| How in the world did the idea of a groom's cake | | | | just for himself. |
| become popular? While it may still be a nascent | | | | The wedding day, admittedly, is all about the bride. |
| trend today, in the previous century, it was | | | | Right from the dress to the flowers to the decor, |
| custom for weddings to feature two cakes - the | | | | pretty much everything is centered around the |
| main cake, and the groom's cake. | | | | bride. The groom's job is cut out; he just has to |
| It is suspected that bakers had some hand in this | | | | appear and say 'I do'. With the groom's cake, he |
| custom. In the good old Victorian days, it was | | | | finally has something that is devoted just to him - |
| custom for the cake to be broken over the | | | | a platform to express himself. No wonder it has |
| heads of the bride and the groom (bizarre, right?). | | | | caught on as a concept. |
| Besides being a waste of cake, it also meant that | | | | The grooms cake can be themed around a |
| people ordered smaller and smaller cakes (for | | | | number of things. You are basically given a free |
| easy breaking, and well, it was going to go waste | | | | rein and can make it into any shape or style you |
| anyway). This obviously wasn't good for bakers. | | | | want, without any care for making it match up to |
| Hence, they started pushing the concept of | | | | the wedding's decor theme. Incorporating your |
| 'grooms cake' that could be broken over the bride | | | | hobbies, interests, or idols is one of the most |
| and the grooms head, while the main cake could | | | | popular ways to get the groom's cake made, and |
| be actually eaten. The end result: the bakers get | | | | can add the groom's personality to the entire |
| extra orders, the wedding party gets to eat | | | | wedding. |
| delicious cake, and the groom finally gets a cake | | | | |