I think I'll write a long post about the history of wedding cake - its all about the Romans and who is to be master in the home. But not right now. So here's a nice little history essay hudsonvalleyweddings.com.
(It's kind of a tribute to make your own cake, really. We made my daughter's cake - all 7 layers, and borrowed the kid's lincoln logs to hold up the layers, & ran out to the garden to find enough daisies to hide the cracks in the icing - you can cover any mistakes with chocolate ganache!) Anyway, my husband's a chef, so it was an honor for him to make the cake.
Here is a really interesting BRIT recipe for a chocolate wedding cake that uses olive oil: Brit Choco Cake.
You ask: what's with all the stuffing cake in your face game, or cutting the cake with a sword? Can you cut a cupcake tree with a sword? And WHY o WHY the horrible fondant sticky goo that you have to PEEL OFF to eat the cake?
Here's a little wiki on how to save on your cake: wiki-weddingcake
