How to Grow Wedding Cake Regular
Wedding Cake Regular is the classic, award-winning version of one of the most popular dessert strains, offered as true regular (non-feminized) seeds for breeders and purists. It carries a strong 20–24% THC, a fruity, sweet flavour and a happy, relaxed, uplifted effect, on a sturdy, productive plant.
Built from Triangle Kush crossed with Animal Mints, this is a 60% indica, 40% sativa strain with elite cookie-family genetics and a shelf of trophies behind it. As regular seeds it produces both male and female plants, which is exactly what you want if you plan to breed or keep a mother line.
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Wedding Cake Regular
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THC | 20% - 24% (High) |
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Type | Regular |
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Yield | High |
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Phenotype | 60% Indica / 40% Sativa |
Gelato Auto
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THC | 19% - 21% (Medium) |
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Type | Autoflowering |
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Yield | High |
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Phenotype | 40% Indica / 60% Sativa |
Because it is vigorous, flavourful and genetically stable, Wedding Cake Regular is a rewarding grow for hobby breeders and experienced growers alike. You can see the full genetics and buy Wedding Cake Regular seeds on the strain page, and browse more of our regular range alongside it.
Strain Profile at a Glance
| THC | 20–24% (high) |
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| Lineage | Triangle Kush x Animal Mints |
| Type | Regular (non-feminized) |
| Awards | Cannabis Cup 2018, Emerald Cup 2018 |
| Genetics | 60% Indica / 40% Sativa |
| Climate | Temperate |
| Flowering time | 8–10 weeks |
| Harvest | October |
| Height | 4.92 ft / 1.5 m |
| Yield | High |
| Yield indoor | 1.31–1.97 oz/ft² (400–600 g/m²) |
| Yield outdoor | 14.11–17.64 oz/plant (400–500 g/plant) |
| Grow difficulty | Beginner-friendly |
| Flavors | Fruity, Sweet |
| Effects | Happy, Relaxed, Uplifted |
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An Award-Winning Strain
Wedding Cake is a proven champion, and this regular line carries that pedigree. It picked up wins at both the Cannabis Cup and the Emerald Cup in 2018, two of the most respected events in cannabis, which speaks to how consistent and high-quality the genetics are.
For a grower or breeder, that track record matters: it points to stable, well-selected parents and a reliable, trophy-level finish. You can find it alongside our other award-winning cannabis seeds if you want more proven performers to work with.
Working with Regular Seeds
Unlike feminized seeds, regular seeds produce both male and female plants, so part of the job is telling them apart. As the plants enter early flowering, females show fine white pistils (hairs) at the nodes, while males form small round pollen sacs. If you are growing for buds, identify and remove the males before they open and pollinate your females.
That said, those males are the whole point for a breeder. Keep a healthy male to pollinate a chosen female and you can produce your own seeds, preserve this award-winning line or create new crosses. Regular genetics like these are prized precisely because they give you that control over selection and breeding.
Climate and Where to Grow It
Wedding Cake Regular does well in a temperate climate with mild, steady conditions and plenty of light. It is a sturdy, adaptable plant that performs both outdoors and in a controlled indoor tent, settling at a moderate 1.5 m that suits most spaces.
Outdoors it finishes around October, with a single plant bringing in a generous 400–500 g in a good spot. Indoors it produces a strong 400–600 g/m². Keep humidity in check as the dense, resinous buds fill in, since tight cookie-family flowers are worth protecting from bud rot.
Indoors, aim for daytime temperatures around 68–80°F (20–27°C) and keep steady airflow moving through the canopy. Its even, medium height makes it an easy fit for a standard tent without heavy training.
Feeding Schedule (EC Guide)
This is a vigorous, productive plant, so you can feed it steadily through bloom to support the dense buds. Start low, build up as the plant asks for more, and taper off for the final flush so the fruity, sweet flavour stays clean.
| Stage | EC (mS/cm) | Notes |
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| Seedling | 0.4–0.6 | Very light feed, focus on healthy root growth |
| Vegetative growth | 0.8–1.2 | Build the frame, raise nitrogen gradually |
| Early flower | 1.2–1.4 | Shift toward bloom nutrients (P and K) |
| Full flower | 1.4–1.6 | Peak bloom feed while the heavy buds swell |
| Flush | 0.0–0.4 | Plain water for the final 1–2 weeks |
Flowering and Harvest
Switch the lights to a 12/12 cycle to trigger flowering, and bloom runs about 8–10 weeks. The indica lean shows in the structure: compact internodes, dense, resin-coated buds and a decisive bud set rather than long, stretchy branches, which keeps the plant stout and heavy-topped.
