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Years ago, the groom's cake was a dense fruitcake. However, in modern times, most bakers will make them in any color, shape or flavor. They can also be sliced, boxed, and tied with a satin ribbon to serve as wedding favors.
Today the groom's cake reflects the husband's interests and can include one of his hobbies, favorite sports team or school. You can honor the man of the day with something humorous like a sports car, cowboy boots, cigar, football or a computer.
The groom's cake can be served at the rehearsal dinner or at the wedding reception. Some families serve the groom's cake at the rehearsal dinner because it's hosted by the groom's family, and involves a smaller number of guests. However, many couples choose to serve the groom's cake right alongside the wedding cake at the wedding cake- cutting ceremony. Other couples will choose to partake of their groom's cake after-hours with just the wedding party and close family.
Superstition says that the single women attending the wedding should take a slice of groom's cake home, sleep with it under their pillow and that night they will dream of their future husband.
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Years ago, nobody ever took a bite of a groom's cake. During Victorian times it was tradition to break the wedding cake over the heads of the bride and groom. Later, bakers developed the groom's cake for "breaking," and decorated elaborate wedding cakes for eating.
