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The traditions associated with Chinese Wedding Cakes are a little different then what those of us raised in the Western tradition are used to it. Chinese wedding cakes are called “Happiness Cakes”, also known as “Dragon & Phoenix Cakes”.
Mostly these symbolic confections are yellow or almond cakes that have the symbol of a dragon and phoenix on the surface. They can be filled with different types of paste including lotus seed, green bean, chestnut, walnut or red bean paste. To see examples of these types of traditional Chinese wedding cakes you can go to China Bridal.
Unlike in the West, the cake is not enjoyed at the wedding but rather presented to the bride’s family to the groom’s family. It is meant to be a proposal gift. Some of the cakes will be given to a Buddha alter or left at a local place of worship. However in the West some Chinese families simply mix traditions from both East and West by serving this type of cake at the wedding ceremony itself.
http://www.chinabridal.com/etiquette/food.htm
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