We’re all familiar with the classic wedding cake – typically tiered and covered in white icing and floral decorations. But wedding cakes haven’t always looked this way. In fact, this particular tradition has undergone many innovative changes over the years to evolve into the style we know and love today. ‘Bride pies’ are the centrepiece In the 16th and 17th centuries, wedding feasts were typically...

We’ve enjoyed cakes at special occasions and events for centuries, but there’s more to these delicious treats than you might realise. We’ve compiled eight fun and interesting facts about our favourite topic, from what the original cakes looked like to where the fashion for tiered cakes came from. 1 - The earliest versions of cake were actually flat, compact discs of grain which were dried...