How to Decorate a Simple Wedding Cake

Posted March 14, 2012 by EmmalineBride | ♥ 6 Comments - Leave a Comment!

Get ready for a sugar rush! Today, we’re bringing you inspiration on how to decorate a simple wedding cake with ten easy-to-do decoration ideas you’ll love! Your wedding cake doesn’t have to be over the top; it can be as sweet, simple, and elegant as you’d like it to be. We’re showing you how easy it is to decorate a simple wedding cake with color, fruit, flowers, tissue paper, and handmade wedding finds to make it POP, no matter what size it is. Read on for more…

Decorate a Simple Wedding Cake

1. Bunting Cake Decor

This pretty bunting looks great draped around a single tiered wedding cake. Handmade by A Fete Beckons.

2. Cake Jewelry

Unique cake jewelry – like this “True Love” cake banner by Lisa Leonard Designs – will decorate a simple wedding cake in style. Plus, you can reuse it after the wedding!

3. Pink Peony

June brides: utilize the beauty of those blooming pink peonies to decorate a simple tiered white cake with ease as spotted at Call Me Cupcake:

4. Doily Cake Toppers

Sweetly simple doily cake toppers will decorate a simple wedding cake (or even a variety of wedding cakes or pies) with help from Alder Designs.

5. Glittery Gold Cake Bunting

Love sparkly? This glittery gold cake bunting is perfect! Handmade by Ready Go Paper Studio.

6. Cake Banner

This cake banner, also by Ready Go Paper Studio utilizes a bold banner in yellow with whimsical typography.

7. Add Fruit!

Just add fruit! This is one of our favorite fruit topped cakes, perfect for summer weddings. It is raspberry pistachio cake and you can find out more via Camille Styles:

8. Tissue Paper Garland

Tissue paper garland by Alder Designs is airy and utilizes bright POPS of playful color.

9. Carnations

Pretty light pink and deep pink carnations are an easy way to decorate a simple wedding cake.

10. Use Icing to Decorate

Why not use ribbon icing to decorate your cake? This one is our favorite:

If you were looking for inspiration on how to bake your own wedding cake, we have a great post here in case you missed it!

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Happy Planning!

♥
-E.

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6 Responses to “How to Decorate a Simple Wedding Cake”

1. caroline @ c.w.frosting
   March 14th, 2012 @ 4:17 pm

   Love these ideas! We’re having a simple cake =)

2. Kellee & The lover.ly Team
   March 14th, 2012 @ 9:39 pm

   These are all great ideas! Our favorite is the fresh flowers, especially the peonies!

3. Lisa Marie, High Tea for Alice
   March 16th, 2012 @ 2:01 am

   These are adorable… I love the bunting, jewelry and very fancy icing! (Find a great aunt with a bunch of spare time who wants to get out the cake tips!) The theme of this story is Yahoo home page material… so practical, I just love it!

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