A Tidbit About Wedding Cakes
Greetings!
Here is yet another random thought from your friendly wedding Blogger. Cakes! Did you know the wedding cake in Roman times was broken over the brides head to wish the couple a life of plenty? Guests would then gather the crumbs for good luck...Emily Post would have a field day with this tradition! And here we are, all worried that our new husband is going to mess up our face by smushing the cake in it. So, historically, the bride is meant to look like a fool on her wedding day?
Another piece of historical fact....In medieval England, the multi-tiered wedding cake was conceived from the tradition of guests bringing small cakes for the reception and placing them in a pile on a table. The bride and groom were to kiss for good luck over the cakes. To help keep the pile together, the cakes were iced to eachother, thereby making the first tiered cake.
Now for some helpful information. Something to keep in mind when choosing that perfect wedding cake: while white chocolate on cakes looks beautiful, it tends to melt more quickly than dark chocolate. So be sure to keep it properly refrigerated until the big event, and even then, don't wait too long to cut it. Otherwise, it might be so mushy that you;ll be smearing cake in your beloved's face (rather than feeding) even after you promised not to!