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.
What does a cake symbolize in a wedding?
The tradition of a wedding cake goes back to Roman times when a cake of meal was crumbled over the bride’s head to provide good luck. The wedding cake symbolizes good fortune and fertility. It also brings good luck to everyone who eats it.
When did the wedding cake start?
The earliest official wedding cake recipe was published in 1655 by Price (1655) in The Compleat Cook (yep spelt correctly).
What is the lineage of wedding cake?
It is widely believed that Wedding Cake is a cross of the indica-dominant hybrid Cherry Pie with the world-famous G.S.C. (Durban Poison x OG Kush), formerly known as Girl Scout Cookies, however, according to Jbeezy of Seed Junky Genetics, the strain is actually a phenotype of Triangle Mints.
How old is the wedding cake tradition?
Like most traditions that are carried out during a wedding today, they originate from long ago and began for reasons you probably wouldn’t expect. This includes the more than 300-year-old tradition of saving the top of a wedding cake.
