Ah, summer. The time when the weather is warm, fresh fruit is plentiful, and theres nothing like a sweet treat to end the day. For summertime brides, there are a wide selection of cake flavors to choose from. Skip the bland and boring white cake of yesterday, and instead serve a sweet, fruity treat that is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Most wedding cake bakeries offer a variety of cake, filling and frosting options, as well as a long list of optional extras. Instead of adorning your tasteless white cake with even more tasteless fondant and topping it off with unedible flowers, treat your guests to a rich and flavorful fruity cake at the end of your wedding reception.
Cakes:
The cake flavor you choose will be the predominant thing your guests taste. Choose a sweet, fruit inspired flavor.
Vanilla
Lemon
Orange
Banana
Coconut
Lemon poppyseed
Orange poppyseed
Bakeries often offer flavored syrups that can be added to a plain white cake mix. These include:
Lime
Raspberry
Strawberry
Fillings:
You may choose to use one filling flavor on all of your cake tiers, or mix it up and use a different one in each layer.
Vanilla
Cream cheese
Raspberry
Strawberry
Orange
Lemon
Lime
Mango
Coconut
Frosting:
Cream cheese
White chocolate ganache
Extras:
Extras are optional edible additions you can add on the outside of your cake. Some summertime selections include:
Fresh strawberries
Fresh raspberries
Fresh blueberries
Peaches
Coconut shavings
Pineapples
Kiwis
Combinations:
While the possibilities are endless, here are some summer time combinations to consider:
1. A tropical medley cake with lemon, strawberry and orange cake, filled with mango, orange and strawberry, topped with strawberies, kiwis and pineapple.
2. A vanilla cake with orange, lemon and mango filling, topped with cream cheese frosting.
3. A coconut cake with white chocolate filling, topped with white chocolate ganache and coconut shavings.
4. A lemon cake with orange filling, topped with cream cheese frosting.
5. A vanilla cake with raspberry and strawberry filling, topped with white chocolate ganache and fresh strawberries and raspberries.
6. A banana cake with strawberry filling, topped with cream cheese frosting and fresh strawberries.
7. A vanilla cake filled with strawberry, topped with white chocolate ganache and fresh strawberries and kiwis.
8. A lemon poppyseed cake with orange filling and cream cheese frosting.
9. A smoothie inspired cake with strawberry, vanilla and orange tiers, filled with strawberry, orange and mango filling, topped with white chocolate ganache and fresh strawberries and peaches.
10. A raspberry cake with cream cheese filling, topped with cream cheese frosting and fresh raspberries.
Summertime allows you to be very creative in your cake flavors. Feel free to mix and match cake flavors with fillings on each of your tiers.
Another idea to consider is individual flavored cupcakes. Cupcakes are becoming an increasingly popular trend and are perfect for summertime when people tend to eat lighter. Serving cupcakes will also eliminate the cake cutting fee at your reception. Choose to have at least two different cake flavors and fillings, and have the bakery add bright food coloring into the frosting. Alternate the cupcakes based on flavor and allow your guests to choose which one they would like to try.
