Wedding cakes are integral to any wedding celebration, possibly the most photographed part of the day. Couples are increasingly drawn to a captivating centrepieces that don’t just look incredible but tastes delicious too – creating a show-stopping cake cutting moment.
The tradition of the wedding cake dates as far back as the Roman Empire. A loaf of wheat bread, symbolising fertility and happiness, was broken over the bride's head and shared with guests. Brought to Britain by Julius Caesar, this custom has evolved over time, with the bread becoming sweeter and enriched with raisins, sweet wine, pine nuts, and pomegranate seeds, leading tothe conventional fruitcake. In the 18th century, the French added icing, giving rise to the modern wedding cake. For our fabulous London wedding, our clients wanted something different, the perfect opportunity to showcase a particularly Italian tradition: Millefoglie creating a real highlight of the day.
French in origin the first recipes of a ‘Mille-feuille’ or ‘thousand-layer cake’ appeared in the 1600’s thanks to the famous recipe from chef Francois Pierre de la Varenne. Since then, it has gone through various iterations and has become somewhat of a Tuscan wedding tradition, simple and sophisticated yet dramatic and impactful. Often assembled in front of guests, the delicate layers of puff pastry are interspersed with rich cream and adorned with fresh fruit and dusted with icing sugar to finish, a metaphor for the many layers of a loving relationship. Beauty and simplicity with depth of flavour.
Our version spanned over 1 metre in diameter, filled to the brim with pistachio and white chocolate crème patisserie, topped with hundreds of raspberries and a generous dusting of icing sugar and crushed pistachios to finish, a wedding cake to remember!
