20 Beautiful Buttercream Wedding Cake Ideas

Are you trying to decide on what cake you want to go with for your wedding? These cakes are not only elegant but also delicious! Buttercream is a fantastic option for your wedding cake, whether it's a simple single tier option or a more traditional cake with multiple tiers and flowers, this style always looks flawless! 

Buttercream cakes look fantastic but they also taste great too! They icing spreads beautifully and it adds a hint of sweetness.  It compliments many varieties of cake so well and they're countless ways to design and create the cake of your dreams.  It's a pretty choice too because it can be smooth and polished or ruffled and textured. We would eat every single one of these cakes! Which cake would you choose?

 

Green Details

Adding a few sprigs of greenery to your wedding cake to give it a modern touch!

Photo via Fab Mood

 

Single Tier 

We like the simple understated elegance of these cute single layered cakes. 

Photo via Style Me Pretty and via Megan Robinson 

Photo via Style Me Pretty and via Aaron Delesie

 

Colorful Flower

Wedding cakes don't have to have traditional flowers, why not try adding some bold and bright hues as cake decor?

Photo via The Knot and via Sarah Elizabeth Dunn 

Photo via The Cake Blog and via Erica Obrien

 

Pastel Flowers

This is a classic decorative touch that we love. Soft neutrals and pastel flowers let your wedding cake be stylish within any wedding color palette!

Photo via Fab Mood 

Photo via Fab Mood

Photo via Mountainside Bride and via Jo Photo

 

Succulent Finishes

These are a more rustic take for those brides that don't want traditional flowers to adorn their cake. Why not add air plants or succulents for a unique flair on your wedding cake. 

Photo via Deer Pearl Flowers

 

Please tell us which style of cake your are thinking of choosing for your own wedding! We would love to know.