Keep the canopy open and support the heavier colas if they start to lean. Harvest when most trichomes have turned cloudy with a few amber heads for the fullest expression, and run a short plain-water flush in the last week or two before you cut. Outdoor plants are typically ready around October.
Drying and Curing
Dry whole plants or branches in a dark room at around 60°F (15–18°C) and 55–60% humidity for 7–14 days, until the thin stems snap rather than bend. A slow, even dry stops the dense buds staying damp in the middle while the outside dries out, which protects the sweet, fruity aroma.
Then cure the trimmed buds in sealed jars, burping them daily for the first week and letting them settle for three to four weeks. A proper cure brings the fruity sweetness forward over the creamy, dessert-like base and smooths the smoke, which is exactly what this trophy-winning line deserves.
What to Do With Your Trim
Don’t bin the sugar leaves you remove while manicuring. Wedding Cake Regular is a frosty, high-THC plant, so the trim is excellent for dry sift, bubble hash or rosin, giving you a bonus run of potent concentrate from material most growers throw away.
Flavor and Terpenes
Wedding Cake Regular has a rich, dessert-like flavour of sweet fruit over a creamy, cakey base, the sugary cookie character that made the original so popular. It is a smooth, moreish profile rather than a sharp or gassy one.
It carries a deep terpene stack. Six stand out: myrcene anchors the sweet, fruity base; limonene adds a bright, zesty fruit lift; farnesene brings a soft, green-apple sweetness; caryophyllene adds a gentle peppery warmth; eugenol layers in a sweet, clove-like spice; and humulene rounds it off with a woody depth. A supporting cast of cedrene, borneol, camphene and fenchol fills in the herbal corners.
Effects and Best Use
With its 60% indica base, Wedding Cake Regular is reported as happy, relaxed and uplifted, a warm, upbeat character that balances an easy lift in mood with gentle physical ease. It is a versatile profile that works across the day as much as a relaxed evening.
At a strong 20–24% THC it is potent, so a little goes a long way, especially for less experienced users. That strength, the manageable size, the strong yield, the breeding potential and the fruity-sweet cookie flavour make it a genuinely rewarding grow.
Common Problems and Pro Tips
Wedding Cake Regular is an award-winning grow, but it is a dense, potent cookie indica with regular genetics, so plan for the males, airflow and strength.
- Sort the males early: as a regular strain it produces both sexes, so check pre-flowers and pull the males early unless you are keeping one for breeding.
- Watch the humidity: as a 60% indica its cookie-style buds are dense, so keep flowering humidity down and run a fan through the canopy to prevent bud rot.
- Respect the potency: it runs 20 to 24% THC, so harvest on your preferred trichome reading and label the jar clearly if others will share the stash.
Expert tip: this double Cup winner carries elite cookie genetics worth preserving. Its sweet fruit over a creamy, cakey base holds up best with a slow dry and a careful cure in jars after harvest.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Wedding Cake Regular indica or sativa?
It is indica-dominant, at 60% indica and 40% sativa, so it blends a relaxed, body-forward feel with an upbeat, uplifted lift. That cookie-family build means dense buds, so keep humidity down and run a fan through the canopy, and a little training keeps the lower buds well lit in flower.
Are these feminized seeds?
No. These are regular seeds, so they produce both male and female plants. If you only want buds, remove the males early; if you want to breed, keep a male to make your own seeds. Check the pre-flowers in early bloom so you catch the males before they pollinate the females you want.
What awards has Wedding Cake won?
This line took wins at both the Cannabis Cup and the Emerald Cup in 2018, two of the most respected events in cannabis. That double pedigree is part of why growers seek out the regular format, so they can preserve and work with this proven, award-winning cookie line at home.
How long does it take to flower?
About 8 to 10 weeks once you switch to a 12/12 light cycle, with outdoor plants finishing around October. Its dense cookie buds benefit from airflow through that window, so keep a fan moving air across the canopy and check trichomes toward the end to catch your preferred ripeness.
How much does it yield?
It is a strong producer: 1.31 to 1.97 oz/ft² (400 to 600 g/m²) indoors, and 14.11 to 17.64 oz (400 to 500 g) per plant outdoors in a good season. Good light, an open canopy and steady feeding help this cookie line reach the top of that range at harvest time.
What does Wedding Cake Regular taste like?
Expect sweet fruit over a creamy, cakey base, driven by its myrcene, limonene, farnesene and caryophyllene terpenes. Those sweet notes are delicate, so dry slowly in a cool, dark space and cure in jars to keep that rich, dessert-like character in the finished flower after harvest.
