Wedding Cake #27
A specific Wedding Cake phenotype popularized in the late 2010s, with reputation outpacing verifiable documentation.
Wedding Cake #27 is talked about like a specific, stable clone, but there's almost no verifiable public record of who selected it, from which seed batch, or how it differs from other Wedding Cake phenos. What people usually mean is 'a Wedding Cake cut we like.' The parent strain (Wedding Cake / Pink Cookies) is real and well-documented; the #27 designation is largely marketing shorthand. Treat lab numbers on any given jar as more informative than the pheno number on the label.
Overview
Wedding Cake #27 is a marketed phenotype selection of Wedding Cake, the Cookies-family hybrid also known as Pink Cookies. The parent strain is generally described as a cross of Triangle Kush and Animal Mints, and it gained mainstream visibility after Leafly named Wedding Cake its Strain of the Year in 2019 [1].
The '#27' suffix refers to a specific plant pulled from a seed run — the 27th numbered pheno a breeder or grower kept and worked with. Unlike named cuts with documented provenance (e.g. GG4, Chemdog '91), the #27 designation is not tied to a single verifiable source. Multiple growers have used '#27' labeling for unrelated cuts. No data
Chemistry
Retail certificate-of-analysis (COA) data for flower sold as Wedding Cake typically shows total THC in the 18–25% range with negligible CBD (<1%) [2]. There is no published peer-reviewed chemotype profile specific to the #27 phenotype.
Terpene profiles reported for Wedding Cake cuts commonly lead with limonene and beta-caryophyllene, with linalool and humulene as secondary [2][3]. Growers describe the aroma as sweet, doughy, and slightly peppery. Terpene content varies substantially between grows — often more than between strains — so treating a single pheno number as a reliable predictor of smell or effect is unreliable Strong evidence [4].
The popular claim that a specific myrcene percentage (often cited as 0.5%) determines whether a strain is 'indica' or 'sativa' in effect is folklore, not science Disputed [4].
Reported effects
Consumers commonly describe Wedding Cake as relaxing, euphoric, and appetite-stimulating [1]. These are self-reports aggregated from review sites, not clinical findings. There are no controlled trials on Wedding Cake, let alone the #27 phenotype No data.
What's actually well-established is that acute effects of high-THC flower — regardless of strain name — include euphoria, impaired short-term memory, altered time perception, increased heart rate, dry mouth, and, at higher doses or in sensitive users, anxiety or paranoia Strong evidence [5]. The indica/sativa/hybrid label has been repeatedly shown to be a poor predictor of chemical composition or subjective effect Strong evidence [4].
Lineage and provenance
Parent strain (Wedding Cake / Pink Cookies): Most sources credit Seed Junky Genetics (Kush 4 Breakfast) with the original cross, generally reported as Triangle Kush × Animal Mints [1]. Some older sources listed Cherry Pie × GSC, which appears to be an error carried between databases Disputed.
The #27 selection: No breeder has publicly documented a canonical Wedding Cake #27 with verifiable provenance. Several dispensaries and cultivators in California, Michigan, and Massachusetts have sold flower under the WC27 name, but these are not confirmed to share genetics. Buyers should assume '#27' on a label reflects the seller's internal numbering rather than a standardized cut No data.
Cultivation basics
Growers working with Wedding Cake cuts commonly report:
- Flowering time: 8–9 weeks indoors under 12/12.
- Structure: Medium height, dense internodes, chunky calyxes; responds well to topping and light defoliation.
- Feeding: Moderate to heavy; Cookies-family plants often show calcium/magnesium sensitivity.
- Environment: Prefers lower relative humidity (40–50%) in late flower — dense buds are prone to botrytis Anecdote.
These descriptions come from cultivator forums and grower interviews rather than peer-reviewed horticulture research. Cannabis cultivation science is still thin on strain-specific agronomy [6].
Marketing vs. reality
Numbered phenos ('#27,' '#33,' '#18') sell well because they imply an insider selection process. Sometimes that's accurate — a breeder really did pop 50 seeds, keep the best, and label it. Often it's a marketing veneer applied to whatever Wedding Cake seed or cut a grower happened to acquire.
What you can trust on a jar: the COA (cannabinoid and terpene percentages, pesticide/microbial results). What you cannot trust: that '#27' at Dispensary A is the same plant as '#27' at Dispensary B. If a specific pheno matters to you, ask the retailer where the cut came from. A shrug is your answer.
Sources
- Reported Leafly Staff. (2019). Wedding Cake is Leafly's Strain of the Year for 2019. Leafly.
- Reported Leafly. Wedding Cake strain profile (aggregate COA and user-reported terpene data).
- Peer-reviewed Smith, C. J., et al. (2022). The phytochemical diversity of commercial Cannabis in the United States. PLOS ONE, 17(5), e0267498.
- Peer-reviewed Watts, S., McElroy, M., Migicovsky, Z., Maassen, H., van Velzen, R., & Myles, S. (2021). Cannabis labelling is associated with genetic variation in terpene synthase genes. Nature Plants, 7, 1330–1334.
- Government National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2017). The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
- Peer-reviewed Backer, R., et al. (2019). Closing the Yield Gap for Cannabis: A Meta-Analysis of Factors Determining Cannabis Yield. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, 495.
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