Why do newlyweds eat defrosted wedding cake on their one-year anniversary?

by Roxanna Sarmiento, Posted Jun 29th 2008 1:00PM

Filed Under: Cakes and Catering, Wedding Lore/Traditions

Have you ever wondered why we save the top layer of wedding cakes, only to freeze it and consume it an entire year later when chances are it won't be quite as delicious?

Here's a hint:

First comes love,
Then comes marriage,
Then comes a baby in a baby carriage.

It used to be a very common occurrence that by the time the one-year anniversary rolled around a couple would be busy planning a christening. So instead of baking another cake for the occasion, people just baked a huge cake for the wedding and saved part of it to be served at the christening.

How very practical yet sad for the little one, don't you think?

Of course, nowadays there is no such expectation, but the tradition of saving a piece of cake lives on. And now you know why.

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Tags: children, featured, fertility, traditions, wedding-cake

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6-30-2008 @11:08AM

Madelyn @ SWS said...

This is a really interesting post. I had no idea where that tradition came from. What a fun fact to know!
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6-30-2008 @1:29PM

Roxanna Sarmiento said...

Thank you! I was just as surprised when I found out why, so of course I had to tell you guys!