The wedding cake has

been an important part of the wedding celebration since Roman Times.  The wedding cake as we know it today, with layers, supporting

pillars, & fancy frosting, has its origins in the wedding cake

that commemorated the marriage of one of Queen Victoria’s

daughters in 1859.  Through the years, the wedding cake has become

the focus of a variety of customs and traditions.  Let them Eat Cake,

a wedding cake competition is Philadelphia’s largest wedding

fundraiser.  Now that’s a tradition worth talking about.

Mark Kingsdorf, owner

of The Queen of Hearts Wedding Consultants, founded Let Them Eat Cake

in honor of his mother Lois’ loving memory.  Having been

directly affected by a woman living with breast cancer it was a

natural for him to start the Let Them Eat Cake for City of Hope’s

Cancer Center.  It is a privilege to support Mark and join forces to

raise awareness and much needed funding for cancer treatment and

research.

More than 40 of

the Philadelphia region’s top pastry arts professionals and

students competed for “top chef? at the third annual Let

Them Eat Cake benefit held at the elegant Park Hyatt.  Participants

displayed their single best design and provided one totally edible

creation.  Cakes were judged by culinary arts and wedding industry

professionals including Carrie Denny of Philadelphia Elegant Wedding magazine, Thom Cardwell from Thom's Table, Michael Giletto from Cherry Valley Country Club and Phyllis Stein-Novack of the South Philly Review. The cakes were given awards for Most Artistic, Best Tasting and Best Overall.

Wedding Podcast Network

interviewed many participants including aspiring students and

culinary professionals.  We asked them about their personal designs &

fillings.  We also asked them what they love about designing wedding

cake.  Hear some great stories behind the scenes.

Hundreds of culinary

enthusiasts and brides-to-be attended this amazing evening.  Once the cakes were

sampled and judged the public - brides, grooms and Philadelphia

foodies - sampled the entries.  What a great opportunity for engaged

couples to see, taste and be inspired by a variety of different cakes

that they may choose for their own wedding day.Check out the photos of

the cakes featured at this special fundraiser in this enhanced podcast .

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Here are some links we spoke about in the showCity of Hope website (http://www.cityofhope.org/regions/Philadelphia/LetThemEatCake/)The Queen of Hearts Wedding Consultants-Mark Kingsdorf's website (http://www.qohweddings.com)Here are links to a couple of "must listens" if you love wedding cake:Ron Ben-Israel podcast episode (http://weddingpodcastnetwork.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=30776)Sylvia Weinstock podcast episode (http://weddingpodcastnetwork.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=72806)To subscribe to our podcasts click here (http://feeds.feedburner.com/weddingpodcastnetwork)Thanks for making us the number one ranked wedding podcast on iTunes

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