What wedding is complete without a delicious, and extravagant wedding cake? Indeed, many couples are now experimenting with wonderfully personal designs! From dainty little cupcakes to fondant laden designs, wedding cakes are a feast for the eyes as well as the tummy! And while wedding cakes are a borrowed concept from the west, we Indians aren't hesitant to give it our 'desi' flavour! The design is where the 'desi' flavour comes in! From sherwanis to choodas to pagdis and lehengas - you can have your wedding cake looking like it was made for a big fat Indian wedding! Whether you want a cake for the wedding celebration, bachelorette party, or mehendi ceremony; cake designers have got you covered!

We've bookmarked some of the coolest and top desi cake designs. Let's take a look!

Trending Desi Cake Designs

Traditional Themed

Cakes and cupcakes depicting tradtions, and rituals from the ceremonies. It is amazing to see the influnece of our rich cultural heritage in such a delicious format!

Mehendi Madness

Cakes for the Mehendi/Haldi ceremony are gaining popularity. Thus bakers have come up with ingenious cake designs to showcase the highlights of these events!

Instrument of Hunger

Delightful renditons of the dhol, afterall what North Indian wedding is complete without some Bhangra!

Cake Couture

Countless hours are spent poring over fabrics, colours, designs before options are shortlisted for the bride and groom's wedding outfits. It is certainly fitting to see our desi bakers taking inspiration from the bright colours and delicate fabrics for their best cake designs! From lehengas to sherwanis to sarees - everything can be replicated in delicious fondant!

Bangle Bonanza!

An intricate design paying homage to the most sacred item of a bride's trousseau - the bridal chooda!

Beauty Divine

A cake depicting the elegance and exuberance of a bride on her wedding day!

Ode to the couple

With designs depicting the happy couple, bakers have taken the term sweeter together to another level!

Animal Madness

India is home to a wide variety of fauna and thus, it is inevitable that bakers would find inspiration from them! Widely represented are the majestic Elephants and the echanting Peacocks!

Final Words

Wedding cakes might not have been a desi tradition but we have certainly adapted to the concept and made it truly desi! The creativity of bakers is unparalleled and these designs are simply fascinating!

Which cake would you like to have for your wedding? Hop over to our Instagram page and let us know!

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