Thursday, November 6, 2014

Annotated Bibliography



Allen, Emily. "Culinary Exhibition: Victorian Wedding Cakes and Royal Spectacle." Victorian
            Studies 45.3 (2003): 457-84. EBSCO. Indiana University Press. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.
·        This is a peer-reviewed journal article from an educational journal on Victorian Studies. This article sheds like on the wedding cakes of the English Victorian Era, from the changes of cake structure, the French chef designs, and the influences of Queen Victoria. This article will be very useful as it gives a more detailed account of the Victorian era and contains more in-depth information on why these changes in structure and design took place. Because this is published with a University backing, and is an educational journal, I can trust that the information has been well studied and can help me form a better analysis of the wedding cake with more details and explanation.

Charsley, Simon. "The Wedding Cake: History and Meanings." Folklore 99.2 (1988): 232-41.
JSTOR. Taylor & Francis, Ltd. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1260461>.
·        This is a peer-reviewed journal article from a journal called Folklore. This article is another telling of the history of the wedding cake but has a more concrete approach, such as when the term “wedding cake” first makes a literary debut. This article will be nice to have for my research paper as it can provide a different, more obtuse version of the wedding cake’s history, and provide insight of it’s becoming through literature. As this is also a peer-reviewed journal, I can trust the information is accurate and that the data collected has been authenticated. Although I am not familiar with this specific journal, from reading it, I can tell how informative and useful this article will be for my research paper.

Royal Wedding Cakes: A History. Perf. Marc Meltonville. YouTube. YouTube, 27 Apr. 2011.
            Web. 14 Oct. 2014. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDNMa-oWGxM>.
·        This is a short informative video found on Youtube from the “Historic Royal Palaces” channel. In this video, food historian, Marc Meltonville, discusses a brief history of wedding cakes and traditions throughout royal wedding history. This video will be good for my research paper as it examines the different trends royalty has set for wedding cakes, starting from Henry VIII of England to the 20th Century. I have checked the origin of the “Historic Royal Palaces” channel and they are a non-profit arm of the British government specializing in the historical palaces of Great Britain. As this channel is sanctioned by Parliament, and that the man speaking is a food historian, I can trust this information is correct. This video will give a new view into how the trends of wedding cakes has changed over the years and how the English Royals have set those trends.



Solaru, Elizabeth. "Top Wedding Cake Trends for 2014." Elizabeth's Cake Emporium. N.p., 20
Jan. 2014. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. <http://www.elizabethscakeemporium.com/blog/2014/1
/19/top-cake-trends-2014>.
·        This is a blog entry from a reputable baker deemed by the BBC a “cake expert”. This blog entry is about the current wedding cake trends in 2014. This will be beneficial to my research paper because it will help me conclude the paper by giving an update on the current state of wedding cakes; So, I will go from history to the current trends. This cake maker, Elizabeth Solaru, has had cakes featured in Wedding Magazine, Hello, OK!, Wedding Cakes – A Design Source, along with other publications. 

Wilson, Carol. "Wedding Cake: A Slice of History." Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical
            Food Studies 5.2 (2005): 69-72. JSTOR. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. <http://0-
            ue&jpdConfirm=true>.
·        This is a journal article in a reputable journal having all to do with the history of wedding cakes. This article describes the history of the wedding cake from Ancient Roman weddings to modern day England; it also includes two recipes from traditional weddings prior to World War II. This article will be useful to my research paper because it is from a reliable source, gives specific examples I can use to help illustrate how these cakes were, and provides details from past history that other articles I have found have not touched on. Because my research paper will be on the history of the wedding cake, this non-biased, professional journal article will help guide me through my paper.

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