20 Naked Wedding Cakes That Are Simply Stunning
Before anyone gets carried away, we should clarify something: a naked wedding cake is basically an unfrosted cake. Although many people may wonder how a cake can still be beautiful without layers of fondant or frosting, there are actually so many ways to create a gorgeous naked cake that any bride would love to have. Naked cakes are great for outdoor weddings because they have less frosting to worry about melting and making a mess before it even gets cut. Naked wedding cakes are also popular for rustic-themed weddings. The idea of exposed cakes may not sound pretty for people who have never seen one, but they can turn out to be vibrant and stunning!
From flowers to fruits to ribbons, people use all kinds of beautiful things to decorate a naked wedding cake. A combination of flowers and fruits seems to be the most popular. It is really all about the color scheme the bride is going for. Succulents and other greenery look great for a more simplistic, natural theme. Flowers can add elegance to a cake and they can even be edible! Fruits can add a wonderful pop of color and are an especially nice touch for a summer wedding cake. And then of course candies, macarons, or icing drips can be added in any color.
Here are 20 insanely pretty naked wedding cakes.
Homemade Jam Naked Wedding Cake
The Little Cake Box shared on Instagram that all three tiers of this cake are vanilla with a different homemade jam in each. "This cake just oozed summer, with it's fresh local fruit and beautiful flowers," the baker wrote.
Fruity Naked Wedding Cake
According to Helen Alborn Cakes' Instagram: "They chose a lemon cake with lemon syrup and freshly made lemon curd, an almond cake with Amaretto and cherry compote, and a lime and coconut cake with mango and passion fruit. All finished with lovely fresh fruits and flowers."
Macaron Naked Wedding Cake
According to Little Gem's Cakes: "Add macarons and meringue kisses to bling up a semi naked cake! Pink ganache drizzle ties it all together."
Freesia Naked Wedding Cake
"Sometimes a simple naked cake says it all," Little Gem's Cakes wrote on Instagram. "Layers of vanilla sponge filled with raspberry jam and vanilla buttercream, decorated with rustic wooden cake topper and fresh freesias."
So pretty!
Ribbon Naked Wedding Cake
This extravagant naked wedding cake has vanilla tiers with strawberry conserve and vanilla bean buttercream, chocolate tiers with chocolate buttercream, and is dressed with bright ribbons, fresh flowers, and an assortment of berries. It's so fun and colorful! Who said naked means boring?
Colorful Floral Naked Wedding Cake
"When a couple tells you that their wedding theme is ‘rainbows’ you give them rainbows in the form of the most wonderful edible flowers," baker Hayley Causier wrote on Instagram. This naked wedding cake looks so delightful!