How To Cook Wedding Cake - Symbolism And History - Recipe

Today it is difficult to imagine a wedding without a cake. This important element of it was "born" a long, long time ago and didn't really look the way we know it today. It turns out that bread is a distant relative of the sweet beauty . In pagan times, it was part of many rites, including wedding ceremonies, and was considered sacred.

In Russia, for example, it was called "loaf". Preparing wedding soap today would seem a time-consuming task. The dough was kneaded only by a married woman, and the baking was entrusted to her husband. The cutting of the "pie" was assigned to a child, and the distribution of the pieces to the guests was done by the so-called matchmaker. Before the consecration of the marriage, the newlyweds went to the scene with a "tricycle with bells" and had to be the first to touch the ritual bread, and the touch was with the faces.

Fortunately, nowadays the bride does not have to risk her make-up by touching the loaf to her face. In addition, modern newlyweds use shiny limousines, not any carriages, carriages, tricycles, etc., although the idea is not bad :).

In medieval England, the tradition was different . A wedding cake was also served there, but it was radically different from the Russian cake. In front of the bride and groom they piled a whole bunch of small cakes , which symbolize a large family for the future.

A French confectioner once attended a traditional English wedding. Such a pile, chaotically scattered rolls, made a bad impression on the sophisticated chef. Returning to France, he further developed the idea of ​​rolls, filling them with cream and arranging them beautifully in the correct shape of a pyramid, where they were attached to each other with a sweet sauce. He decorated his creation with caramel threads and sugar flowers. This is how the Crokenbusch appeared , which is still considered one of the most popular wedding cakes .

In fact, until the 17th century, European cakes intended for wedding ceremonies could be called cupcakes rather than cakes. Nuts and candied fruits were added to them.

At a later stage, two cakes are prepared - one for the groom and the bride. It was made large, most often fruity, covered with white cream, symbolizing innocence and purity. They hid a glass ring in the pastry and the girl he fell for had to get married soon.

The wife's cake had a different fate. It was pre-cut into pieces, which were placed around the exit. When the guests left after the wedding, they could take a piece for their loved ones, who did not have the opportunity to attend the ceremony.

The domes of the churches have repeatedly inspired confectioners to create incredible culinary creations. It is believed that the idea of ​​baking a multi-tiered wedding cake came to a London grocer while enjoying the dome of St. Bride's Church. From that moment on, multi-tiered wedding cakes began to be prepared in many countries.

We could easily arrange the modern ones next to the works of art . The presence of different colors of sugar dough, all kinds of creams, baking appliances, allows not only to prepare beautiful cakes, but often they are a reflection of the newlyweds, their interests. For example, cakes in the form of a chessboard, a computer or a ship arouse admiration among the guests of the celebration and at the same time require exceptional skill from the confectioners.

The story continues to be written and who knows what else we will witness ...