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Northshore October 2025
Delving into the history of the wedding cake reveals both familiar and lesser-known customs surrounding its ceremonial role in a couple’s union. Stretching back to the Roman Empire, for instance, we see the tradition of breaking a “cake loaf”—made of whole wheat flour—over a bride’s head as a symbol of male dominance in the marriage, as purported by some; others understand it to have been in the name of good fortune. In medieval England, small spiced buns were arranged in a towering stack. If the bride and groom were able to kiss over the sticky spire, it presaged a lifetime of prosperity (it also boded
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