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
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Gerry Layton won an auction for a rare slice of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s wedding cake from 1947.
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Rachel McRady, People.com, 8 July 2025
In the librarian’s shaking arms, a charcoal box big enough for a two-tiered wedding cake.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Dominique and Evan Barnes enjoy wedding cake, left, next to their son's bed, right, in the ICU in June 2017.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Fun fact: His love of baking comes from his mother, who used to make wedding cakes.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Rachel McRady, People.com, 8 July 2025
In the librarian’s shaking arms, a charcoal box big enough for a two-tiered wedding cake.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Dominique and Evan Barnes enjoy wedding cake, left, next to their son's bed, right, in the ICU in June 2017.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Fun fact: His love of baking comes from his mother, who used to make wedding cakes.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Wedding cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wedding%20cake. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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