wedding cake
noun
1
: a usually elaborately decorated and tiered cake made for the celebration of a wedding
2
: something (such as a large building) resembling a wedding cake especially in elaborate ornamentation
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One member calls for a Presidential Medal of Freedom for a baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
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Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
One member calls for a Presidential Medal of Freedom for a baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
—Peter Smith, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
To go along with their lavish celebration, William and Kate worked with British baker Fiona Cairns to create an eight-tier wedding cake that required a door to be removed from Buckingham Palace for it to be delivered.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Almond extract is classically used as a background flavor in traditional wedding cake recipes and in many bakery-style white or yellow cakes.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
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Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
One member calls for a Presidential Medal of Freedom for a baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
—Peter Smith, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
To go along with their lavish celebration, William and Kate worked with British baker Fiona Cairns to create an eight-tier wedding cake that required a door to be removed from Buckingham Palace for it to be delivered.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Almond extract is classically used as a background flavor in traditional wedding cake recipes and in many bakery-style white or yellow cakes.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Wedding cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wedding%20cake. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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