The History Of The Wedding Cake

A brief history of wedding cake.

The history of the wedding cake. In modern western culture the cake is usually on display and served to guests at the reception. The world s largest wedding cake stood 17 feet tall and weighed in at 15 032 pounds. In ancient rome marriages were sealed when the groom smashed a barley cake over the bride s head.

Wedding cakes have their roots in ancient rome when marriage ceremonies ended with a scone like wheat or barley cake broken over the bride s head for luck and fertility. Once upon a time rather than being eaten cakes were thrown at the bride as a symbol of fertility says catherine gee. The most expensive slice of wedding cake was taken from the 1937 wedding of the duke and duchess of windsor which sold at auction in 1998 for 29 900 usd.

In some parts of england the wedding cake is served at a wedding breakfast. The history of the nuptial pastry though is even stranger than these modern rituals suggests. So where does this whole wedding cake business start.

The wedding breakfast does not mean the meal will be held in the morning but at a time following the ceremony on the same day. The history of the wedding cake. It was created for the mohegan sun hotel and casino for a 2004 bridal showcase.