Dessert Table Ideas For Bridal Showers

Key Takeaways

• Cookies, mini cakes, and muffins are a great way to add variety to your bridal shower dessert bar. Be sure to label everything so guests know which desserts they’re trying.
• Keep the desserts small or bite-sized to allow guests to sample various treats.
• Accent your bridal shower dessert table set-up with beautiful platters and on-theme decorations.

Bridal shower dessert tables have, understandably, become popular in recent years. A selection of smaller treats allows the shower hosts to accommodate a wide variety of guests’ tastes, providing more flavors and accessibility for everyone. And you can still include a cake as the centerpiece of the table for family members (or bride-to-be’s!) who want classic cake included at the bridal shower. It’s the best of both worlds.

Elevate your bridal shower dessert table spread with these treat ideas!

Muffin Towers

Muffin towers are a modern twist on traditional cakes and cupcake displays. You can mix and match fresh baked muffins or keep it elegantly simple with a singular flavor from The Bold Bakery.

Customize your bridal shower dessert bar with different towers of different tiers and sizes. This will create visual appeal and make it easy to present a large number of treats without feeling disorganized.

Mini Cake Displays

Want a crowd-pleasing bridal shower dessert table idea? Treat your guests to mini gourmet cakes from The Bold Bakery! Our cakes are handcrafted with the finest ingredients and a touch of artistry, delivering an extra-special touch to your bridal shower. 

Vary the height of your mini cake displays with cake stands, trays, or even rustic wooden boxes and crates, anything that complements the overall bridal shower decor. You should also consider adding decorative elements like ribbons, candles, and floral arrangements to enhance the display.

You can even elevate your mini cakes with a larger 8 or 9-inch cake from The Bold Bakery. Use the bigger cake as the centerpiece, and arrange your cake stands and trays around it for a wow-worthy display. 

Cookie Platters

One of the best bridal shower dessert table ideas, fresh baked cookies allow guests to walk and mingle as they enjoy their dessert. They can also serve as unique favors that guests can take home!

Use decorative plates and platters, along with cake stands or risers, to create visual appeal on your dessert table. You’ll want to place the largest cookies in the center of the platter, then work your way outwards in a spiral or radial pattern. This will help create balance on your platters. Other decorating ideas for these bridal shower treats include stacked cookie displays and rows of staggered or layered cookies. Finish your dessert table with complementary items like milk or coffee.

Tip: Aim for at least 3 to 5 cookies per guest to ensure you have plenty of sweets for everyone in attendance.

Biscone Spreads

Looking for a non-traditional dessert table idea for your bridal shower? The Bold Bakery’s biscones are the perfect option. A hybrid of biscuits and scones, biscones blend the best of these two baked goods for a crispy, flaky treat. They also work well for a range of bridal shower themes, from rustic showers to tea party-themed bridal showers.

Biscones can be displayed on platters or even cupcake towers. Another idea is to create a biscone pyramid. Start with a wide base of biscones for stability and carefully place more of the treats on top of your base, ensuring they’re aligned and stable. Reduce the amount of biscones as you work your way upwards.

Biscone pyramids are also great centerpiece ideas!

Color-Coordinated Bridal Shower Dessert Bars

Sticking to a single dessert isn’t a requirement for bridal showers! Choose a color scheme that matches the bride’s wedding colors or her favorite colors, and select desserts that complement the hues. For example, you could use berry-based desserts (muffins, cakes, biscones) to complement blue or red wedding colors. This helps create a cohesive bridal shower look.

Breakfast-Themed Dessert Tables

Any time is a good time for breakfast, even bridal showers! If your bridal shower is set around brunch time, create a breakfast-themed dessert table with various ideas like muffins, banana bread, and biscones from The Bold Bakery. You can serve them as-is or pair them with jam. Just be sure to include a variety of flavors to allow guests to try multiple items.

Create the Perfect Bridal Shower Dessert Table

• Think Outside of the Box - Get creative with your bridal shower dessert bar by utilizing an assortment of non-traditional desserts, like fresh baked cookies and muffins.
• Opt for Variety - Not everyone has the same tastes, so include a variety of bridal shower dessert table treat ideas to ensure every guest has a dessert they’ll enjoy.
• Decor Matters - Add beautiful floral arrangements and other decor to add visual interest to your table. Be careful not to overcrowd your table, though. You can also add dessert labels so guests know which flavors they’re sampling.
• Overestimate the Number of Desserts to Include - You should account for about 3 to 4 small desserts per guest. This ensures you won’t run out of desserts mid-shower. You can reduce this to 1 to 2 if you’ll also be serving a larger dessert, like cake. 

Bridal Shower Dessert Table Ideas to Please Every Guest

The Bold Bakery’s creative menu caters to every type of bridal shower dessert bar, from mini cake displays to cookie platters. And they’re always fresh and full of flavor. Get it catered for your bridal shower in the Tysons Corner/Vienna, VA area!