Grooms cakes are a traditional wedding cake born of tradition from the U.S. South. Usually the wedding cakes are stacked cakes. Different flavors and tastes of cakes are mixed as per different layers.  The groom's cake is customarily a fruit cake filled with a combination of dates, French cherries, walnuts, prunes, and molasses. It has sharp aroma and the rich flavor. The groom cakes are followed by glasses of wine and sweet brandy.

Customarily, a groomfs cake was sliced and packed for the unmarried girls attending the wedding to take home and place under their pillows in hopes that the man they dreamed of would be their future husband.

The groom wedding cake idea and design is prepared according to the groomfs choice. If the groom is a motorcycle enthusiast, the cake can be designed so as to replicate his motorcycle. This idea and design is kept a secret until the wedding day. Grooms cakes are served at the rehearsal dinner or at the wedding reception.

The price of a groom's cake, depends on the complexity of the design, type of cake and any flavorings or fillings one desires. Range of the basic butter cream designs begins from $1.25 per serving, and reaches to $8 a serving and up for the more intricate fondant designs. This is only a guideline, as the pricing varies widely from place to place.