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Basic Cake Making Tips and Techniques

It is always wise to do a trial bake before your wedding day. This way you will know what to expect and what the cake will taste like.

Basic Cake Decorating Equipment
You will need some basic cake decorating equipment before you go ahead and decorate your own wedding cake or cookie favors…

Wedding Fruit Cake Baking Guide
The size of a wedding fruit cake is determined by the amount of butter that is used in the recipe. A 250g (½ lb) mixture will make a round wedding cake that is 23 cm (9 inches) or a 20 cm (8 inch) square wedding cake…

A Guide to Making Your Own Wedding Cake
A wedding fruit cake recipe is the base for the traditional wedding cakes that are covered in marzipan and fondant icing. These cakes can then decorated with royal icing...

Instructions on How to Make a Wedding Cake Mixture
To make a wedding cake see wedding cake recipe mix which has a list of ingredients. See below for instructions on how to mix your wedding fruit cake ingredients…

Hints on How to Make the Perfect Wedding Cake
Here are a few hints to making the perfect wedding cake. These guidelines will help you achieve the best results when making any cake…

Cake Icing Recipes

Fondant Cake Icing Recipe
Although fondant cake icing is more convenient to buy ready made, it is useful to have a recipe in case you run out. Fondant icing is also known as rolled fondant, plastic icing and sugar paste…

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Royal Icing Recipe
This royal icing recipe is made with egg white and sifted pure icing sugar and is mainly used for making tube flowers, flood work, and finishing off the sides of cakes with embroidery, lace work and filigree…

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How to Make and Use Almond Paste (Marzipan)
Almond Paste also known as Marzipan is the first covering that is put on a decorated wedding fruit cake. It gives an even surface for the rolled fondant icing…

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How to Make Modeling Paste
Modeling paste is firm enough to roll out very thinly, dries quickly and keeps its shape. It is ideal for modeling delicate roses, leaves and other flowers…

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How to make Decoration Icing
Decoration icing is kneaded together and rolled out like pastry. It is ideal for covering formal rich fruit cakes and novelty all-in-one-cakes. This icing sets firm but not brittle…

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Buttercream Frosting
This standard recipe can be colored and flavored as you like to complement the particular cake to be iced or filled…

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Chocolate Ganache
Ganache is a rich mixture made from dark chocolate (or white chocolate) and cream…

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Wedding Cake Recipes


Vanilla Cupcakes	Victoria Sponge	Wedding Fruit Cake Mix	Italian Wedding Cake

Homemade Food Gifts


Sugar Cookie Recipe	Mexican Wedding Cookie Recipe	Champagne Truffles	Shortbread Cookie


Viennese Coffee Balls	Gourmet Rocky Road	Almond Nougat	Coconut Fortune Cookies


Mini Florentine Cookies	Spritz Cookies	Praline Crunch

Basic Cake Fillings


Sugar Syrup Recipe	Buttercream Frosting	Chocolate Ganache

Decorations and Video Tutorials

How to Decorate Wedding Cupcakes
A video tutorial with detailed written instructions on how to decorate you own wedding cupcakes. You will learn three simple techniques...

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