wedding cake

¹

noun

1. a white cake, traditionally in tiered layers, covered with white icing and decorated.

2. (in England) a fruit cake, similar in appearance.

wedding-cake

²

[wed-ing-keyk]

adjective

1. highly ornate or overly elaborate.

   wedding-cake architecture.

wedding cake

noun

1. a rich fruit cake, with one, two, or more tiers, covered with almond paste and decorated with royal icing, which is served at a wedding reception

Word History and Origins

Origin of wedding cake¹

First recorded in 1640–50

Origin of wedding cake²

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

In 2018, it successfully defended a bakery in Colorado for refusing on religious grounds to design a wedding cake for a gay couple.

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They said all current orders for celebration or wedding cakes would be honoured.

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"I want to make birthday and wedding cakes - my own business. My dream? To be a baker."

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To celebrate, Charlie - who is a professional baker - brought a wedding cake from their home in Yorkshire, and distributed slices to the audience.

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She’s made it so intrinsic to her plot, for so many believable reasons, that it’s also the icing and the cherry on the wedding cake.

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