wedding-cake

[ wed-ing-keyk ]

/ ˈwɛd ɪŋˌkeɪk /

highly ornate or overly elaborate: wedding-cake architecture.

Origin of wedding-cake

First recorded in 1875–80

wedding cake

a white cake, traditionally in tiered layers, covered with white icing and decorated.

(in England) a fruit cake, similar in appearance.

First recorded in 1640–50

The editor of this paper returns his acknowledgments for a bountiful slice of the wedding-cake.

The Guardian Angel |Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
In due time the wedding-cake was cut, and Our Village Post-master is as happy as love and fortune can make him.

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 5, November 1837 |Various
"Well, a wedding-cake's the next thing after the bride," she answered.

T. Tembarom |Frances Hodgson Burnett
He chattered about the service, the champagne, the wedding-cake, the behaviour of the guests.

The Lonely Unicorn |Alec Waugh

That wedding-cake took the tart away from anything I've ever seen.

T. Tembarom |Frances Hodgson Burnett

wedding cake

a rich fruit cake, with one, two, or more tiers, covered with almond paste and decorated with royal icing, which is served at a wedding reception