How To Bake Wedding Cake

We baked a two tier cutting cake and a sheet cake for our 100 guests.

How to bake wedding cake. Remember each tier consists of two layers. You can determine how much cake you need using one of many online calculators. How to make a diy homemade wedding cake.

By frosting the side of a layer cake with a basketweave pattern and adding fresh berries on the top you can turn a common cake into an elegant fruit basket spread top of layer cake with a thin layer of apricot preserves or caramel topping. 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. A pastry bag with a round tip between size 3 and 7 for piping and a toothpick for tracing.

This is a 2 tier wedding cake. Spoon buttercream frosting into a decorating bag fitted with a ridged basketweave decorator tip. 10 lbs of white fondant i made two batches of my lmf marshmallow fondant or you can use any store bought fondant you like.

Both tiers are buttery soft and moist. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean. In lieu of traditional fondant this homemade wedding cake recipe uses my vanilla buttercream but in a higher quantity.

You ll use three 9 inch pans. 4 cups for the top tier 7 to 8 cups for the middle tier and 12 cups for the bottom tier. White cake layers baked chilled and wrapped i made two double batches of my white cake recipe to get two 10 two 8 and two 6 square layers.

If you d like you can put the remaining frosting in a piping bag and use it to create a simple border around the top and bottom edges. Not only is the recipe tasty but the section dedicated to wedding cakes has instructions including a timeline equipment and pictures that make the process less intimidating. To avoid 1 overwhelming your mixer with excess cake batter and 2 over mixing or under mixing the batter.