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Exactly what is a Groom's Cake? Popular tradition in Victorian Times was to break the wedding cake over the heads of the Bride and Groom. French bakers who decorated elaborate wedding cakes concocted the Groom's cake for "breaking", leaving the Brides cake for eating. In modern times "breaking" led to "cutting" and our modern form of the Groom's cake. Traditionally they are chocolate confections though not all Grooms like Chocolate and there is no rule that says they have to be Chocolate. Groom's cakes are regional in their popularity. In some parts of the United States they are unheard of. In our area of Grand Rapids they are extremely popular and in fact we have noticed more and more weddings are trying to outdo each other for "Something different". In some cases they compliment the brides cake, as in a chocolate basketweave with fresh strawberries to go with a white basketweave with fresh flowers. Or a chocolate lily of the valley with grapes to go with an ivory lily of the valley with flowers. Somtimes it will be an elegant looking 3-tiered confection. Other times a chocolate cheesecake with chocolate roses or a gator shaped cake or a fish shaped, armadillo, or tuxedo looking, etc. etc. There is no right or wrong on a grooms cake. we have done them where the bride surprised the groom with something she thought he would love, as in the stadium shaped design, and we have had the groom describe what he wanted as in the mushroom on chocolate one shown below. This is an area of the reception where a little bit of fun and whimsey is not out of place. It is an area where the groom's hobby or vocation can be shown. or perhaps a baby picture of the groom or both the bride and the groom could be shown. If you are planning a wedding give some thought to doing a Groom's cake...it could be fun. Below are just a few examples of some possibilities. |
Grooms Cakes |