25 Delicious Wedding Cake Alternatives
Not a fan of the traditional wedding cake? These dessert options are so tasty, your guests will forget all about cake.
By: Kristen Klein
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Cinnamon buns aren't your typical wedding fare — which is why your guests will love this unexpected choice.
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Dessert Shots
Transform your favorite dessert into a sweet dessert shooter, featuring layers of pastry and cream in a shot glass.
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Ice Cream
Perfect for a summer wedding, create a grab-and-go ice cream stand.
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Croquembouche
This traditional French dessert consists of cream puffs and caramel.
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Waffles
Instead of cutting the cake, drizzle syrup over your waffle stack together.
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Cookie Bar
Feature your favorite family recipes in an elaborate cookie buffet.
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Cookie Tower
Cut into tiers of soft-baked cookies.
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Stacked Cookies
These adorable cookies are designed to look like mini wedding cakes.
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Cookies & Milk
The ultimate comfort food goes upscale with milk and cookie shots.
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Oreo Tower
Pile up these cookie sandwiches to create a cookie cake.
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Macarons
This French dessert has taken the world by storm; make them even more fitting for a wedding by displaying them on a tiered platter.
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Pie Tower
Dig into a slice of your favorite pie together.
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Mini Pies
A stack of mini pies lets each of your guests grab his or her favorite flavor.
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Pie Pops
A pie-on-a-stick is deliciously portable.
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Pie Fries
This grab-and-go dessert is perfect for a wedding — your guests can keep on dancing while satisfying their sweet cravings.
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Fruit Tarts
Light and refreshing, fruit tarts are a crowd-pleasing dessert option after a hearty meal.
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Doughnuts
Top your doughnut tower with a cake tier so that you can still have that cake-cutting moment.
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Doughnut Hole Skewers
For a fun treat, serve bite-size doughnut holes on skewers.
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Cupcakes
Cupcakes are the most popular wedding cake alternative; give your dessert display a whimsical touch with unique décor.
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Mini Cakes
Fancier than cupcakes but more portable than a cake, these mini cakes are the perfect compromise.
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Cake Pops
For an elegant take on this fun dessert, display your cake pops on a tiered platter.
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S'mores
A create-your-own-s'mores bar is a crowd-pleasing option any time of year.
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Rice Krispie Treats
Feature your favorite childhood treat in a wedding-worthy way with a cake make of Rice Krispie treats.
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Cotton Candy
Guests will love this nostalgic treat!
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Candy Buffet
Gather a variety of candies that match your wedding color scheme, and invite each guest to fill a bag to take home.
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