make a layered wedding cake
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Tags: wedding cake, layered wedding, layered wedding cake, make layered, make layered wedding, around bottom, cake withEvery girl dreams about the day she will walk down the aisle with her true love. Everything about that day will be remembered for the rest of her life, her dress, her family and friends, the food and especially her wedding cake. A wedding cake doesn't have to be over the top, a simple yet elegant layered wedding cake is enough to make any wedding day complete. Follow these steps to make a layered wedding cake she'll never forget.
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Things You'll Need
- Two 12-inch cake pans
3 boxes of cake mix, any flavor
Off-set spatula
Ruler
Toothpicks
Buttercream icing
Filling of choice
Serrated knife
Decorator's bag
Star tip
Fresh unsprayed flowers, optional
Cake plate
Cake topper
Instructions
1
Prepare cake mixes as directed on the package. Bake at 350 degrees or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool the cakes completely, overnight if possible.
2
Take one of the cooled cakes and level it with a cake leveler or a serrated knife. Use a ruler to measure the height of the cake, then poke the toothpick in the middle. If the height of the cake is 2 inches, then the toothpick would be inserted at one inch. Do this all around the cake at least one inch apart. Now cut with a serrated knife. This will ensure that the cake will get an even and neat cut. Repeat the process with the second cake. This tip comes from KraftFoods.com.
3
Now that the cakes have been leveled and cut, the layering can begin. Place one of the halves on the cake platter and add some of the filling, this will be the first layer. Place a second cake onto the first. Apply some more filling on the second layer and place the third layer onto the second. Once more filling will be applied to the third layer, place the final layer onto the third.
4
Give the cake a crumb coat using a thin layer of buttercream icing to seal in any of the crumbs that might stray when the final coat of icing has been applied. Refrigerate for an hour or overnight if possible.
5
Using the off-set spatula and the buttercream icing, give the cake a final coat of icing. Make sure there is no shadowing when the icing is applied. Shadowing is when the cake can be seen through the icing, this usual happens on the outer edges.
6
With the frosting complete, the decorating can begin. Fill the decorator's bag with icing and using the star tip, pipe a border all around the bottom of the cake and all around the top edge as well. Arrange fresh flowers around the bottom border or on top of the cake if preferred. Finally, place a cake topper on the cake.
Tips &- Warnings
Decorate the wedding cake with icing flowers instead of fresh flowers.
Covering the weding cake with fondant is another option.
Source: www.ehow.com
