Wedding Cake

A wedding cake is the traditional cake served to the guests at a wedding reception (or in parts England, at a wedding breakfast) after a wedding. In modern Western culture, it is usually a large cake, multi-layered or tiered, and heavily decorated with icing, occasionally over a layer marzipan or fondant, topped with a small statue representing the couple. Achieving a dense, strong cake that can support the decorations while remaining edible can be considered the epitome the baker's art and skill. The average cost a pressionally made wedding cake in the U.S. in 2005 was $543.