I Want To Make My Own Wedding Cake

A couple of years ago i decided to try to make a 50th wedding anniversary cake for my parents.

I want to make my own wedding cake.

Peach lovers will want to check out this colorful cake which features peach filling sandwiched between yellow cake layers and topped with almond cream cheese frosting and crystallized pansies. Follow donna from washington as she takes on her make your own wedding cake challenge. If you really want to make your own cake first check with your reception venue and make sure they will allow it. Of course if you re going to spend the final days before your wedding running around between salon appointments hosting out of town guests or decorating your venue then of course i d advise against baking a cake in the middle of all that.

It was a 3 tier cake. It seems intimidating but it s all about practice and you can make. The first thing you need to think about when making a wedding cake is its size. If you ve got this far and you still want to make your own wedding cake then maybe it s something to keep exploring.

If you re choosing to diy your cake this is such a fun way to make it your own. Baking a wedding cake is one thing. But this is your wedding cake and that means the design is up to you. Below are my top tips around making your own wedding cake.

I would start cooking early by making things that freeze well first and putting them in the freezer. And be sure to come back on sunday to get my almond layer cake recipe which just might be the one for you. Get in the kitchen and start testing out some recipes. Consider number of guests.

Before you commit to making a wedding cake there s a lot to consider. Donna s story begins here. Yes you can make the food and cake yourself. Though the recipe calls for orange yellow and white pansies you can modify the colors to suit your wedding theme.

Her goal a 3 tier wedding cake for a friend that doesn t look like the leaning tower of pisa. There are lots of blog posts dotted around the internet on why you shouldn t make your own wedding cake and i agree. I would definitely enlist some help for making the food though. Opt for a naked cake with fresh berries.

Icing decorating assembling and transporting a wedding cake are four completely different things. If you want to make your own wedding cake too you re not alone. If you re a frosting fanatic go to town with the icing. They make really good cakes and don t charge a lot.