100 Years of Wedding Cakes

Wedding cakes - one of the big decisions of the big day - to frost or not to frost? More traditional fruit sponge or a layered lemon with cream? 

Today’s wedding cakes are wonderful centre pieces that make up part of the show, but what were they like 100 years ago? 

The video below, produced by MODE, takes a look at the history timeline of wedding cakes starting in 1916 and finishing in 2016. 

It’s interesting to see how wedding cakes have changed and developed over time. 

Don't miss this story about a Royal Wedding Cake.