wedding cake

US: (wed′ing kāk′)

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wed′ding cake′, 

1. a white cake, traditionally in tiered layers, covered with white icing and decorated.
2. (in England) a fruit cake, similar in appearance.
• 1640–50

wed•ding-cake  (wed′ing kāk′), adj. 

1. highly ornate or overly elaborate:
   wedding-cake architecture.

• 1875–80

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wedding cake noun

1. a rich fruit cake, with one, two, or more tiers, covered with almond paste and decorated with royal icing, which is served at a wedding reception