20 Vintage Wedding Cakes for Retro Couples
Bold, bright and seriously fun, your guests won't be able to resist Instagramming each and every one of these retro-inspired Lambeth wedding cakes
If you want a showstopper of a wedding cake, you should consider opting for a Lambeth wedding cake.
A Lambeth wedding cake is an elaborate vintage style of wedding cake, and it’s become a key wedding trend in recent years, including retro-style heart shaped wedding cakes, as well as more classic tiered designs.
Lambeth wedding cakes feature intricate piping, ornate decorations and thick, creamy icing. Whether you’re looking for a vintage wedding cake to suit your wedding style, or you want an intricate design that’ll amaze your guests, the Lambeth style wedding cake is the perfect choice.
Vintage Wedding Cakes: 20 Lambeth Bakes
Discover 20 of our favourite vintage wedding cakes made by cake makers available to book on Hitched!
1. Vintage Heart Cake with Cherries - Unique Cake Creations
For a truly nostalgic touch, Unique Cake Creations offers a beautifully crafted Lambeth heart wedding cake, decorated with cherries for a charming vintage aesthetic.
With over 10 years of experience, they specialise in intricate piping and bespoke designs, making them an excellent choice for couples seeking a retro wedding cake that blends timeless elegance with delicious flavours.
- Hitched couples say: “Fantastic service and great tasting cake.”
- Pricing: from £250
- Deals: Hitched couples can get 5% off 2026 bookings!
2. Modern Lambeth Wedding Cake - Hartt Cakes
For a modern twist on a classic style, Hartt Cakes offers a stunning three-tiered contemporary wedding cake adorned with Lambeth-style icing.
Specialising in non-traditional designs, Becky Hartt blends intricate piping with a fresh, artistic approach, creating a unique centrepiece that’s both visually striking and delicious.
- Hitched couples say: “Our cake from Becky at Hartt Cakes was beautiful and super tasty!”
- Pricing: from £550
- Deals: 5% discount for Hitched couples
3. Vintage Style Lambeth Wedding Cake - All Shapes & Slices Cake Co
All Shapes & Slices Cake Co made this beautifully crafted vintage-style Lambeth wedding cake. Founded by award-winning cake designer Susan Pridle, this Orpington-based bakery offers a personalised approach to every creation.
- Hitched couples say: “Excellent service and communication and had so many compliments on the flavours!”
- Pricing: from £350
4. Pastel Coloured Lambeth Cake - Bubba’s Bakes
Bubba’s Bakes, led by cake designer Zara, creates stunning Lambeth and vintage-style wedding cakes, including this standout pastel peach design with contrasting blue icing.
Based in Worthing and serving the Sussex coast, Hampshire, and beyond, Zara specialises in luxury ganache wedding cakes that are as delicious as they are beautiful.
- Hitched couples say: “Her pricing is competitive and she is very friendly and easy to liaise with.”
- Pricing: from £515
5. Lambeth Top Tier - Cake Couture by Caroline
Cake Couture by Caroline offers a creative twist on the Lambeth wedding cake trend, pairing a beautifully piped Lambeth-style top-tier cutting cake with a tower of doughnuts for a unique and eye-catching display.
- Hitched couples say: “Caroline smashed it out the park. So many compliments on both the look and flavour of our cakes.”
- Pricing: from £250
6. Green Vintage Wedding Cake - Beth Bakes
Beth Bakes is a UK wedding cake maker based on the border of England and Wales. She creates award-winning luxury wedding cakes, including this striking green Lambeth wedding cake that proves you don’t have to stick to white to nail this trend.
- Hitched couples say: “Beth created our dream wedding cake, not only did it look incredible (everyone commented on it) the three different flavours tasted incredible too.”
- Pricing: from £425
7. Vintage Lambeth Wedding Cake - Sandra’s Cakes St Andrews
Sandra creates stunning, bespoke wedding cakes, including Lambeth-style cakes and Bridgerton-inspired vintage wedding cakes. Sandra takes on just one cake per week, offering her clients her full attention and dedication.
