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Wedding Cake Traditions
Maybe you've wondered how the tradition of having a huge wedding cake at receptions got started. Of course it has roots in customs that go far back in time. For example, in Roman times the wedding cake was a symbol of fertility. But the 'wedding cake' of that time was little more than a bun which, in Roman celebrations would be broken over the bride's head. Wheat in Roman culture was symbolic of fertility and the resulting crumbs that were created by breaking the bun were considered good luck charms.Later in the Middle Ages, there was a custom that the bride and groom would kiss over a mound of small cakes brought by the wedding guests. And that custom seemed to evolve such that by the 1600's, the bridesmaids would bake little cakes with small fruit like currants. These small cakes would be used as decoration for the wedding couple's table. It was a centerpiece of sorts.Finally by the 1700's a version of the modern wedding cake began to emerge as a French baker put frosting on the stack of sweet buns to hold
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