10 Sweet Single-Tier Wedding Cakes

Who needs an oversized cake when one tier is just as sweet?

1. You don’t need three layers to work the ombré trend.

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 Lulu Cake Boutique, Scarsdale, 914.722.8300; www.everythinglulu.com

 

While most couples opt for traditional tiers, we love how chic these small cakes can be. Whether part of a larger dessert bar or made for a just-the-two-of-you elopement, single tiers still feel special.

2. Book-lovers (and Harry Potter fans) will love this chocolate-draped caked with a whimsical topper.

Chantilly Patisserie, Bronxville, 914.771.9400; www.chantillybronxville.com

 

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3. Naked layers show off flecks of carrot in this cake topped with creamy frosting.

Maxine’s Catering & Bittersweet Bakers, Accord; www.maxinescatering.com

 

Photo by Christian Oth Studio

4. For a Blue Hill at Stone Barns wedding, the bride and groom opted for passed desserts with this fresh-flower-topped, diminutive cake just for cutting.

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Photo by Casey Fatchett

5. Topped with a sprig of lavender, this tiny textured cake was part of a larger cookies-and-milk-themed dessert bar at Red Maple Vineyard.

 

6. And you’re not limited to just one cake. Two separate tiers means you don’t have to choose between the requisite bride-and-groom topper and a pile of gorgeous fall leaves.

Maxine’s Catering & Bittersweet Bakers, Accord; www.maxinescatering.com

 

7. Feel like even two tiers aren’t enough? Try a whole table of deconstructed layers, like these vanilla buttercream ones from famed Magnolia Bakery.

Magnolia Bakery, Central Valley, 855.622.5379; www.magnoliabakery.com

 

Photo by Sara Wight Photography

8. The groom’s mother made this almond chiffon naked cake with lemon filling and raspberry-mint sauce.

 

9. Watercolors and carefully placed flowers give this small cake big artistic impact.

 Lulu Cake Boutique, Scarsdale, 914.722.8300; www.everythinglulu.com

 

10. Simple dots make for a traditional exterior on this gluten-free, dairy-free, certified-kosher cake from By the Way Bakery.

By the Way Bakery, Hastings-on-Hudson, 914.478.0555; www.btwbakery.com


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