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.
Symbolism
The wedding cake is a tradition that began back in the Roman Empire. At the time, it was a loaf bread that the groom broke over the brides head as a symbol his dominance in the marriage and over her. The color the cake is typically white to symbolize purity. The joint task the bride and groom cutting the cake is meant to symbolize their first joint task in married life. The gesture feeding cake to one another is a symbol the commitment the bride and groom are making.