Forget doves, violins, and champagne toasts - some couples make a statement with their cake. From fried chicken illusions to towering stacks of cheese, wedding cakes have officially entered the wild side. If you think ‘weird’ means a bit of fondant lace, buckle up - because these cakes are here to break Instagram and possibly a few guests' minds.

Some brides might be all about the frock and the honeymoon but others are using the cake to show the world what kind of couple they really are!

If you’re bored of hearts, lace and flowers and looking for some unusual wedding inspiration, we’ve put together a selection of some of the weirdest and most unusual wedding cakes around.

Triple Decker Chicken and Waffle Cake 

Chicken. Waffles. Cake. If that combo makes you question reality, you’re not alone. But in the deep-fried, maple-drizzled land of the USA, this pairing has been legendary for centuries. So, naturally, we turned it into a wedding cake - because why wouldn’t you want your big day to include chocolate-dipped pretzels pretending to be fried chicken? 

Using layers of Belgian chocolate brownie, red velvet and vanilla sponges we made a tower sandwiched together with sea-salted caramel buttercream. Our pretend fried chicken is actually chocolate-covered pretzels, coated in cookie crumbs, giving a texture just like the real thing.

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When this crazy creation was ordered for a  we knew that the bride and groom had personality in spades - and that their wedding would have too.

Pork Pie Wedding Cake by Toppings Pies at Yumbles

Some people dream of tiers of fluffy sponge and buttercream. Others? They dream of meat. Enter: the pork pie wedding cake, the savoury showstopper that screams ‘till death do us part’ and ‘pass the mustard’ in the same breath. If you love pies more than you love Victoria sponge, this might just be your royal wedding moment.

This unusual wedding cake is a tier of heart-shaped pork pies in a variety of flavours by Toppings Pies.

Add your own message or some pastry flowers to make a special meaty cake. Just watch out for vegetarians on your guest list…

Horn of the unicorn croquembouche

Towering. Magical. Slightly ridiculous. This croquembouche started as a classic French showstopper - until we stuck a unicorn horn on top and made it even more extra. Standing over a metre tall, this beauty was not just for decoration. Beneath that mountain of profiteroles, éclairs, and macarons? Layers of cake so good they nearly stole the show from the bride. (Nearly.)

Yep, this astonishing wonder of a cake first of all broke Instagram before being delivered to a real-life London wedding to make an incredible centre-piece for the day.

And it wasn’t just unicorns that stamped a hoof on the croquembouche. We were so inspired we developed a whole croquembouche range. See it here.

Neal’s Yard Celebration Cheese Cakes

For some, the ultimate wedding cake is layers of sponge and buttercream. For others, it’s a literal tower of cheese. Yes, we’re talking an entire stack of brie, stilton, and cheddar, just waiting to be hacked into like a medieval feast. If your dream wedding includes a cheese knife instead of a cake knife - congratulations, you’ve found your perfect match.

Image: Neal's Yard

Whether you’re a fan of stilton, cheddar or goat’s cheese, a towering marvel of dairy goodness makes a terrific alternative to traditional wedding cakes.

Krispy Kreme Wedding Stack

Cake? Cute. Hundreds of stacked, glossy, fluffy doughnuts? Now that’s a wedding dessert. Krispy Kreme has been making dreams come true for 80 years, but this? This is their masterpiece. Whether you go classic glazed or fully sugar-drunk with cake batter filling, this tower is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser (and 100% worth sneaking seconds).

Image: Krispy Kreme

Three tiered pink sweetheart cake 

Sometimes when it comes to a wedding, you just can’t beat a little old-world romance. This weird wedding cake is another of our own creations, and although it might look more usual, we couldn’t help but stick a big, fat doughnut on the top. We know - that’s not your average wedding topper.

Even so, could there be a more romantic, pretty cake? With three layers of vanilla sponge and smooth meringue buttercream this cake features pink and white stripes all round and a Belgian chocolate drip. 

With candied popcorn, piped buttercream flowers, macarons, doughnuts and more, we don’t think you’ll find a better slice of cake to start the first day of the rest of your life with.

So, are you Team Traditional, or are you already Googling ‘pork pie wedding cake delivery near me’? Whether you’re drooling over doughnuts or intrigued by fried chicken cake (go on, admit it), we love a wedding with personality. Have a weird wedding cake idea of your own? Tell us in the comments—if it’s wacky enough, we might just bake it.