A groom's cake is a wedding tradition that originated in Victorian England[citation needed], but is more frequently observed in the American South.

[2] The groom's cake was often richer than the bride's, since stronger flavors such as chocolate, fruitcake, and alcohol were considered more masculine.

A characteristic recipe for the groom's fruit cake was published in The British Baker in 1897.

The Southern groom's cake was traditionally a dark-liquor soaked fruitcake, especially in Virginia.

The 1989 movie Steel Magnolias features a famous scene with a red velvet groom's cake shaped as a giant armadillo.