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

Examples of wedding cake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The musical, directed by Tim Jackson, follows a wide-eyed British visitor to the Big Apple and a no-nonsense New Yorker who are thrown together on a chaotic quest to deliver a wedding cake. —Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025

After all, even the best policy can't magically get you a new venue or wedding cake. —Liz Knueven, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2025

One couple will be selected at random at 3 p.m. to win the Ultimate Wedding Package, valued at more than $5,000, including photography, wedding jewelry, a wedding cake and a DJ package. —Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2025

Interesting sweets display Couples can elevate their wedding receptions by offering guests something that’s a cut above a piece of wedding cake. —Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wedding cake

• overtake
• rattlesnake
• shiitake
• undertake
• wapentake
• ache
• ake
• bake
• brake
• break
• craik
• crake