Culture and Lifestyle White Wedding Cakes By Southern Living Editors and Southern Living Test Kitchen Southern Living Test Kitchen The Southern Living Test Kitchen has been publishing recipes since 1970, four years after the first issue of Southern Living Magazine appeared on newsstands. The Southern Living Test Kitchen team includes a team of professionals with deep expertise in recipe development, from pastry chefs and grilling experts to nutritionists and dietitians. Together, the team tests and retests, produces, styles, and photographs thousands of recipes each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on March 10, 2017 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Millie Holloman Traditional white wedding cakes are anything but boring, thanks to the addition of intricate, modern details. 01 of 10 Sugar Embroidery Cake Millie Holloman Intricate piping and sugar flowers create an embroidered look on this fondant-covered cake. SouthernWeddings.com: Real North Carolina Wedding 02 of 10 Floral Topped Cake Photo: Trent Bailey A tall floral topper makes this classic cake with piping details fresh and youthful. SouthernWeddings.com: Black Tie New Year's Eve Wedding 03 of 10 Covered in Coconut Cake Photo: Ali Harper Coconut shavings add unique texture to this traditional coconut cake. SouthernWeddings.com: Fine Feathered Fete 04 of 10 Pearl-Inspired Cake Photo: Pure 7 Studios Southern brides love their pearls! Clusters of edible white beads make this cake a showstopper. SouthernWeddings.com: Rosemary Beach Wedding 05 of 10 Buttercream and Peonies Cake Photo: Red Fly Studio Ridged detailing and a tree stump cake stand give this classic buttercream cake a natural, rustic feel. SouthernWeddings.com: Florida Barn Wedding 06 of 10 Veiled Rosettes Cake Photo: Megan W A cake covered in rosettes makes a feminine statement—even more so when draped in a "veil!" SouthernWeddings.com: Virginia Garden Wedding 07 of 10 Tall and Ruffled Cake Photo: Tec Petaja Hand-placed stripes and ruffled rosettes keep this dramatically tall cake playful. SouthernWeddings.com: Dreamy Watercolor Wedding 08 of 10 Sugar Stephanotis Cake Photo: Jen Fariello Hexagon-shaped tiers sprinkled with handmade stephanotis sugar flowers are crisp and elegant. SouthernWeddings.com: Coral Virginia Wedding 09 of 10 Sugar Flower Cake Photo: Harwell Photography Delicate sugar petals combine to create a multi-tier bloom on this elegant fondant cake. SouthernWeddings.com: King Plow Wedding 10 of 10 Swiss Dot Wedding Cake Photo: Scott Piner Scattered fondant beads on European buttercream evoke the feel of delicate Swiss dot fabric. SouthernWeddings.com: Whitford Plantation Wedding Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit