It's a fact, however odd it seems, that some brides don't like cake --
and don't want one at their wedding reception. Others like cake just
fine, but prefer to serve something a little more distinctive for
dessert. On the whole, brides pass up cake at their wedding because
they:

- don't like it
- want something nontraditional and edgy and are bored by "the norm"
- want something that more personally represents them or their
geographical area
- attended too many catered weddings where no one touched the cake
because they'd already had a full meal plus dessert
- have a venue that tacks on high cake serving fees

I must admit I'm tempted to stare when someone tells me "they just
don't like cake." Because, as everyone knows, wedding cake is no
longer just cake. Wedding cake has morphed into something that, in the
right hands, borders on a religious experience.

Today's chefs know that a good cake -- one light years away from the
"packing material" types of old -- is full of delicious, creamy fat.
And not that horrifying vegetable shortening, either. The modern
wedding cake is loaded with real butter, moist base material (poppy
seed cake, pound cake, carrot cake, banana, chocolate, red velvet and
more) and tempting fillings (amaretto, chocolate mousse, tiramisu,
raspberry, white chocolate).

The exterior, too, has gotten sleeker and lovelier in response to
today's streamlined bridal fashions. All the former hallmarks of
questionable taste - fountains, pillars, mugging couples on a cake
topper - are gone. So how can any bride resist?

Many don't, but a few persevere in wanting something else.
Fortunately, weddings these days are about personal choice and
individuality -- they don't have to

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