New Year's Eve Cake Ideas for Sweet Celebrations
Whether you’re hosting a New Year’s Eve wedding, getting dressed up for a formal party, or enjoying champagne in your pajamas at home, you can celebrate the new year in style with a stunning New Year’s Eve cake and start the new year off on an extra sweet note. It doesn’t have to be an over-the-top multi-tiered extravaganza, there are so many New Year’s Eve cake ideas that’ll gussy up your holiday dessert table (or your casual coffee table). Here are a few of our absolute favorites:
New Year’s Cake Ideas
1. Buttercream Dream
Elegant but understated, the Buttercream Dream is fancy enough for an NYE dinner party but casual enough for any old day. Covered in creamy buttercream with a touch of whimsy from the piping (extra frosting forever and ever!), this delicious cake will be right at home at your New Year’s Eve celebration.
Why It’s Perfect: This gorgeous cake is covered in swirls of velvety buttercream with touches of sparkle from the gold sprinkles. It’s super versatile because you can customize the flavor of your cake layers (there are tons of options!) and filling (think: whipped ganache, cookie butter mousse, lemon curd, pastry cream, and more), as well as request add-ons, messages, even make it gluten-free.
Style Suggestion: Place your cake on a table surrounded by festive decor like pretty (not cheesy) balloons, neutral confetti, 2025 headbands, or whatever else your little heart desires.
2. Bauble Beauty
There’s no cake out there that screams “New Year’s Eve party” quite like the Bauble Beauty. It's the perfect treat for this fun and festive night. Covered in Italian meringue buttercream (you pick the color) and studded with tons of gold or silver metallic balls and a metallic splatter, this cake will undoubtedly be the focal point of any party it’s at.
Why It’s Perfect: The metallics add a touch of glamor. Plus, the sparkling gold balls look a little like champagne bubbles. How on theme is that?
Style Suggestion: Go for it with elegant accents like velvet, dramatic sheer fabrics, twinkle lights, and champagne flutes ready to be filled with bubbles, of course.
3. Trophy Wife
Looking for an occasion for an all-metallic cake? It’s gotta be New Year’s Eve, right? The unapologetically opulent, a little bit over-the-top Trophy Wife is the perfect cake for a New Year’s Eve party that just screams “fun!” Available in gold, silver, and rose gold, these party cakes are the best way to celebrate new beginnings, the upcoming year, or—really—anything at all.
Why It’s Perfect: Decked out in retro buttercream piping, this luxurious cake will be the dessert your guests won’t soon forget.
Style Suggestion: Lean into the loud luxury of it all (no quiet luxury here!) and add disco balls, lights, or additional metallic accents to really up the sparkle and shine.
4. Metallic Splatter
For a New Year’s Eve cake with a more contemporary twist, consider the Metallic Splatter. Covered in subtly sweet Italian meringue buttercream and decorated with bold metallic leaf, this cake is sparkly and celebratory, but not too over-the-top.
Why It’s Perfect: Effortlessly chic and fun, yet a bit less formal than some of the other New Year’s Eve cake ideas, it’s a great choice for celebrations where you’re not getting dressed to the nines.
Style Suggestion: Place on top of a mirror for extra wow factor.
Cake and Filling Flavors
When ordering from ECBG, you have the option to customize the flavors of the layers of cake, filling between the layers, and more. Ready to order? Here are some of the options you'll have to choose from:
Cake Flavors
Choose from a variety of different flavors including:
Vanilla
Chocolate
Red Velvet
Lemon
Almond
Marble
Funfetti
Strawberry
Carrot
Pumpkin
Spice
Filling Flavor (and Type!) Options
Choose from:
Vanilla Buttercream
Vanilla Whipped Mascarpone
Chocolate Whipped Ganache
Cream Cheese Frosting
Strawberry Whipped Ganache
Raspberry Whipped Mascarpone
Vanilla Pastry Cream
Lemon Curd
Passion Fruit Whipped Ganache
Caramel Mousse
Caramel Cream Cheese
Cookie Butter Mousse
Add-Ons
Customize your cake further by:
Adding a message (to the top of the cake itself or the cake board)
Choosing the color palette
Making it gluten-free (for an additional fee)
Adding any of the following special touches to give it a little something extra:
Cherries
Gold Candles (not edible)
Disco Balls (not edible)
Neutral Fresh Flowers (not edible)
Ribbons/Bows (not edible)
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Gold or Silver Writing
French Macarons
Edible Butterflies
Pressed Flowers
Glitter
Metallic Leaf
Cinnamon Pecan Crunch Filling
Biscoff Streusel Filling
and more
Pick the Perfect New Year’s Eve Cake
Ready to choose your cake? Here are a few things you’ll want to keep in mind:
Keep Your Event Aesthetic Top of Mind: Matching your cake (or any other dessert or menu item) to your overall theme, color palette, and feel will never steer you wrong. Whether you’re going for a party that’s glamorous, modern, or cozy, you’ll be able to find the perfect cake.
Get the Right Size: Even if you aren’t sure exactly how many people will be at your party (or how many will want a slice of cake), do your best to get a cake that will likely serve all of your guests. Even better if you get a cake that’s large enough for some extra slices. You never know if someone might want a second slice or if you’ll end up with an unexpected guest or two and leftover cake is never a bad thing, so it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Add Celebratory Extras: Customize your cake with a message that will fit the theme, add a cake topper, spring for edible glitter, or try an ECBG add-on like macarons, cookies, flowers, glitter, disco balls, and more to make your cake extra festive.
Serving Your Festive New Year's Eve Dessert
Whether you're ordering your NYE dessert or planning to give it a go and make one yourself, there are a few tips you'll want to keep in mind when it comes to serving:
Using fresh whipped cream on your dessert or serving it alongside? Make sure you don't let it sit out too long or the whipped cream might start to deflate a bit. There's nothing festive about that.
Planning on a buttercream cake? Unlike with whipped cream, you'll want to make sure to take your cake out of the fridge well before serving to let it come to room temperature. It's the best way to make sure the flavors and textures of your cake are just right.
Think just one cake isn't enough? Consider serving something like champagne cake balls, which would be relatively simple to make yourself, or ordering smaller finger foods that you could offer alongside the cake (and plenty of champagne and hot coffee for those trying to make it to midnight!).
Why Consider a Custom Cake for Your Next Party
Whether you’re hosting a holiday party, birthday party, corporate event, or even a New Year’s Eve party, a custom cake can take your event to the next level. Work with a professional baker to create a cake (or dessert spread) that fits your vision, catches attendees’ eyes, and that you know is going to knock their socks off, flavor-wise. Plus, you don’t have to worry about making such a high-stakes treat yourself (which, for even some of the best home bakers, can be pretty intimidating).
A sweet treat is the perfect way to ring in the new year and celebrate fresh starts ahead. No matter whether you're looking for an impressive display or just want to add a little something special to your evening at home, these New Year's Eve cake ideas will make your night one to remember, guaranteed.
These New Year’s Eve cake ideas are just the tip of the iceberg. Check out more of our offerings in our Cake Shop or reach out to the ECBG team for more information about what else we can do. We’d love to work with you to make your next event extra special.
