla filling.
Alcohol
Rum and Ginger
Cake, booze, and spice. What is not to like? This is a cake that is soaked in rum and accompanied by the taste of ginger.
Try this recipe from Elizabeth Dhokia
Guinness and Chocolate
With a mix of Guinness and chocolate, this cake is a grown-up treat. This is a rich and dark cake where the bitterness of the Guinness help brings out the flavour of the chocolate. The richness is balanced by the sweetness of the sour cream icing.
Try this recipe from Jamie Oliver
Amaretto
This cake tastes likes a wedding! It boasts the classic taste of amaretto and is accompanied by sweet fillings and toppings. It is for someone with a sweet tooth.
Try this recipe from Taste of Home
Pimms
Is it Pimms o’clock yet? The classic taste of pimms accompanied by a smooth medley of fruits and lemon buttercream. It is the ultimate flavour of summer.
Try this recipe from BBC Good Food
Piña Colada
The name itself sounds like a party! It is a cocktail inspired cake packed with the perfect combination or coconut, pineapple, and a hint of rum.
Try this recipe from My Cake School
Brandy and Apple
Do you like a brandy after dinner? If so, this is the cake to allow you to taste it in the form of the cake. The strong taste of brandy is perfectly accompanied by the sweetness of the apple.
What Cake Flavours And Fillings Will You Choose?
We hope that we have been able to offer you inspiration on what cake flavours and fillings you can choose for your wedding.
As you can see there is an endless list of possibilities you can choose for your wedding, each amazingly different.
If you like the look of more than one flavour remember you have the chance to choose multiple options with a tier cake. That way you and your guest can experience several amazing cake flavours and fillings.
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