fake wedding cake with a real insert for ceremonial cutting
A wasei-eigo term for a decorative fake cake used at weddings, with a small real section for the cake-cutting ceremony. Often referenced alongside ケーキカット.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from ceremony cake
See also: ケーキカット
The performance of cutting the ceremony cake at weddings is popular.
セレモニーケーキは見た目は大きいが、食べられる部分はほんの一部だ。
The ceremony cake looks big, but only a small part is edible.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still seen.
Wasei-eigo from English 'ceremony' + 'cake'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely arose in the Japanese wedding industry to describe a decorative fake cake with a small real insert for the cake-cutting ritual.