The Best Cake Flavor & Filling Combinations

The flavor is the part your guests actually remember. Here are combinations that reliably please a crowd, plus a few that are a little more special.

Classic combinations

• Vanilla bean + berry — light and crowd-pleasing.
• Chocolate + ganache — rich and timeless.
• Almond + raspberry — a wedding favorite.

Something a little different

• Dulce de leche — caramel-soft, a Latin-American favorite.
• Tres leches — the famous three-milk soak. See what is tres leches.
• Lemon + cream — bright and fresh for spring.

How to choose yours

The tasting is where this gets fun, you try a selection and choose what you love. See how to choose your flavors.

Frequently asked questions

What are popular wedding cake flavors?

Vanilla bean with berry, chocolate with ganache, and almond with raspberry are perennial favorites.

Do you make dulce de leche or tres leches cakes?

Yes, both, made from scratch.

Can I mix different flavors across tiers?

Yes, each tier can be a different flavor.

Related reading: How to Choose Your Wedding Cake Flavors, What Is Tres Leches Cake?

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