Wedding cakes are more than just a sweet finale to the ceremony and reception; they’re also a major style statement. Like fashion, wedding cake designs evolve with time and are a great vehicle for creative couples to play with shape, embellishments, and color. For those who need wedding cake ideas for their nuptials, check out these wedding cake trends for 2009.


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Chocolate face

Weddings have had traditional white cakes for decades now, but couples no longer hide rich decadent chocolate behind a shield of white fondant. Dark chocolate is now the face of wedding cakes, just like chocolate cakes are appropriately dressed in creamy chocolate frosting. The result: a mouthwatering chocolate dessert that tastes just as good as it looks! If you don’t like an all-chocolate face, you can incorporate white elements using white chocolate.

Back to buttercream

Up until the last few years, buttercream used to be the traditional frosting for wedding cakes. Then sleek, rolled fondant cakes became wedding favorites because the consistency of the frosting allowed cake designers to play with shapes and create more intricate design. But thanks to advanced tolls, buttercream-frosted wedding cakes can look just as smooth as cakes made of rolled fondant. This is great because buttercream frosting uses natural ingredients, costs less than fondant, and tastes better.

Something blue

Blue is one of the dominant shades of 2009 wedding color palettes, and what better canvas to incorporate this color than your wedding cake? Consider a cake in powder blue, turquoise, or navy blue, and accent with complementing colors like white, silver, yellow, or lavender.


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Square mini cakes

Using cupcake towers instead of tiered wedding cakes has been a mainstay for years, but cupcakes have been made more interesting with changes in the shape and size. Today, couples love the new take on the cupcake frenzy: square-shaped mini cakes! Think pre-sliced wedding cakes that are slightly larger than cupcakes and just as dressed up.

Pretty in pink

Pink has always been a favorite in wedding palettes, up until brides started experimenting with less traditional hues like orange, brown, gray, even black. Now pink is back to freshen up classic white – white cakes are dressed up with pink embellishments, and all-pink cakes are adorned with lace or floral details.

Scripted text

One of the hottest wedding cake trends of the year are cakes decorated with calligraphy-style motifs. White or ivory cakes are given an antique look with black writing. But what exactly do you write on your wedding cake? It could be lyrics to your song, your favorite poem, or your wedding vows.


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Groom’s cakes

The American South has an old tradition of having a separate cake for the groom. Over the years, the tradition has become a trend that gained popularity beyond the South and the United States. Today, groom’s cakes are just as elaborate as the wedding cake, often reflecting the groom’s hobbies and interests. The wedding cake pictured above was custom-made by a bride whose groom works a fireman.