10 Simple Wedding Cake Designs With Buttercream

It all depends on your own preferences when it comes to your wedding cake, but one trend has persisted over the years (and for good reason). Because of their flair and adaptability, buttercream wedding cakes are the top option for many couples. The buttercream may be customized to suit any couple's tastes and taste buds in terms of ingredients, flavor, and color, which is why it has remained popular despite the fads that other wedding cake trends experience. Not to mention the fact that buttercream has a well-known reputation for being tasty and popular with everyone. Refresh your memory on the fundamentals of buttercream wedding cakes and look at some of our favorite methods to decorate them if you're getting ready for a meeting with your wedding cake baker.

Buttercream wedding cakes are fantastic because you can make them as simple or as elaborate as you like. Your baker can either leave the texture of the buttercream naturally developing on the cake as is or smooth it out using special techniques. Depending on your desire, the buttercream can also be grooved, striped, or swirled. Some of the most popular ways to adorn buttercream cakes include fresh flowers, hand-piped decorations, fresh fruit, sprinkles, and vibrant icing.

Additionally, you can flavor the buttercream frosting however you choose.

Depending on the recipe, buttercream can be flavored with a variety of substances, including cocoa powder, peanut butter, alcohol, lemon juice, and others. The color of the buttercream will typically vary as you add a flavor, but you can also use food coloring.

1. A cake with smooth buttercream and flowers

Wedding cake with three smooth tiers and little white flowers on top and center.

While maintaining the buttercream flavor, this silky buttercream has a fondant-like appearance. By only including a few flowers here and there, you can maintain the simple aesthetic.

2. A buttercream wedding cake decorated with vines

Ivy vines wrapped around a five-tier white buttercream wedding cake.

The cake won't be overpowered by too many colors because the delicate, trailing vines will stand out against the white buttercream frosting. For a stylish spring garden wedding theme, we adore this concept.

3. A cake with texture made with buttercream

White textured buttercream and white roses are used to decorate the top tier of this straightforward two-tier wedding cake. You won't need many more decorations when using this buttercream's ultra-textured texture (if any at all). For a monochromatic finish, top the cake with white flowers. If you are searching for a valentines day cake then go for this one. 

4. A cake that has two tiers and a ribbon

Wedding cake with two layers of buttercream and a bow-tied blush silk ribbon around the center tier. This cake's extremely faint blush color is complemented by a silk bow, which strikes a balance between formal and playful components.

5. Naked Wedding Cake

A straightforward two-tier naked wedding cake with drop glaze and naked buttercream icing.

With a semi-naked buttercream cake, keep the decorations—and the frosting—light. A wooden cake stand can enhance the rustic appearance created by this approach, which leaves some of the cake visible.

6. A cake made of chocolate buttercream

A circular, one-tier wedding cake with chocolate buttercream frosting decorations.

This straightforward buttercream cake is not vanilla-flavored. Thanks to the perfect stripes (made with a cake comb) and immaculate piping on top, the chocolate icing on this one-tier dessert serves as all the decoration it requires.

7. Swiss polka-dot wedding cake

The top of the two-tiered wedding cake is adorned with ivory flowers and polka-dot smooth buttercream frosting. Swiss dots and fresh flowers go together beautifully. Given how timeless the dots are, you can either leave them as-is or increase the level of detail in the design to suit your preferred aesthetic.

8. A personalized wedding cake

Basic one-tier buttercream wedding cake with vertical piping down the sides and the letter F on top. Your monogram or last initial piped on top will give a textured buttercream cake one last personalisation.

9. Cake with Hand-Piped Buttercream

A two-tier wedding cake with M & J initials on the cake topper and buttercream piping.

Bright flowers and vertical piping stand out as the main decorations on this cake, which has a base of smooth buttercream. This cake can also be given on valentine day. As it can be the best valentine cake ever. 

10. A straightforward one-tier buttercream cake

Simple wedding cake made of buttercream that has textured frosting and sliced pears on top.

For a fall or winter wedding, sliced fruit, such as pears or pomegranates, is an easy and appropriate way to garnish your cake.