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Beginner July 2012

Baking your own wedding cake?

*sweetpea*, 13 January, 2012 at 12:59

Posted on Planning 34

Good afternoon! Thank crunchie it's Friday heh? My plan at the mo is to make and decorate my own wedding cake and wondered if any other up and coming brides were thinking of doing the same and logistically how you are going to manage it? I took a cake decorating course last year and learnt how to...

Good afternoon!

Thank crunchie it's Friday heh? My plan at the mo is to make and decorate my own wedding cake and wondered if any other up and coming brides were thinking of doing the same and logistically how you are going to manage it?

I took a cake decorating course last year and learnt how to marzipan, sugarpaste and also also some flower sugarcrafting skills. I would rather like a sponge cake but it's unrealistic as home baked sponge (without commercially added preservatives) would need to be made an covered the day before. Not happening. So I'm settling for a fruit cake for ease that I can make a couple of months in advance. The only 'issue' is that tiers have to be stacked on the day and obviously I can't be there to do that either so do I settle for a pretty 1 tier? Just wondering if anyone had any experience of this!

Thanks!

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    Davialle ·
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    Just thought I'd update everyone on my completely awesome Fair Cake class... it was brilliant! I learned how to make flowers, cover a cake and how to create a final gorgeous two tier wedding cake. The class was mixed ability - some had their own businesses already - but this was very well catered for. I am now extremely confident about making my own wedding cake and Shikita and Jess were so accommodating in answering any and all questions regarding ingredients, styling and tricks! Best money I've spent in a LONG time - faircake.co.uk

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  • friya123
    Beginner August 2013
    friya123 ·
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    Wonderful! Thanks for letting us know Smiley smile

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    Beginner January 2011
    CAPA7 ·
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    I'm baking my own wedding cake as well, it will be a tiny wedding with only 10 guests or so so I'll make 2 8-inch cakes, one fruit cake and one chocolate cake.

    The fruit cake I'll cover with marzipan and sugarpaste and the chocolate cake I'll cover with chocolate frosting and sugarpaste. Then I'll make sugar roses to decorate them and I think I'll buy edible ribbons to add to the sides to make them prettier.

    I had a trial run with the chocolate cake at the weekend to see how it would turn out, I made it on Saturday and it was eaten on Monday and it was still very moist so I think I could get away with making it on a Friday and easting it on the Monday when we get married, even though I'd want to bake it as late as possible so it is nice and fresh.

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