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The Groom’s Cake

Including a Sweet Alternative to Celebrate Your Groom

The Groom’s Cake is a wedding tradition that dates back to the 17th century, and has retained a momentum of recent popularity, especially in the South. Although various theories abound as to its origins, the most prevalent one is that the cake was dark, in contrast to the wedding cake’s white icing, placed as the top layer of the wedding cake, and dipped in brandy to be eaten as an anniversary treat a year later.

The dark color remains (groom’s cakes are often dark chocolate, and sometimes filled with liquors or fruits or other very rich fillings), and many couples like to serve it separately from the regular cake, or box it up as a favor for guests. One tradition says that if the unmarried female guests placed the cake slice under their pillow, they would dream of their future husband. The tradition of saving the top layer of the main wedding cake for an anniversary is still popular.

A slice of his life.
Nowadays, the groom’s cake is often decked out to resemble the groom’s interests. They are made in the shape of footballs, sports cars, or anything he loves. Should it be served at the wedding, it’s usually placed on a separate table from the main cake, and sliced by one of the caterers. There’s no custom of the new couple feeding it to each other.

Groom’s cakes are not tiered. A more recent trend is to serve it at the rehearsal dinner, thus dividing the sweets more evenly. This is entirely up to you.

Having your cake and eating his too.
Both of you can select the groom’s cake, although some brides like to make it a surprise. Like anything else, surprises should be planned with understanding: Make sure your spouse isn’t allergic to nuts before you go all out with a carrot-cake-and-peanut delight!

A groom’s cake for 100 guests will run approximately 100 dollars, although that varies on the bakery, the location, and whether or not you go for extra fillings or fancy shapes. Talk to your sweetie and see if the groom’s cake is what his heart desires.

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