Tips For Making Your Own Wedding Cake
Here at Sugarbliss Cake Decorating Supplies Shop, Solihull, we have everything you need, as well as, freiendly staff who love giving helpful tips and advise. Making your own wedding cake can seem a bit intimidating but, aside from being much more cost-effective, it can be a really rewarding experience and a great way to create something completely original while adding your own personal touch to your special day.
Creating your very own wedding cake doesn’t have to be a daunting task so we’ve put together our top tips for those brave brides-to-be who plan to make their own wedding cake for their big day.
Practise is absolutely crucial. Simply bake and decorate some test cakes before you come to make the real thing. If you plan on using our ready-made cakes or cake mix, then it’s a good idea to practise your decorating skills on a cake dummy. Another great tip is to always pipe some tests on a piece of baking paper to check the consistency of your icing is suitable for the piping tip you are using.
As all cake bakers will know, producing the perfect cake is all about timing. Make sure you are organised and prepared. While you may assume your cake will need to be made as close to the time as possible, freezing readymade cakes is a great way to save you time to decorate your cake. Partially frozen cakes are more effective when carving shapes than fresh bakes as the cake is less crumbly. Fruit cakes are a great flavour choice because they last a longer than sponge and can be baked in advance.
Being stocked up with high quality cake decorating equipment is essential. A good set of tools at your disposal can take a cake from good to great so it’s important you find the right ones. At Sugarbliss Cake Decorating Company we have a fantastic range of equipment to help you with your baking and decorating needs.
Serve up a mouth-watering cake while saving yourself precious time and energy with our delicious range of readymade cakes. Each of these utterly delicious cakes are available in a variety of different flavours, shapes and sizes to suit your needs, and are supplied with 2 layers ready for you to add your own filling to. These cakes are a particular hit with those that would rather devote their time and efforts to decorating and presenting a cake that not only looks amazing but tastes great too.
Cake dummies are great for practising your decorating skills on but they’re also fantastic for adding a cost-effective tier to wedding cakes. Cake dummies are perfect for adding extra height and drama to your creation without the need for cake overload. If you fancy the idea of a 5 tiered creation but don’t have the guests or budget to justify it then use a cake dummy as your bottom tier, decorating it in the same way as the rest of the cake so no-one will suspect a thing!
Along with the bridesmaid dresses and the venue decor, the cake should follow your overall theme for the day. If you’re baking for another bride-to-be, have a look at everything she has chosen for the day, from the flowers to the table centrepieces, and base your cake around that.
The type of sugar paste you use is all about personal preferences. Our sugar pastes have a very soft texture and can be applied to cakes very easily, making it the better option for beginners. Our Renshaw sugar paste is the most well-known brand of sugar paste in the UK. It has a firmer texture but a larger selection of colours to choose from.
Depending on your guest list size and how generous you want your slices to be, you should sit down and work out the exact size you need your cake to be before you start baking. Our cake portion size chart is a great way to work out how to cater to your wedding’s needs. Each tier should measure the exact same height, too.