Best wedding cake design ideas in 2017

While pies, cupcakes, and dessert spreads have lately made a presence at wedding receptions across the nation, most couples still choose to stick to the classic cake. But keeping with tradition doesn't have to be boring— according to these sweet confections. Into one, our superb cake set brings the best of our print issues from seasonal motifs to shapes that are surprising , mouthwatering gallery. Delicious creations worthy of our shiny pages, ahead, complete with frostings of your dreams, flavors, and all the colours. Plus, locate tips on the best way to have (or make) an indistinguishable cake of your own.

OMBRE WEDDING CAKE

Wendy Kromer- Schell and Caitlin Brown hid blood orange and passion-fruit curds in tinted vanilla poundcake because of this buttercream-dotted confection. Bake yours a bit larger than desirable that browned edges can be trimmed off, revealing the vibrant ombre layout underneath.

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MINIATURE CHOCOLATE-COVERED WEDDING CAKES

Elaborate: Yes. (Perch the cakes on a wire rack so extra glaze doesn't pool.) Afterward we lightly pulled a toothpick through the lines to create the designs.

A WEDDING CAKE WITH DISTINCT STRIPES

Here, we put the idea of icing on ice, relying rather on unadorned pastel layers for graphical appeal. Coconut pound cake, tinted with gel-paste food coloring, functions as the foundation, while white fondant and passion-fruit curd rests on top (the curd is also between each layer).

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JAPANESE SPONGE WEDDING CAKE

These little beauties by Wendy Kromer-Schell and Caitlin Brown (known as individual sponge roulades) were inspired by Japan's popular patterned cake rolls. The fill is lemon-ginger mousse, as well as the designs can be customized (wedding crest or monogram, anyone?).

HEART WEDDING CAKE

Long ago, the heart was considered to function as the source of most human emotions. Though modern science demonstrates otherwise, the phrase "giving your heart" remains the best measure to express that you simply had sacrifice anything for the one you love. Jay Qualls of the Tennessee-based Maples Wedding Cakes printed our designs covered them delineated them with royal icing, then transferred them.

CHOCOLATE STOUT WEDDING CAKE

Each layer of this chocolate nude cake by Wendy Kromer- Caitlin Brown and Schell topped with candied pecans, drizzled with caramel and chocolate ganache, and is filled with buttercream. Meanwhile, the actual cake comprises butter, yogurt, and stout (customize yours with your favorite brew), making each bite decadently moist.

WHITE-CHOCOLATE PANELED WEDDING CAKE

Architectural yet familiar, our white chocolate panel cake demands neither culinary abilities nor design skills (apart from the people you learned in preschool). Simply order a buttercream cake from a nearby bakery and a pack of chocolate panels from chocolatier Christopher Norman. The rest is a cakewalk: Adhere panels of varying heights onto the layers, and fill the ledges with a different fruit or golden raspberries.

WHITE ROSE WEDDING CAKE

The reputation as the most authoritative love symbol in nature of this bloom stems from the Greeks, who used the flower to represent the goddess Venus. White roses, especially, have come to symbolize true love, and purity, unity —as opposed to red roses' organization with fire—which has earned them the status of Ultimate Wedding Flower. Here, New York City cake guru Sylvia Weinstock blanketed three layers of cake in handmade, edible sugar petals to softly echo the shape of a French croquembouche—and develop a temple to Cupid's favourite flower.

POTTED PLANT WEDDING CAKE

Contributing editor Jason Schreiber made this herb-adorned cake, which features micro marigolds, cilantro and fennel flowers, bachelor's buttons, sweet alyssums, oregano, and pea shoots. Swiss meringue buttercream's tacky feel kept the edible blossoms (purchase your own at gourmetsweetbotanicals.com) in place.

FRENCH AND IKAT SILK RIBBON WEDDING CAKE

The spirit of a century-old French silk ribbon could be felt in every bite of this beloved cake. On top rests a remarkable bow of molded glue paste (so realistic, you'll be tempted to untie it). Then we painted edible luster dust combined with lemon extract on the fondant in a rose pattern that evokes the blurry quality of an ikat weave.

TEARDROP WEDDING CAKE

Give your cake a dash of whimsy. Order up a fondant cake, plus a bucket of fondant, from a bakery. Add food coloring to get the colors that are best, and roll out into a thin sheet.