What's the meaning behind an armadillo grooms cake?

Question

What's the meaning behind an armadillo grooms cake?

Answer 1

I thought it was just a plot point in a movie.  On the other hand, any excuse to eat red velvet cake is a good excuse!

Answer 2

Is there actually a meaning?  I just thought it was from the movie "Steel Magnolias"

Answer 3

I have never heard of an armadillo cake, and never noticed it in the movie.  Sounds like an implication that the groom is now "road kill".  

Answer 4

Steel Magnolias was originally an off-Broadway play, made into a hit movie by Tri-Star Pictures in 1989. The comedy-drama takes place in Louisiana and stars an incredible cast including Dolly Parton, Sally Field, Daryl Hannah, and Julia Roberts, among others. It explores the bonds of women, and the armadillo grooms cake debuts. The armadillo cake is made for the wedding of Jackson (played by Dylan McDermott) and Shelby (played by Julia Roberts) by Jackson's Aunt Fern.

The popularity of the movie, the uniqueness of the cake, and the comedic lines surrounding the cake in the movie have made the armadillo grooms cake popular years after the movie's release.

People choose armadillos as a grooms cake for reasons other than its appearance in the movie, of course. Many Texans embrace the armadillo as a mascot, since it is the state mammal of Texas. Randolph Community College in North Carolina claims this armored creature as a mascot along with other schools across the country. Whatever your reason for coveting an armored gray critter cake, it is sure to be charming.