Groom Cake

Heard about Groom cake….???.

In the west, couples eat their wedding cake after year…..!!!???!!..yess the same cake..

During the cutting of the cake, the bride holds the knife in her right hand and the groom's hand closes over top of the bride's -- then together the couple cuts the first slice… The top layer of a wedding cake, known as the groom's cake, traditionally is a fruit cake.

That way it will save until the first anniversary……..The tradition originates from the thought that if a cake can last a year, the marriage is bound to be a long one. And indeed, your cake, if frozen correctly, can last a year and taste as good as the day it was baked.

The groom's cake is usually a gift from the bride to the groom. It is traditionally a dark cake (traditionally fruitcake but mostly chocolate now) which can be either a separate cake or a layer of the bride's cake. There is also a custom of keeping the top tier of your cake for the christening party for your first-born? !!! It dates from the days when first baby came along just over nine months after the wedding. Now…how do they do it…..the cake is put it in a cool larder, which a lot of old houses have, pickle it in brandy or some other alcohol and wrap it up in brown paper and string. It is turned occasionally…and improves with keeping, like fine wine….