- Hitched couples say: “The cake was delicious and looked beautiful. I can highly recommend Sandra and her services!”
- Pricing: from £325
8. Cherry-Topped Vintage Wedding Cake - Eva Cockrell Cake Design
Eva Cockrell Cake Design creates luxury bespoke wedding cakes, including the stunning Lambeth wedding cakes adorned with cherries.
Owner Eva, a skilled pastry chef with over 13 years of experience, combines her expertise to craft delicious and visually breathtaking cakes for special occasions.
- Hitched couples say: “The raspberry ripple and Madagascar vanilla flavors were an absolute dream.”
- Pricing: from £400
9. Tall Tiered Lambeth Wedding Cake - Let Them Eat Cakes
Let Them Eat Cakes, an award-winning wedding cake supplier in Kent and South London, is run by cake artist Floriana Maggio.
Specialising in bespoke cakes, Floriana creates elegant, artistic designs with hand-painted details, sugar and natural florals, and expert buttercream finishes - just look at this beautiful Lambeth wedding cake!
- Hitched couples say: “Flo created an absolutely stunning cake for our wedding that matched our theme perfectly. Words can't describe how much we recommend her.”
- Pricing: from £450
- Deals: there are currently three deals available for Hitched couples
10. Ribbon Decorated Vintage Cake - Creme de la Gem Cakes
Creme de la Gem Cakes specialises in creating bespoke cakes that are as delicious as they are beautiful.
Whether it's a rustic semi-naked cake, a sleek fully iced masterpiece, or a vintage-inspired cake, such as this bow-adorned beauty, they cater to all styles.
- Hitched couples say: “Gemma helped us design the wedding cake of our dreams, with beautiful personal details that made it feel extra special.”
- Pricing: from £450
11. Heart Shaped Vintage Cake - Elizabeth Harris
Elizabeth Harris creates luxury wedding cakes, like this beautiful heart shaped vintage wedding cake, for couples in the northwest of the UK.
Her attention to detail and incredible skill ensures your wedding cake will be a stand-out feature at your wedding.
- Hitched couples say: “Elizabeth brought to life our vision perfectly and we couldn’t have been happier with our beautiful cake!”
- Pricing: from £645
- Deals: 5% discount available for Hitched couples
12. Brightly Coloured Vintage Wedding Cake - Meet Cute Cakes
Based in Manchester, Meet Cute Cakes specialises in vintage and Lambeth style wedding cakes!
They also focus on making sure their cakes are affordable, with prices starting from £70 - an absolute steal when the cakes look this good.
- Hitched couples say: “Very reasonably priced and just the cutest little cake ever.”
- Pricing: from £70
13. Three-Tiered Vintage Wedding Cake - CK Bakes
CK Bakes is owned and operated by Charley Kaleta, who honed her baking skills alongside her late grandmother - and now uses those skills to make delicious cakes for special occasions.
She has a range of vintage inspired cakes on her listing, but this elegant, three-tiered beauty is the one that caught our attention.
- Hitched couples say: “Exceptional customer care and even more exceptional cake!”
- Pricing: from £300
14. Clashing Colour Lambeth Cake - Danielle’s Cakes Pershore
Danielle’s Cakes Pershore prides themselves on creating cakes that will wow your guests and be remembered long after the big day.
Her cakes are a work of art - just look at this brightly coloured Lambeth wedding cake and imagine your guests’ faces when they get to see it at your wedding!
- Hitched couples say: “Danielle is super talented, not only did the cake look amazing, it tasted it too.”
- Pricing: from £400
15. Vintage Piped Wedding Cake - Not Just Cake
Not Just Cake offers a huge range of wedding cakes, and specialises in sugar paste and buttercream.
You can see her skills demonstrated with this incredible buttercream cake, decorated with elaborate and vintage inspired details.
- Hitched couples say: “Designing our wedding cake with Harriet was amazing from start to finish.”
- Pricing: from £300
16. Heart Shaped Mini Lambeth Cake - Bella & Bean Cake Design
Lambeth style cakes are a great choice if you’re looking for a smaller wedding cake, as they still make a big impact, despite being smaller in size.
