Besides the beautiful bride, a wedding cake is something everyone is excited to see. It can be one of the main attractions at the wedding. That is why people spend so much time and money trying to figure out the size, flavors, topper, and overall design of it. Some people use tons of greenery to decorate their cake, some use fresh fruits, some keep it simple and don't add more than a few flowers, and some combine all of these different aspects together. Another popular and somewhat trendy thing to add to a wedding cake is the drip effect — it looks amazing and works with almost any kind of cake design!
Drip wedding cakes feature perfect drips that melt down the sides of the cake. They are often done on every layer of the cake, but they can also only appear on one (usually the top layer). Drip cakes are done in a variety of different colors and flavors. People have made the drips out of chocolate, caramel, and various frostings, of course. They can be done in almost any color from vibrant hues like pink, purple, and orange to elegant rose gold or silver. Drips work well on both extravagant cakes and simple ones. They have even become a popular way of decorating a naked cake. They can be really over-the-top with candy, macaroons, marshmallows, and other fun toppings. Drip cakes especially blew up in 2017 and they have remained an elegant wedding trend ever since. Here are 20 gorgeous drip wedding cakes that look equally as fabulous as they do delicious.
Rose Gold Drip Wedding Cake
This rose gold drip wedding cake has a cascade of beautiful roses and dahlias. The cake flavors were banana cake with salted caramel sauce and vanilla meringue buttercream, chocolate sponge cake with Baileys meringue buttercream, and a lemon sponge soaked in lemon syrup with a lemon curd meringue buttercream.
Pretty Pink Drip Wedding Cake
This cake may be small, but it's still breathtaking! The simple pink drips complement the pink flowers perfectly.
Chocolate Drip Wedding Cake
This pink cake is covered in yummy chocolate drips. And the lovely white flowers had a touch of elegance.
Contrasting Drip Wedding Cake
This fun drip cake has a blue frosting in the base, contrasted with a baby pink drip on top. The lavish flowers and fruits on top pull it all together.
Black & White Striped Drip Wedding Cake
This pristine cake has perfect black and white stripes. To bring in color, it is topped with a yellow-gold drip and some bright pink flowers.
Vibrant Drip Cake
This cake was red velvet on the bottom tier and raspberry and prosecco on the top. It is full of fresh flowers and has a vibrant pink drip.
Purple Drip Cake
This magical drip cake is topped with pretty greenery and a classy purple drip. It's small, but so gorgeous!
Marble Drip Wedding Cake
The marble detail on this cake is incredible. The rose gold drip complements the varying tones of pink in the flowers.
Upside Down Drip Wedding Cake
This drip cake is unusual because the drips go in both directions. That does not seem easy to achieve! And black is a nontraditional color to add to a wedding cake, but it turned out so elegant.
Candy Drip Wedding Cake
This creative drip wedding cake by Lucie Loves to Bake is 100 percent vegan. It's made with vegan sweets, chocolate bark, lollipops, and sprinkles. The cake flavors are lemon with lemon curd and lemon frosting, chocolate orange with chocolate orange ganache, and rainbow confetti cake with raspberry jam and vanilla bean frosting, all covered in dairy-free white chocolate ganache.
Flower Power Drip Wedding Cake
This drip cake has so much color and personality. All of the bright purple and pink flowers coordinate beautifully with the bright pink drip and bring it to life.
Silver Drip Wedding Cake
This is a three-tier lemon and vanilla cake with a lilac watercolor look. It has gorgeous silver drips, which really elevate the whole cake.
Berry Drip Wedding Cake
This drip cake is full of chocolatey goodness. It is chocolate cake filled with with white chocolate ganache and dark chocolate drips, then topped off with fresh berries.
Succulent Drip Wedding Cake
This rustic cake has orange and yellow drips with fresh flowers and succulents. The top tier is yellow cake, chocolate buttercream filling, and vanilla buttercream frosting. The bottom tier is lemon cake with raspberry filling and vanilla buttercream frosting. The colorful drips were done with white chocolate.
Macaron Drip Wedding Cake
This more minimalist cake keeps the focus on the cake topper, but still has pretty little details with the drips and macarons. The layers were vanilla bean and raspberry, double chocolate, and vanilla bean and caramel.
Salted Caramel Drip Wedding Cake
Salted caramel is delicious and it looks even better in drip form. This beautiful four-tier cake is super chic.
Marshmallow Drip Wedding Cake
This is a three-tier double height chocolate drip wedding cake. The tiers are chocolate mud cake, chocolate and Nutella, and vanilla. And along with the drips, it's topped with marshmallows!
Ombré Drip Wedding Cake
This drip wedding cake has an ombré effect with the changing colors of drips on the different layers. Such a cute idea! And it's topped with some coordinating macarons.
Dark Concrete Drip Wedding Cake
This wedding cake is a "dark concrete" buttercream, according to Sugar by Tracy. The industrial vibe is softened with sugar flowers and a purple ganache drip. So striking!
Rainbow Drip Wedding Cake
This rainbow drip cake looks like art! The bright colors of drips and flowers over the white base come together so nicely.