My wedding cake making trial, test one! *Flash*

Wow, great first attempt!!

its harder to do with pilars tho, just a tip!

Not my cup of tea, but as you are having so many trials, doesnt that defeat the object of trying to save money or is that not the issue??

Well done you! It looks really good! I wouldnt know where to start. Luckily my OH's sister is making our wedding cake!

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guess shel get lots of? cake to eat, which is alqwasy good in my books

Well we were going to pay £200 for a very simple cake from m&s. so far we have spent hardly anything making this cake so as long as i come under budget by £100 i will be happy.

Also im on a small budget for the wedding so saving money where i can seems to be a good option for me.

Ah ok i getcha ?

Thanks! it was easier than i thought it would be. The cake is not perfect as i didn't know where i wanted the butterflies etc but that's why we have done the trial, but i now know how i want to do the next one. fingers crossed it comes out better! ?

Lets just say all our friends and family are very happy to pop in for a cuppa lol

I think it looks brill, particularly for a 1st attempt. Just a thought though, do you know you can have your butterflies with the wings open? When you've cut them out, place them in a bit of cardboard that's been folded in the shape of an accordian (not sure how to describe this!) so when it's drying the wings are spanned. That way when you attach it to the cake they'll look as though they've 'flown on' to the cake.

Thank you sanmack,

Oh i wondered how to do that! Thanks i will give it a try for my next cake! ?

Anyone else got any tips?

No tips but think its excellent! My sister is a bit of baker in her spare time and is also going to make a cake from this programme for me! The one with the chocolate quills lol so wish you all the luck! xx

Wow that looks really nice. well done

Fantastic cake for a first attempt!

I could probably give you loads of tips but I don't want to overwhelm you ? Can I ask what kind of cake it is? I'm just thinking about mentioning dowels if you're planning on having a 3 tier cake. The last thing you want is a sagging cake!

I think it's great - I think I saw that tv programme too - was it the one where she decorated it with red dots?

Only tip I would say is make sure the ribbon joins are at the same point on both tiers - so you can make that the back and no one will see. (Didn't mean that as a criticism!)

I want cake now......If I make tea can I have some???? ?

Looks fab but more importantly, what does it taste like???

hi purple pixie, its sponge, i have got dowels to keep it from squashing each cake. what else can you tell me?

Yeah that's the program! I only just realised the ribbon join was at the front of this pic, will remember that for next time!

Im fed up of cake, but its nearly gone now, i just keep giving it away!

Thanks, me and my sister brought the cake smoother the cake tins, cake glue and dowels. we made a nice butter cream to go around the cake then put the icing on when it had set. followed instructions from the recipe on the internet, was very easy to follow. ?

It tastes so good! sponge is nice and soft and the butter cream is not to sickly! yum yum ?