Custom Cake Flavors

Zingerman’s Bakehouse celebration and wedding cakes are custom made pieces of edible art. We can create the cake of your dreams, in both design and flavor. To whet your appetite and imagination here is a list of many of the incredible flavors we offer.

These flavors are only available for custom design celebration and wedding cakes. Prices start at $150. Call to order or make an appointment for a consultation.

Cake Flavors

  • Chocolate
  • Buttermilk
  • Vanilla chiffon
  • Carrot cake with walnuts
  • Almond pound cake
  • Coconut
  • Hummingbird (pineapple, coconut, banana and pecan)
  • Apple spice
  • Pumpkin
  • Red Velvet
  • Cocoa Velvet

Cake Exteriors

  • Fondant
  • Buttercream – Vanilla or Chocolate

Yummy Fillings

  • Raspberry buttercream
  • Lemon buttercream
  • Strawberry buttercream
  • Cherry buttercream
  • Chocolate buttercream
  • Chocolate hazelnut buttercream
  • Chocolate milk buttercream
  • Toasted walnut rum buttercream
  • Mocha hazelnut buttercream
  • Almond buttercream
  • Ginger buttercream
  • Vanilla buttercream
  • Espresso buttercream
  • Caramel buttercream
  • Cinnamon buttercream
  • Lemon, orange, or lime curd
  • Fruit preserves: apricot, raspberry, cherry or blackberry
  • Vanilla bean pastry cream
  • Dark chocolate ganache

Our Favorite Pairings


Buttermilk cake made with local buttermilk and Italian raspberry preserve butter cream


Buttermilk chocolate cake and toasted walnut and Meyer’s dark rum butter cream


Coconut cake made with intense Italian coconut paste and dark Belgian chocolate butter cream


Southern Hummingbird cake (toasted pecans, pineapple, coconut and fresh banana) and vanilla swiss butter cream


Michigan apple butter spice cake and dulce de leche caramel butter cream