To help you pick the best dessert for your special day, we’ll look at some of our favorite wedding cake ideas for summer in 2025. Below, we’ll show off some of the best designs we found online. Then, we’ll provide general recommendations and tips for each type of summer wedding cake.

As springtime blooms turn into summer scenery, the wedding season will begin. If you want a fantastic cake to bookend your ceremony, you’ll need to work with a local bakery and get planning. Thankfully, summertime weddings provide plenty of design opportunities for truly unique cakes. 

Cakes with a Floral Flair

Nothing represents summer’s positive vibes, beauty, and radiance quite like a stunning floral arrangement. Big bouquets are a staple of summer weddings; we like extending this theme to the cake. For example, this piece from Marina Patrick shows how divine a floral cake can look:

Marina Patrick, heavenlyblossoms_, May 17 2025 on Instagram

We utilize vibrant blooms in our Japanese Tea Garden Cake. This piece combines soft pink icing, elegant flower buds, and jewel tones to create a stunning three-tiered centerpiece. These cakes can work exceptionally well when paired with the right venue. Locations like botanical gardens or pastoral fields can further accentuate the beauty of your cake.

Sometimes Simple Can’t be Beat

Sometimes simplicity can make a stronger statement than vibrance. A classic white wedding cake, tastefully arranged alongside your other desserts, can stand out. This effect is even more impressive when the cake has stunning icing work, as there is nothing to distract from the artistry of the piping. 

For example, take a look at this cake from studiosweetly shows off how gorgeous a plain white cake can be:

studiosweetly, June 16, 2025, on Instagram

Our bakers demonstrate this elegant simplicity with our “Here Comes The Bride” cake. These cakes fit best with traditional wedding settings, such as stately banquet halls and beautiful chapels. The cake’s aesthetic similarities to standard white wedding dresses pair well with these classic venues.  

Nothing Says Summer Like Fresh Fruit and Berries

One of our favorite wedding cake ideas for summer is adding fresh fruit or berries. The refreshing, bright snap of in-season berries can make the perfect companion to a decadent, rich cake. Aesthetically, berries and fruit evoke brightness, life, and summertime celebration. When combined onto a wedding cake, you have a succulent dessert that can highlight the beauty of your ceremony. 

What’s even better about experimenting with fruit is that you can match it to your cake’s flavor and decor scheme. Does your palette include rich pinks, whites, and reds? Then, strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries will complement each othernicely. Are you going more tropical with yellows, blues, or greens? Then kiwis, bananas, and even grapes can make an exciting addition. 

This cake from nearlywedmag combines the elegance of a two-tier white cake with fresh-cut, bright strawberries. This contrast makes the berries pop, while highlighting the subtle piping of the icing: 

nearlywedmag, June 16, 2025, on Instagram

We recommend carefully considering your cake’s flavor when choosing add-ons like berries. For example, a lemon-flavored cake can pair wonderfully with blueberries, while a rich chocolate cake can go with strawberries. But mint icing doesn’t mesh well with blackberry.

Lemon Cakes Can Add a Refreshing Twist

Speaking of lemon, we’ve seen a wave of lemon wedding cakes on Pinterest this year. While not a traditional wedding cake flavor, lemon cakes have grown in popularity. With the proper preparation and pairing, we think lemon cakes can make an excellent addition to summer weddings. Lemon flavors are bright, tart, and refreshing, which can be a nice end note for a hot summer ceremony. 

Lemon cakes can be paired well with other light fare, such as fruit tarts, large salads, or chicken entrees. For cake design, we like light frosting, such as whipped cream or cream cheese, and additions like berries. However, deep, rich chocolate frosting pairs surprisingly well with lemon cake. 

One beautiful example of a lemon cake we recently came across was this piece by Jasminka Mentolo:

Jasminka Montelo, jassystorten, June 16, 2025, on Instagram

Lemon cakes are versatile when it comes to venue and design pairings. Their soft-toned color palette and complementary flavors make them easily included in most summer weddings. However, a rustic-style wedding fits this “lemonade-esque” cake the best. Lemon cakes perfectly match an old-fashioned venue with wooden picnic tables, tall pitchers of iced tea, and simple comforts.

One-tier Cakes are Always an Excellent Option

Five-tier wedding cakes can make a statement, but also have some problems. Cutting them, for example, typically requires a step ladder. But something must be said about a small, beautifully created single-tier cake. Perfect for intimate ceremonies, these cakes can be personalized and showcase exceptional artistry. 

There are multiple benefits to a single-tier cake, but the most important are its stability and customizability. Single-tier cakes can’t catastrophically collapse like larger pieces, which can be a real problem in the summer’s extreme heat. And, since they’re smaller, they’re easier to customize, alter, and add onto. They’re a blank canvas that can be sculpted to match exactly what you want for your special day. We particularly liked this piece from Michelle Portelli.

Michelle Portelli, michelle_portelli_cakes, June 15, 2025, on Instagram

Our bakery offers several different single-tier wedding cakes, but one of our absolute favorites is the “Blushing Romance.” It uses intricate swirls of floral patterns to create a romantic centerpiece. 

Need Help Finding a Cake for Your Summer Wedding?

Even though the wedding season is already underway, finding a bakery to fulfill wedding cake orders is not impossible. Now that you’ve read some of our favorite wedding cake ideas for summer, we can help make your wedding cake a reality. We here at The Mad Hatter’s Cafe and Bakeshop can work with you to create a beautiful, custom wedding cake for your summer wedding. Or, if you need something fast, we have a selection of exquisite traditional wedding cakes you can order from our bakeshop.