Best traditional wedding cake ideas in 2017

While pies, cupcakes, and dessert spreads have recently made a presence at wedding receptions across the country, most couples still decide to stick to the classic cake. But keeping with tradition doesn't have to be drilling— at least according to these sweet confections. From seasonal motifs to contours that are surprising, our fantastic cake collection brings the best of our print issues into one . Delicious creations worthy of our pages that are shiny, ahead, complete with frostings of your dreams, flavors, and all the colors. Plus, find tips on how best to have (or make) an indistinguishable cake of your very own.

CRUSHED-CANDY WEDDING CAKE

As fun to make as it will be to eat, our dazzling marmalade-sweet cake takes a small muscle—and that is about it. Buy your favorite hard candies (these are by La Vie de La Vosgienne), place them in a substantial resealable plastic bag, get a rolling pin, and also have a blast pounding away your prewedding jitters. Then press on the crushed pieces that are glittering to the sides of a buttercream cake.

A WEDDING CAKE WITH DISTINCT STRIPES

Here, we place the thought of icing on ice, relying instead on unadorned pastel layers for graphical appeal. Coconut pound cake, tinted with gel-paste food coloring, functions as the foundation, while white fondant and passion fruit curd rests on top (the curd can be between each layer).

WHITE-CHOCOLATE PANELED WEDDING CAKE

Architectural though intimate, our white-chocolate panel cake needs neither culinary abilities nor design skills (apart from those you learned in preschool). Simply purchase a buttercream cake from a pack of chocolate panels from chocolatier Christopher Norman along with a nearby bakery. The remainder is a cakewalk: Stick panels of varying heights onto the layers, and fill the ledges with a different fruit or gold raspberries.

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HEART WEDDING CAKE

The heart was believed to be the source of all human emotions. Though modern science proves otherwise, the phrase "giving your heart" continues to be the easiest way to express that you simply had give anything for the one you adore. Jay Qualls of the Tennessee-based Maples Wedding Cakes printed our designs covered them in parchment, traced them with royal icing, then transferred them.

WEDDING PETIT FOURS

Soaked in brown sugar, butter, and honey glaze, these geometric minis - Schell and Caitlin Brown resemble honeycombs. We topped them off with whipped cream and a serving of candied kumquats.

POTTED PLANT WEDDING CAKE

Contributing editor Jason Schreiber made this herb-adorned cake, which features oregano, fennel and cilantro blossoms, bachelor's buttons, sweet alyssums, pea shoots, and micro marigolds. Swiss meringue buttercream's tacky feel kept the edible flowers (buy your own at gourmetsweetbotanicals.com) in place.

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EMBROIDERED LACE AND APPLIQUED WEDDING CAKE

To evoke a cool '60s dress crafted of embroidered lace blanketed with cotton floral appliques, cake designer Ron Ben-Israel created silicone moulds of appliques inspired by the original fabric—no small task considering there were 25 shapes to reproduce, including dahlias, roses, and periwinkles. Sugar paste was pressed into each mold, then applied in layers to the fondant. The resulting ivory tower is one that both generations— your mommy's and yours —will adore.

SPRING WEDDING CAKE

Springerle forms are what make this cake (an orange-chiffon confection full of mascarpone) excellent. Despite the fact that the exceptional purple tint and springtime characters (bunnies, birds, and blooms) are not too shabby, either.

CHOCOLATE STOUT WEDDING CAKE

Each layer of this chocolate nude cake by Wendy Kromer- Caitlin Brown and Schell topped with candied pecans, drizzled with caramel and chocolate ganache, and is full of buttercream. Meanwhile, the specific cake comprises butter, yogurt, and stout (customize yours with your preferred brew), making each bite decadently damp.

TEARDROP WEDDING CAKE

Give your cake a splash of whimsy. Purchase up a fondant cake, along with a pail of fondant, from a bakery. Add roll out into a thin sheet, and food coloring to the fondant to get the right colours. Cut with various teardrop-shaped cookie cutters (these are by Ateco, from Sur La Table), let dry, and attach to the front of the cake with glue paste blended with hot water.

ROSE-PIPED WEDDING CAKE

This joyful rose confection may appear couture, but just about anyone is really capable of re-creating it. Focus on a basic fondant cake from a bakery. Print out our template of abstract roses, area parchment paper and outline using a piping bag of royal icing. Once dry, peel the paper from the piped roses, and stick the layouts to the cake using glue paste that's been mixed with hot water.

ART DECO WEDDING CAKE

The layouts on this cake hark back to another time—when sandals were strappy, music was for dancing, and jewelry took a jump into the future. But you do not need to understand your Art Deco to admire its geometric fashion. Covered in piped dots of frosting buttercream, and cut-fondant plaques coated with sanding sugar, it's just plain pretty, regardless of the method that you slice it.