The history of the wedding cake is as extensive as the wedding cake itself. Its tradition dates back to Antiquity. Back then, the cakes were sweet pastries made from yeast dough, sweetened with honey and filled with nuts. The symbolism of the cake as part of the wedding ceremony began with the ancient Romans and Greeks. The first ones broke the wedding cake over the bride's head as a sign of the loss of virginity, wishing the newlyweds fertility, while in Greece, the wedding party threw small cakes at the newlyweds, wishing them fertility in marriage. Multi-tiered cakes appeared in the 17th century. See wedding cakes over time in the picture.
Wedding cakes they have a long history and rich tradition. They are more than just a dessert. There is a whole ceremony and a lot of symbolism associated with them (cutting the cake, the first piece, the color of the cake...). Its beginnings date back to Antika, a custom that is the predecessor of today's appeared in the 17th century. Then the guests made for the newlyweds sweet cake tower or cookies. The higher the cake was, or tower, this should bring more luck to the newlyweds in marriage.
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Multi-tiered cakes, as we know them today, appeared in France in the 18th century, when the tower is made of cakes or cupcakes were replaced by a multi-tiered cake. It has changed a lot to date, so let's take a look at its stylistic transformation in the last 100 years.
PS The first written sources about candles on a cake appeared in 1802, and the candles were said to be on Goethe's cake for his 53rd birthday.
Wedding cakes then and now:
