fall cake ideas

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You can use more complex flavors in cakes for fall than you would in cakes for a warm weather occasion. You also have the flexibility of using different types of wedding cake décor (like chocolate ganache) that don’t stand up in warm weather.

There are many flavors that you can use for your fall wedding cake. Richer flavors are appropriate and chocolate is always a crowd pleaser. Chocolate cakes are perfect for fall. You can use dark chocolate or a mixture of milk chocolate and dark chocolate. You can also mix chocolate with other flavors like hazelnut, cherry, peanut butter or French vanilla.

Other rich flavors that work well with the season are caramel, dark cherry and espresso. You can also use liquor to give more depth to the cake – think chocolate cake with Kaluha or Godiva liquor or black forest cake with Kirsch.

Because the weather isn’t scorching, you can use almost any cake decoration for your autumn wedding cake. Chocolate ganache, buttercream, fondant, marzipan and royal icing all do very well in the cooler temperatures of fall.