How to decorate a short column wedding cake

decorate a short column wedding cake

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The first image that pops into your mind of a wedding cake may be a multiple-tiered cake with five layers and elaborate columns supporting it. But modern brides and wedding planners can opt for a smaller, simpler wedding cake that may only have two layers supported by short, low columns. While the presentation of your wedding cake depends on how simple or extravagant you want to make it, a few items are commonly used to decorate wedding cakes. These items, like flowers, creative icing techniques and pearls, can make your wedding cake into a sophisticated work of edible art.

Things You'll Need

• Knife
• Icing
• Icing dispenser
• Scissors
• Flowers
• Platter
• Paper doily

Instructions

1. • 1

     Place a paper doily on the center of your platter, and place the bottom layer of your cake on top of the doily. Center the doily and cake on the platter, and insert the columns to create the second tier of the cake.

   • 2

     Ice the wedding cake with frosting, smoothing the frosting over all the layers of the cake. Use a knife to smooth out any uneven texture from the icing to create a uniform surface.

   • 3

     Cut the stems off of flowers, leaving only the bloom. Flowers work well between the narrow gap between the short columns of a wedding cake, filling the space between the layers while setting off each layer from each other with the color and variety of shapes you choose for your flowers. Choose a variety of sizes of flowers, like tiny baby's breath sprays along with larger flowers like roses, carnations, sunflowers or lilies. Another option is to use violets, as these delicate, lavender flowers are edible. Rose petals are also edible, however it is best to remove the flowers from the cake before eating it.

   • 4

     Place the flower blooms in between the two layers of cake with the blooms pointing outward. Place a few flowers along the base of the cake on the platter.

   • 5

     Fill the icing dispenser with icing, and attach a decorator's tip to the end of the icing tube. A flat tip is useful for creating a ribbon-like icing decoration. Another idea is to use a star-shaped tip, which can be used to create small florets around the top edges of the circumference of the cake. A small, round icing tip can be used to write text on the cake, or to craft delicate details along the sides of the cake.

   • 6

     Add decorative touches to the sides and tops of the wedding cake using the icing dispenser. You can draw flowers, dots, bows or waving lines using icing to give your cake a more sophisticated look.

Tips &- Warnings

• Make sure to use flowers that do not wilt quickly when decorating your wedding cake.

• Do not attach tiny objects to the icing of your cake that may prove to be choking hazards to your guests. The best course of action is to use objects that your guests can easily spot and remove before consuming their slice of cake.

• Make sure to not use flowers that are known to be poisonous on your wedding cake, such as marigolds.

• Remove all flowers and floral foliage before consuming the cake.

Source: www.ehow.com

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