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

In addition to hospice staff, a number of local businesses stepped up to make the Glossops’ wedding happen, donating flowers, photographer services, a wedding cake and a spread of food. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

The family of four (Prince Louis was, of course, not yet born) celebrated with tea and wedding cake alongside the likes of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, then-Prince Charles, and Kate’s sister Pippa. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 12 July 2026

The soccer star and the Spice Girls member posed on oversized golden thrones, cut their wedding cake with a sword and dressed their then 4-month-old son Brooklyn in purple. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Pick up the very large and many-layered wedding cake in Flatbush, Brooklyn, and schlepp it to the ceremony in Midtown Manhattan. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 July 2026

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