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AnswerThe groom's cake is a smaller cake that's served along with the larger wedding cake at the reception. Traditionally, it should be baked and prepared by the groom's mother, and can be any flavor or type that the groom prefers. In addition, it's one of the areas during the wedding/reception that a lot of personality can be thrown into. For instance, one groom was a die-hard KU Basketball fan. His mother baked the groom's cake to look like the top of a basketball and piped in a Jayhawk along the top of it.

In addition, there's a really interesting old wives tale that goes along with the groom's cake:

It's said that if a young, unmarried woman takes a piece of the groom's cake home with her and places it under their pillow, whomever she dreams of that night will be her future husband.

During the reception, if there are any uneaten pieces of the groom's cake left, here's a really great idea -- wrap the pieces in tinfoil and distribute them to the unmarried woman along with a little note explaining the old wives tale. It's fun, memorable, and may even work!

See the link below for some historical information about Groom's Cake.

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So guests can collect crumbs as a token of good luck.

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The bride and groom can't eat the whole cake by themselves!

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It is a waste of moneyh

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