Wedding cakes are a long standing tradition. Like most wedding traditions, most couples have no idea why they have them and continue them. Originally, wedding cakes were more like breads so it was a "food gift" brought to the couple as a blessing for them. Later, that morphed into more of a cake as fruits and spices became more common and accessible. The evolution to stacked and larger cakes was a sign of prosperity. Cakes were typically white (like bridal gowns) as a sign of purity and virginity. It is uncommon for a wedding nowadays not to have cake despite past
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