On this beautiful snowy Valentine’s Day, I want to write about something that is dear to my heart….CAKE.
A few weeks ago, I made a super honest confession to Jason. I told him that if I didn’t care about my appearance or potentially becoming obese, I would literally scoff cake every day. Above all desserts, I really love cake the most. I just love the simplicity, freshness, texture and taste of simple vanilla wedding cake.
Luckily (or maybe un-luckily), in my job, I get to have a taste of it whenever I crave it which is almost weekly at a wedding I am planning. I find it so so so sad to see the half-eaten (if that) wedding cake sitting ohh-so lonely in the kitchen at the end of the night so I try to make it feel better by having a bite and gushing over it.
I am especially happy when it is a Luisa Galuppo cake….because there is just soooo much to say about a Luisa Galuppo cake. Luisa creates works of art…..she is incredibly talented and has really differentiated herself in the market by designing cakes that are truly unique and personalized for every client.
Here are some of her creations:
*courtesy of Monique Simone Photography
*courtesy of Monique Simone Photography
*courtesy of Monique Simone Photography
I have given Luisa a very difficult challenge for my wedding – to create something integrating all of my favorite things – nutella, gold, fashion, bling, layers, and ombre. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with and I absolutely can’t wait to feed it to Jason (in our hotel room after the wedding that is….I don’t do this ‘eat of eachother’s fingers\face thing’ in public…lol).
A few fun facts about wedding cakes:
- The contemporary wedding cake has grown out of many traditions. One of the first traditions began in Ancient Rome where bread was broken over the bride’s head to bring good fortune to the couple.
- In medieval England cakes were stacked as high as possible for the bride and groom to kiss over, if they successfully kissed over the stack they were guaranteed a prosperous life together. From this the Croquembouche was created. (*** Fun game for my next b-day party)
- Traditionally the bride would place a ring inside the couples portion of the cake to symbolise the acceptance of the proposal. (*I prefer rings to come in a nice little box)
- The bride’s cake was usually a simple pound cake with white icing because white was a sign of virginity and purity (*haha…interestingly, my cake is black and gold).
- The cake was originally intended to be distributed among the guests by only the bride because consuming the cake would ensure fertility. (**Note to guests – watch how much cake you eat if you already have 4 kids!)
- The bride and groom would share a piece of cake before distributing it to the guests to symbolize their union and their promise to forever provide for each other.
I also want to say one more thing about CAKE….in a world where weddings are continuously changing and losing much of its formality and tradition, don’t ignore one of the oldest traditions known to the wedding world…..cake cutting. It’s a special moment and makes a beautiful picture.
But one tradition that I really don’t understand and you could really do without – saving the top layer for your one-year anniversary. It’s IMPOSSIBLE that 1-year old frozen cake can taste good.
TANIA
Luisa Galuppo Cakes: www.luisagaluppocakes.com
Other great cake designers:
Gateaulogie: www.gateaulogie.com
La Gâterie: www.lagaterie.com