Talk:Wedding cake

Price?

Does anyone know the typical price of a wedding cake? I originally came to this article to find out but I see nothing mentioned. Jdufresne 02:09, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

They vary pretty widely. It's usually priced per person, so the number of people attending the reception would dictate the size (and price) of the cake. My wife did most of that stuff, but I believe ours was around $400 for about 100 people. Kafziel 18:12, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

As my fiancee and I are planning ours we are finding that they are priced $2-$6 per person, with some as high as $12 per person for a very intricate or seemingly difficult design. The current rage is "fondant covered cakes" which are for a semi-skilled baker far simpler than a traditional cake but because of the popularity far more expensive.

a bit of advice that you wont get from a baker is, buy a smaller wedding cake to serve about 50 guests, cut this cake in front of everyone then have simple sheet cakes iced to match in the kitchen out of sight. A sheet cake can cost as little as $.25 per person and since its out of sight none of the guests will know the difference.

Great idea for changing this page! I say the article should also discuss why it costs so much--craftmanship, etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmbrazel (talk • contribs) 05:22, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Origin

According to the well-documented foodtimeline website, much of the "history" of wedding cakes given here is wrong. I'd like to propose revising the history to indicate that the ones in question may be folkloric. I'd also like to suggest creating a separate Traditions section in order to reduce the size of the overview and get to the TOC more quickly. Before taking on such changes myself, I wait debate. :) Moonriddengirl 12:45, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

I noticed that as well. I have added/changed the History section with the research I found for a class. As well as tweaking the Symbolism section and adding a Superstition section. Hope the information is helpful. Run8Run8Run8 8:30 15 March 2012 —Preceding undated comment added 03:30, 16 March 2012 (UTC).

UK, fruit cake on top?

Does anyone have a source for the claim that UK cakes usually have fruit cake as the top layer? I don't dispute that fruit cake is traditional, or that multi-flavoured cakes are popular in recent times, but we were told by my mother (who made our cake) and several bakers that the fruit layer had to be on the bottom because it would sink into a sponge cake. Unfortunately this would count as original research so I don't want to edit the article without a source. Danikat (talk) 18:43, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

quoting from Simon R. Charsley's book, Wedding Cake and Cultural History, p 23 "in the United States the two cakes* did persist, with the light cake usually being associated with the bride, the dark with the groom. From the midcentruary a possible combination of the two has been described from Viriginia (Frese 1982). The bride's would be on the bottom. Bride and groom would cut it at the reception, give pieces to each other to eat, and it would be served to the guest. The groom's would be mounted above it and saved for later consumption. Subsequently, it has been claimed, the groom's tended to drop out, as 'the second cake,' leaving the bride's to be regarded as the wedding cake"

• The two cakes refers to the bride's cake and the groom's cake which in America the bride's cake was a white pound cake and the groom's cake was a dark fruitcake. So according to Charsley, the groom's cake would be the top. From other sources that I have read the fruitcake could be saved for quite sometime, so that fact could potentially be the reason why it was on top and not served the day of the wedding. But this quote is in regards to what America did with the cake. Run8run8Run8 8:40, 15 March 2012

Sorry I can't find a source but I always heard that the tradition for keeping the top layer was to have as a Christening cake. I'll have a look for a source for you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.221.100.156 (talk) 23:29, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Cake Description

A wedding cake is the traditional cake served at wedding receptions following dinner. In some parts of England, the wedding cake is served at a wedding breakfast, on the morning following the ceremony. In modern Western culture, the cake is usually on display and served to guests at the reception. Traditionally, wedding cakes were made to bring good luck to all guests and the couple. Modernly however, they are more of a centerpiece to the wedding and are not always even served to the guests. Some cakes are built with only a single edible tier for the bride and groom to share.

The last sentence is not correct. I am involved with a wedding cake business on Vancouver Island British Columbia (www.Coastalcakecompany.com) and cutting cakes are the exception, not the rule in our business. Also, the sentence structure is poor, pivoting on a generality with "Modernly However,". I think we need to re write this as it is not neutral in my opinion.

I will work on a new description and post it here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skrivitor (talk • contribs) 15:41, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Errors

User:Gandydancer and anyone else who can help:

On my way to add this interesting survey, I discovered a serious factual error. In this 2012 edit, this long-since-inactive editor declared that an old-fashioned Appalachian stack cake – the kind of wedding cake you have if you're too poor to bake your own, and are relying on friends and family to make a potluck-style cake for you – is the most popular wedding cake style, and we've missed it for years. I'm out of time, but could someone please review all of that editor's contributions? WhatamIdoing (talk) 22:06, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

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