Bridal showers are such a fun pre-wedding celebration. It’s a chance for all the girls to come together, get super girly (if that’s your thing), love on the bride to be, and bond over food, gifts, and a new chapter of love being in the air.

Bridal showers are a fun and special occasion worth celebrating for the bride-to-be. A bridal shower cake is a great way to commemorate the occasion. It can also make the perfect centerpieces to complete the vibe and work as a nod to the wedding theme or wedding cake itself. But with so many different directions to go from and so many different styles and flavors, how does one go about choosing the perfect bridal shower cake?

Today, I’m sharing a round-up of cake ideas that are great for bridal showers.

5 Bridal Shower Cake Ideas

Naked Cake

I like naked cakes because they bring a more relaxed and rustic vibe while still remaining elegant. This cake option is simple, stunning, and easy to pull off, especially if you’re doing the cake yourself. Just accessorize this cake with herbs, floral, fresh fruit, or top with a cake topper – whichever you prefer.

Tiered Bundt Cake

When it comes to weddings and all the events, details, and shopping that occur leading up to the big day, it can be easy to start to grow wedding fatigue. For this reason it’s a good idea to keep the bridal shower cake simple, yet elegant. You can pick up a couple of bundt cakes from just about any grocery store, then decorate with fresh flowers and wa-la! 

That eliminates unnecessary panic so you can focus on enjoying more important and other aspects of the wedding day and celebrations.

Eton Mess Cake

Now these cakes, you can find at popular grocery chains like Publix and you might also be able to pick them up from your local bakery. What I love about Eton Mess cakes as a bridal shower cake is how simple it is to prepare and the fresh ingredients that are included to help make them a little more guilt-free.

Cupcake Tower

(Photo from Antonia’s Cakes)

Make life even more simple by arranging cupcakes into a tower for the bridal shower “cake” idea. To make the cupcakes special, request that the icing on the cupcake mimic roses or flowers. You can even jazz it up a bit more by decorating with edible pearls, gold plated, or glitter.

Cheesecake

(Photo from Nora Cooks)

When all else fails, you can never go wrong by serving up a cheesecake at the bridal shower! With this bridal shower cake option, you can offer an assortment of cheesecakes to choose from. You can even try your hand at making a vegan cheesecake if there are dietary restrictions amongst your guests.

How To Decorate A Bridal Shower Cake

When it comes to decorating your bridal shower cake or wedding cake, you should always start from the theme. Whether that theme is pertaining to the color scheme, is seasonal, location-based, or centered around something else, start backwards and brainstorm cake flavors or concepts that pair well with the theme that’s already been established.

After the theme has been established, decorate with accessories! Bring in herbs, floral, signage, glitter, and more to help transform ordinary cakes and cupcakes into one worth serving during this special occasions.

Lastly, think about what bridal shower food and drink ideas you will be serving. Have you decided on the bridal shower appetizers or bridal shower finger foods that everyone likes? This can also help you know how casual or upscale the bridal shower cake should be at the party. You don’t want to opt for a basic cake if everything else on the menu will be standout worthy.

Do you have any other tips you’d like to incorporate into your bridal shower or wedding cake designs? Tell us in the comments down below.

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