Wedding receptions culminate when the happy couple stands before their tiered and towering wedding cake to cut the first slice. Until the 19th century, wedding cakes were actually bridal pies. A “bride’s pie” was made of flaky pastry and filled with oysters, pine kernels, cockscombs, lambstones, sweetbreads, and spices. According to Gastronomica, a journal of food studies, humble versions of wedding cakes were also crea... Read More
