Wedding Cakes

Chinese Wedding Cakes

A Chinese theme for a wedding could be a great opportunity to have a splendid and truly magnificent Chinese wedding cake. There are many Chinese culture lovers among brides and grooms who seem to fancy this theme that much that they want to incorporate it into their wedding décor, outfits or wedding cake.




Depending on how big your wedding budget is and what expectations you have concerning the wedding cake, you can choose from various types of Chinese wedding cakes. According to Chinese customs and traditions in matters of wedding cakes, there is more than one type of Chinese wedding cake that couples can choose for the wedding reception and for the wedding favors.

If you’re planning a more traditional and authentic Chinese themed wedding, you can opt for a charming elaborated “Double Happiness” traditional Chinese wedding cake. According to the Chinese culture and sayings, the family of the groom is the one who buys this type of wedding cake and gives it to the bride’s family, as an acceptance gesture that is meant to say “good luck” and “happiness in your marriage!”.

The traditional Chinese wedding cake has a more interesting and charming old-style decorative design compared to the wedding reception ceremony cake that in most cases picture all kinds of dragons, hydras and phoenixes or other Chinese symbols that are meant to express the power, the energy, the force, the flame and the wealth of the couple.

Depending on what you prefer – something more romantic, feminine, classy and delicate, or something more striking, surprising, vibrant and magnificent. Among the most popular and typical colors that can be incorporated into a Chinese wedding cake are pale pinks, whites, reds, greens, blacks, browns, golds, silvers, bronzes, jewel tones, oranges, burgundies, blues, creams, yellows or ivories. As for the most suitable shapes for Chinese wedding cakes, they should be rather stunning, grandiose and elegant, than graceful, smooth and delicate. Square multi-tiered Chinese wedding cakes are the most popular of all, but round, cylindrical, tower, heart, oval or hex Chinese wedding cakes are also common these days.

In general, Chinese wedding cakes are pretty grandiose and showy, just to make a good impression, to amaze the guests and reveal the magnifying power and status of the Chinese culture. That is why in some cases couples who are planning a Chinese themed wedding are choosing more spectacular shapes for the Chinese wedding cake, such as a pagodas or temples.

For the embellishments and decorations of a Chinese wedding cake couples can choose power or prosperity symbols, such as dragons, phoenixes, birds, butterflies, lovebirds, doves, Chinese letter symbols, monograms, hearts, noodles, food sticks, gold dust or jewel appliqués or curtains, real or edible flowers – red roses, pink peonies, lilies, cymbidium green orchids, Asian cherry blooms, leaves, petals or bamboos.