Divorce Cakes Spark New Trend
“The end of a marriage has, until now, been a cause for commiseration rather than celebration. But the official declaration of a break-up could now mean getting back in touch with the caterers – for the ceremonial cutting of a divorce cake. Designed as the centerpiece for ‘divorce parties’, the fancy confections are apparently being ordered by newly-single men and women and their friends to celebrate a fresh start. Some come decorated with warring couples made out of icing. One depicts a wife desperately clinging on to a tier while her husband kicks it away. A caption penned in icing reads ‘Free at last’. Another design shows a bride on top of a three-storey cake pushing the man off, while a third has a wife plunging a knife into her husband’s back with a pool of red-icing blood at his feet. The maker of the cakes, priced from $60 to $800, said they are designed to encourage a positive attitude to a failed marriage.” w/ photos
