Let Them Eat Cake

Wedding cakes have a unique and interesting history. According to Wikipedia, the wedding cake is a tradition that began back in the Roman Empire. At the time, it was a loaf of bread that the groom broke over the brides head as a symbol of his dominance in the marriage and over her. The color of the cake is typically white to symbolize purity. The joint task of the bride and groom cutting the cake is meant to symbolize their first joint task in married life. The gesture of feeding cake to one another is a symbol of the commitment the bride and groom are making.

One of the earliest forms of the wedding cake is the French Croquembouche. The legend of this cake says that a pastry chef, visiting medieval England, witnessed their tradition of piling sweet rolls between the bride and groom which they would attempt to kiss over without knocking them all down. The pastry chef then went back to France and piled sweet rolls up into a tower to make the first Croquembouche.

The wedding cake topper was especially popular in the US in the 1950s when it represented the concept of “togetherness.” Today, however, they are more varied and often reflect shared hobbies or unique design facets. Cakes & Culinary Creations crafts all sorts of special designs and toppers to reflect a bride and groom’s vision of the perfect cake.

Random fact: In the United Kingdom, the traditional wedding cake is made from a rich fruitcake, although many modern cakes now consist of either vanilla sponge, chocolate sponge or carrot cake. Among some more elaborate cakes the United Kingdom see are those prepared for the Royal Weddings. These cakes are actually decorated boxes with the fruit cake cut into portions on the inside, allowing them to be easily served to hundreds of guests.

Whether you have hundreds of guests or 50 close friends and family, Cakes & Culinary Creations is there for you!