Slice of wedding cake history
By admin on Apr 17, 2009 in Wedding Funny Business
Royal Wedding Cake
Every now and then we stumble across an excellent wedding article on the internet, but this one really takes the cake – literally.
Believe it or not, a piece of Royal wedding cake is set to be auctioned that is an unbelievable 138 years old.
The slice of wedding cake is thought to be the only surviving piece from the wedding celebrations of Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria, and the Marquis of Lorne.
As tasty as it sounds, the wedding cake is wrapped in parchment and tied with string and is expected to raise around £150 at auction in Birmingham this week.
So if you’re planning a wedding this weekend, consider the old tradition of keeping a slice of wedding cake, wrapping it up and asking your great grandchildren to auction it in 138 years time, they may rustle up £150 for themselves, or less perhaps as you’re probably not a Royal !
The wedding in 1871 caused uproar at the time due to the fact that it became the first royal wedding to marry a commoner since 1515.
But while this slice of wedding cake obviously stood the test of time, the same could not unfortunately be said for the happiness of Princess and Marquis’ marriage. Sadly, the fact they never had children meant the two drifted apart from one another.
On it’s day the Royal wedding cake stood at 1.52m tall from its base to the top tier, weighed over 225lbs, was finished in fine white icing, and elaborately decorated by the Queen’s chief confectioner, reportedly taking three months to make the wedding cake.
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Antiques dealer John Shepherd, who is selling the slice of history, “It will make an absolutely wonderful heirloom to pass on to future generations.”
In his opinion.
Realistically, what are you going to do with a 138 year old sliver of wedding cake ? The surviving slice is an inch wide, and would have given the “lucky” wedding guest the smallest of mouthfuls.
If you want a delightful and fresh wedding cake, why not speak with one of our Essex wedding cake specialists today.
It’s a sliver of cake, not a slither, unless the cake is made of worms or snakes and is slithering along the plate – sliver means a small slice of, slither means snake like movements.
kirsten | Jan 4, 2010 | Reply
Brilliant, thanks for the English lesson, we are now educated ….
admin | Jan 4, 2010 | Reply