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"For Steel Magnolias fans, &amp;quot;groom&amp;#x27;s cake&amp;quot; will probably forever bring to mind a red velvet armadillo cake. You remember: But this is so not the case with today&amp;#x27;s groom&amp;#x27;s cakes. The tradition is alive and well&amp;amp;#8212;especially in the South, where it began years and years ago&amp;amp;#8212;and, if you&amp;#x27;ve been on Pinterest lately, you&amp;#x27;ll see that they can be incredibly creative and funny. (And, OK, some are also just really weird, but that&amp;#x27;s all part of the charm.) Once upon a time, pieces of the groom&amp;amp;#8217;s cake got sent home with wedding guests, and single women would slide a slice under their pillows at night so they&amp;#x27;d dream about their husbands-to-be. That doesn&amp;#x27;t seem to be the case as much these days, but the cakes are still usually gifts from the bride to the groom&amp;amp;#8212;giving them both a chance to get a little silly, sweet, or playful. If you do want to include a cake for the groom, there are a few things to keep in mind during planning. These tips are via Belvedere Events &amp;amp; Banquets: * Start early! Give yourself lots of time to find the perfect baker and designer. The groom&amp;#x27;s cake isn&amp;#x27;t the centerpiece of your wedding&amp;amp;#8212;not like the regular wedding cake&amp;amp;#8212;but it still takes lots of time to find the one you want. Sometimes, you can get discounts when you get both at the same bakery&amp;amp;#8212;but, depending on your design, you may need to look for a separate bakery to handle the more playful groom&amp;amp;#8217;s cake. As with your regular cake, ask to see samples of their work and testimonials from former clients. If you have an especially intricate design in mind, discuss it with the cake designer until you&amp;#x27;re both sure the result will be what you want. * Get creative. There&amp;#x27;s no mold for a groom&amp;#x27;s cake, so you can really do anything you want. Think of things that say something about your husband-to-be&amp;#x27;s personality, hobbies, or favorite things. I mean, just look at these real-life possibilities: A Pringles cake (for a groom whose last name is, in fact, &amp;quot;Pringle&amp;quot;) R2D2 from Star Wars An X-Men comic book cover A Nintendo game system, complete with Mario figures A Lego set * Taste it. What are his favorite flavors? Peanut butter with chocolate? Rocky road ice cream? Like the outside of the cake, the inside can reflect his favorites, too. Taste the possible flavors&amp;amp;#8212;you&amp;#x27;ll find which one is right for your own Mr. Right! So what do you think: Is a groom&amp;#x27;s cake a wedding do or don&amp;#x27;t? Would you (or did you) include one? Photo: Thinkstock; Video: YouTube "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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