Did you know that wedding cakes date back to Roman
times? In those days the cake was broken over the brides head, a technique
that I would not recommend with my creations! In Medieval England the
custom was to stack a pile of buns between the newlyweds and the couple
would try and kiss over the top of them. If successful this was a sign of
a good marriage. By the mid 19th century cakes were now single tiered plum
cakes (Rich fruit cakes) and in Victorian times white icing became popular
as a sign of purity, where previously it had been a sign of wealth as
refined sugar used to very expensive. Now the once simple cake has evolved
to a multi-tiered extravaganza. for a long time 3 tiers were popular with
the first for the reception, the second for distribution and the top for
the christening.
To help you make the choice of cake I can arrange
tasting and other activities to ensure your cake is the perfect one for
you. The design of your cake can also work alongside your wedding theme -
hearts, cupids, or simply the colour to match your dress, the bridesmaids
dresses, or your flowers. The flowers on a cake can be fresh to match the
bouquets or hand made sugar flowers which can be then kept as a keepsake.
The setting up of the cake can also vary from traditional pillars to any
arrangement that will create those special memories in your mind and in
your photographs for years to come.