Just look at this beautifully decorated mini Lambeth cake by Bella & Bean Cake Design.
- Hitched couples say: “The cake was absolutely magnificent - I teared up & we were both so pleased with how it looked."
- Pricing: from £500
17. Duo of Mini Vintage Cakes - Eckle’s The Cakehouse
Eckle’s The Cakehouse is a Nottingham based baking business that specialises in vintage style wedding cakes.
Their Hitched listing is full of gorgeous imagery of ruffled and refined Lambeth wedding cakes - it was hard to choose one picture to feature here - but we couldn’t resist this adorable duo of vintage mini wedding cakes.
- Hitched couples say: “We were blown away with our wedding cake, it exceeded all our expectations and we loved it.”
- Pricing: from £150
18. Retro Wedding Cake Display - Flour and Fold
If you’re opting for a gorgeous retro wedding cake, make sure you show it off so all your guests can see it!
We love this trio of vintage wedding cakes by Flour and Fold, an Oxfordshire-based business with specialist skills in piping incredible icing patterns.
- Hitched couples say: “Best cake I’ve ever tasted. I have people that came to our wedding still saying that they cannot believe how nice our wedding cake was!”
- Pricing: from £450
19. Regal Retro Cake - Razzmatazz Cakes
Razzmatazz Cakes specialises in creating bespoke wedding cakes that reflect each couple's unique style and personality.
With over 20 years of experience, they offer a range of designs, from elegant to adventurous, ensuring every cake is not only beautiful but also delicious, making your special day unforgettable.
- Hitched couples say: "She also gives you a celebration cake for your 1st anniversary- would strongly recommend!"
- Pricing: from £230
20. 80s Style Vintage Wedding Cake - Louise Cannon Cakes
The 80s are back, baby, and this cake by Louise Cannon Cakes proves it - the elegant piping, the adorable rosettes and towering tiers all scream 80s chic.
Your guests won’t be able to believe their eyes if you opt for a vintage cake like this!
- Hitched couples say: “We were absolutely thrilled with the wedding cake made by Louise. It looked amazing and went beyond all expectations.”
- Pricing: from £400
Vintage Wedding Cake FAQs
Considering a vintage wedding cake? Here’s everything you need to know about retro style wedding cakes.
What is a Lambeth wedding cake?
Lambeth wedding cakes are named after their creator, Joseph Lambeth, who was a master of ornate cake decorating.
They grew in popularity in the 1930s and 1940s, becoming a key focal point for weddings during this era. Featuring piped icing with scrolls, garlands and dots, the details are exquisitely layered to create a beautiful cake.
It’s a classic British design, and it’s no surprise that they’re rising in popularity again as they have a timeless appeal to them. They are the ultimate retro wedding cake!
How much does a Lambeth wedding cake cost?
The cost of your Lambeth wedding cake will depend on a few factors, including the size of the cake, the number of flavours of cake and the level of detail for the icing.
It is possible to get smaller, more affordable Lambeth cakes - the prices start at £70 from cake makers in this edit, but can rise to over £600 for large and intricately decorated vintage cakes.
Why choose a vintage wedding cake?
Whether you're planning a lavish celebration or a small, intimate gathering, a cake with a Lambeth design can be adapted to fit your style.
Couples who love bold statement cakes often opt for multiple tiers, while a single-tier Lambeth heart cake is perfect for an understated yet elegant look.
For those who adore wedding cakes with retro styles but want a contemporary twist, consider modern colour palettes or metallic accents. Pairing this design with flowers, bows or edible pearls can further elevate the vintage aesthetic.
The Lambeth style wedding cake is the ultimate blend of nostalgia and sophistication. Whether you prefer a grand multi-tiered Lambeth cake for your wedding or a chic retro wedding cake, this timeless style is here to stay.
Are you considering a vintage cake for your wedding? Browse our directory of talented wedding cake designers to find the perfect Lambeth wedding cake for your big day!
