How To Assemble A Tiered Wedding Cake

Remember each tier consists of two layers.

How to assemble a tiered wedding cake. Level fill and stack cake layers for remaining cake tiers on cake boards with the same diameter as the cake. Both tiers are buttery soft and moist. 4 cups for the top tier 7 to 8 cups for the middle tier and 12 cups for the bottom tier.

If your budget is already stretched there s a delicious and affordable alternative to having an expensive wedding cake made at a bakery. You can make your own 3 tier wedding cake with basic baking. This fluffy homemade vanilla cake recipe is formulated to make exactly 4 cups of batter so it s just right for making the top tier.

For a big wedding frost and decorate additional 12 inch layers. Make sure stacked cake is perfectly level. To avoid 1 overwhelming your mixer with excess cake batter and 2 over mixing or under mixing the batter make each cake separately.

Prepare cakes covering with icing or fondant. Refrigerate rather than displaying with the tiered cake then cut out of sight of guests and serve with the tiered cake. It s best to assemble the cake at the venue the morning before the event.

Serve larger parties with more cakes not more tiers. You can t have a wedding without a wedding cake. But a grand lavishly decorated wedding cake can cost hundreds even thousands of dollars.

Gently imprint bottom cake with the next size cake board being stacked. How to assemble a wedding cake using dowelling rods and polystyrene cake spacers or cake pillars. In lieu of traditional fondant this homemade wedding cake recipe uses my vanilla buttercream but in a higher quantity.