Want to know the best wedding cake flavors to use at your wedding? Selecting the right flavor and even combination of flavors can be pretty challenging. These are the 11 most popular wedding cake flavors and other flavors that pair well with them for either a filling or other cake layers.
Planning a wedding comes with so many decisions, and selecting wedding cake flavors is one of those small choices you have to pick that can feel like a big one. If you’re anything like me, you just want to know a few flavors that you know are commonly enjoyed so that you can pick something that you and your guests will like.
Having gotten married last year, I can totally relate. I had no idea what cake flavors were good, but now that I have had to research and find out for myself, I am excited to share the list with you. Each of these wedding cake flavors would be great for any wedding. You’ll find out so much from wedding cake flavor ideas to summer wedding cake flavors, fall wedding cake flavors, unique wedding cake flavors, and more!
After going through this list, you are going to feel so much more confident moving forward with selecting your wedding cake flavor. You’ll know which flavors can go together, and you’ll be able to rest easy knowing that the decision can be made and out of the way.
This post is all about wedding cake flavors.
Best Wedding Cake Flavors
1. Lemon
This one is first because lemon cake is so stinking good. The pairing you can do with lemon is so delicious too.
One major benefit of going with lemon flavored wedding cake is that your cake will still have the brown caramelized edges that a vanilla will have, which is great for naked cakes, while adding a pop of flavor!
Here are some great flavors to pair with the lemon:
- Raspberry
- cream cheese
- Vanilla
2. Coconut
Are you interested in having a cake that has a “sunny” flavor? Coconut may be exactly what you should use!
Coconut flavored cake easily become a more fruity cake, or you can keep the flavors more rich if that’s what you prefer. Once again, coconut cake will have that light brown caramelized edges that are great for decorating.
Here are the flavors you can easily pair with your coconut flavored wedding cake:
- Vanilla
- Chocolate
- Hazelnut
- Raspberry
- Strawberry
- Mango
- Pineapple
3. Red Velvet
What a classy cake flavor, let’s be honest. Red velvet is a statement, no kidding! Not to mention it tastes amazing.
You’ll want to choose wisely what you pair with this flavor however, and below I’ve listed some of the best options for you to choose from. Personally, I LOVE the cream cheese pairing with the red velvet, so yummy.
- Vanilla
- Chocolate
- Raspberry
- Cream Cheese
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4. Vanilla Olive Oil
This is basically a fancy vanilla flavored cake, but dang it tastes good. Plus, there is nothing wrong with keeping your cake flavor simple and using the frosting and filling flavors to spice things up.
Below are the best flavor pairings to consider and then a link for a great recipe that you can check out if you want to try it out before deciding.
- Lemon Curd
- Cream Cheese
- Berry (any)
- Orange
- Chocolate
- Hazelnut
5. Carrot
Carrot cake is such a delicious option that is not super common. If you like to keep things unique, you may want to consider having a carrot cake.
This cake would be a little trickier to do a standard naked cake, so decorating it with full frosting would be better.
Again, these are the flavor pairings that you’ll want to consider:
- Cream Cheese
- Vanilla
6. Chocolate
Yummy yummy chocolate, you really can’t go wrong with it!
If you want to have a naked cake with your chocolate cake, keep in mind you’ll have a darker cake edge. Often chocolate cakes look best with fondant and full coverage. The contrast with the light frosting and dark cake is stunning.
Here are some great flavors to pair it with:
- Cream Cheese
- Hazelnut
- Raspberry
- Peanut Butter
- Caramel
7. Marble
Do you want a mix of flavors for the actual cake part of your cake? Marble is a great balance, and you can mix multiple flavors in there. Often vanilla and chocolate are the flavors mixed together.
If you haven’t had marble cake, and are considering it, you can go to your local grocery store and see if they have a slice for sale in their bakery section. While it won’t match the flavor exactly, you’ll get an idea of whether or not you like it.
Here are some great flavor pairings for marble cake:
- Chocolate
- Vanilla
- Cream Cheese
- Berry
- Haselnut
8. Almond
Almond flavored cake is super yummy and totally unique. This also makes for a great naked cake!
Here are the flavors that go super well with your almond cake:
- Lemon
- Orange
- Hazelnut
- Chocolate
- Caramel
9. Orange Zest
Are you a fan of citrus? Orange flavored cake is super delicious, and can be perfect for any season! If I could go back, I’d probably pick this flavor.
Here are the best flavors that you can pair with your orange zest cake:
- Cream Cheese
- Vanilla
- Whipped Cream
- Cinnamon
10. Spice
Spice cake covers a lot of different actual flavors, so this one is more of a category. But most have nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, etc.
This flavor is probably a bit better for fall and winter weddings, but they could work anytime of the year if you want it!
Here are the best flavors, and honestly the cream cheese is hands down my favorite.
- Cream Cheese
- Cinnamon
- Toffee
- Molasses
- Honey
- Hazelnut
11. Strawberry
Yum, seriously strawberry cake is so good! And the pink color can be so fun for a wedding! Consider even finding a way to have sliced strawberries inside of the cake layers.
This is such a fresh and sweet flavor, your guests will totally love it!
Here are your best flavor pairings should you pick a strawberry cake:
- Cream Cheese
- Whipped Cream
- Chocolate
- Vanilla
- Lemon