1. Culinary Features

Premium Ingredients: Wedding cakes are notably rich in ingredients, often containing walnuts, sunflower seeds, pine nuts, candied winter melon, and other assorted nuts and preserved fruits. This diverse mix creates a complex texture and symbolizes the wish for “many children and abundant blessings.”

Festive Appearance: Typically round in shape, the cakes are imprinted with auspicious patterns such as the double happiness character, dragons and phoenixes, or mandarin ducks, enhancing their celebratory visual appeal.

2. Customs and Etiquette

Betrothal Gift: In traditional wedding customs, the wedding cake is an essential betrothal gift presented by the groom’s family to the bride’s family.

Banquet Delicacy & Return Gift: These cakes are distributed during the wedding banquet to share joy with guests and are also given as gifts when the bride returns to her maternal home, symbolizing shared happiness.

3. Cultural Symbolism

Core Meaning: The cakes embody “joy and auspiciousness,” announcing happy news and sharing sweetness.

Marital Bliss: The round shape of the wedding cake symbolizes the lasting wholeness and happiness of the couple’s marriage.