Ideas for making your own wedding cake

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The wedding cake can be a major expense of your wedding. Save some cash by making the cake yourself. You don't have to be a professional chef to make a beautiful and delicious wedding cake. You can use a simple recipe and easy decorations to make a homemade cake look elegant and taste delicious.

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1. Layer Cake

   • Make a basic layer cake with several different layers. Use frosting between the layers to secure them, and cover the cake with either frosting or fondant (what professional bakers use). Use a spatula to smooth the icing onto the outside of the cake so it will look perfect. Purchase separate tiers from a baking shop for a taller tiered cake. Consider how many people you will be feeding as well. For decorations, use fresh flowers or paper flowers you can make, pipe small rosettes onto the cake using a frosting tip and pastry bag, or create designs out of fondant and place on the cake. Seasonal fruit is also beautiful on a wedding cake.

   Wedding Cupcakes

   • Cupcakes are a delicious alternative to a more traditional wedding cake. Cupcakes are easy to make, and you have more flexibility when it comes to flavors. Mix it up by making several different flavors of cupcakes. Decorate the tops of the cupcakes with fondant bows, silver sprinkles or fruit. Display the cupcakes on tiered cupcake stands, or serve cupcakes individually wrapped in a fabric such as tulle and tied with a ribbon.

   Individual Cakes

   • A neat option for your wedding cake is to make many different types of cakes. They can be standard sized cakes, either round or rectangular. Get some friends to help you bake, and spend a day creating different flavored cakes. The cakes will look amazing set on a buffet table, and guests will love sampling the different flavors. Frost and decorate the cakes as you like, and arrange them beautifully on a table, putting some on cake stands to add interest.

Source: www.ehow.com

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