Looking for ways to celebrate your or your fiance’s Chinese heritage on your wedding day? One great way to have your cake and eat it too is by designing a modern Chinese wedding cake to serve as both Chinese wedding decor and delicious dessert. 

The wedding cake is an iconic part of your wedding reception or banquet (some celebrity wedding cakes are even as tall as 10 feet!). Thus, it's the perfect setting for adding some Chinese creativity and personality. 

We’ve collected the most inspirational modern Chinese wedding cake designs for you below, so designing your own should be a piece of cake.

Wedding Cakes with Chinese Animal Symbols

Chinese culture is rife with symbolism, and your wedding is no exception. Dragons and phoenixes represent the groom and bride respectively. Cranes denote peace and longevity. The peacock symbolizes dignity and beauty and the koi fish represents strength and perseverance.

There are so many ways to incorporate these Chinese animal symbols to make a modern Chinese wedding cake and we hope you get inspired by one of these designs.

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Wedding Cakes with the Double Happiness Sign

The most popular symbol at a Chinese wedding is the double happiness sign. So it’s no wonder the double happiness sign is also a popular addition on top of a Chinese wedding cake. You can consider adding a double happiness sign as a cake topper to your cake as an easy way to give a nod to your Chinese heritage.

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Wedding Cakes With Qipao Pankou Knots

As designers of cheongsam and qipao dresses, we couldn’t leave out these gorgeous modern Chinese wedding cakes that give a nod to this iconic dress. Qipao dresses are known for their mandarin collars and pankou knots, and these cakes display them beautifully. If you’re planning to wear a cheongsam or qipao to your Chinese wedding celebration, these cake designs can be a great way to play up your fashion choice. 

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Wedding Cakes with Peonies, Fans, and Other Chinese Symbols

Other popular Chinese wedding symbols include certain flowers like peonies and lotuses, as well as Chinese fans. While they’re great as Chinese wedding decor for your tables and favors, there's no reason you can’t also have these symbols on your wedding cake.

Persimmon fruit and pomegranates are also popular symbols used at Chinese weddings to symbolize fertility and make great cake decorations as well. You can even consider adding you and your fiance's zodiac animals as symbols on your wedding cake. 

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Modern Wedding Cakes In Shades of Red

Red plays a vital role in Chinese weddings and other festive occasions because it represents good luck, love, and all the good wishes you would want for your future life. If you’re more of a fan of modern, minimalistic wedding cakes, then consider making your wedding cake red to celebrate your Chinese culture like these beautiful cake designs below. 

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Get creative with your Chinese wedding cake! We love these out of the box cake designs, which show that there is really no limit to how you decide to design your wedding cake. 

 

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- Read the ultimate guide to planning your Chinese wedding here.