Can anyone tell me the piont to a grooms cake? Whats it for and what is the tradition?
Found this online
Groom's Cake Tradition
Just like it sounds, its a cake for the groom. The grooms cake was part of the southern wedding tradition but lately southern belles arent the only ones ordering these cakes for their beaus. This cake used to actually be called the wedding cake while the wedding cake of today was called the brides cake.
While the wedding cake or brides cake was eaten at the wedding reception, the groom's cake, which was usually a fruitcake, was taken home as a wedding favor (thinly sliced pieces in personalized bags or boxes) for the unmarried female guests to put under their pillows. Supposedly, the women would dream of their future husbands.
The bride orders the grooms cake at the same place where she orders her wedding cake. She usually keeps the design of the grooms cake a secret from the groom but makes sure to choose designs that represent the grooms personality. Some grooms refuse to let anyone in on the secret and they take great joy in ordering their grooms cake. Either way, the groom's cake really serves as a way for the groom to have his own special part of the reception or rehearsal dinner.
While the brides cake is usually lightly colored, the grooms cake is usually a dark color (both filling and icing) in keeping with the fruitcake tradition. The groom's cake is often a chocolate cake but can also be the groom's favorite filling. Ive seen cakes shaped like a compass, cars and coat of arms. For my uncles grooms cake, he stuck to chocolate both inside and out but had small figurines on the top of the cake of a mixer, sauce pan and dozen eggs because he is a chef.
You can either serve the grooms cake at the rehearsal dinner or display it next to the wedding cake at the reception. Its nice to offer a second dessert option and if you are not serving fresh fruit or ice cream with your wedding cake, a sliver of grooms cake is acceptable
Not only is it a Southern Tradition it is usually the most sought after cake at the wedding reception. I prefer making the grooms cake to the brides cake. You can get away with more types of icings and cake flavors. The most popular grooms cake that I made was a chocolate cake/filling with a chocolate fudge poured on top and pecans sprinkled all over. Then I applied real grape cluster on two corners draping over the edge.
My last groom's cake was in the shape of a computer! It was a hit!!!! Chocolate cake with peanut butter icing! It was for my DAD! However - no camera! Can you believe it? I hate that when it happens!
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