| Making wedding cake recipes from scratch is not that | | | | is chocolate buttermilk dump recipe. |
| difficult. Take it from me. I have been doing this for | | | | - Have all of your ingredients measured out and at |
| over 25 years now. The very first of my homemade | | | | room temperature before you start the process of |
| wedding cakes was a carrot cake recipe and it was | | | | putting it all together. |
| from scratch. Homemade wedding cakes are the best. | | | | - Making a wedding cake if taken in steps is just a |
| The only time I EVER used a mix was in a high | | | | matter of multiplying your favorite homemade recipe |
| volume situation. It was exclusively the white wedding | | | | and baking them off in larger pans. |
| cake recipe that was slightly time consuming, and the | | | | - Fill the cake pans 1/2 to 1/3 full. You can fill a pan a |
| chefs insisted upon my using their mix. If you have | | | | little more if using a lighter batter a little less when using |
| ever worked in a professional kitchen then you know | | | | a heavier batter. This is the part that you will need to |
| how those head chefs can be at times, it is more | | | | judge as you gain experience. |
| about saving money and time, but for me it is so much | | | | - Always grease, flour and put parchment or wax |
| more about quality. I did manage to sneak in all of my | | | | paper along the bottom of the pans. |
| homemade fillings though. | | | | - Always let the cakes cool completely before |
| Whether you are a professional pastry chef or an | | | | covering and storing. You will need cardboard circles to |
| amateur baker making homemade wedding cakes for | | | | put under each cake for support when lifting and |
| friends and family, these tips may help. | | | | moving the cakes. |
| Tips | | | | - You need to decide how many layers your cakes |
| - Try to stick with a simple homemade recipe such as | | | | will be before baking, you can bake each layer |
| one that does not require a lot of fancy steps. A dump | | | | separate or cut your cakes in half to make two layers. |
| cake recipe is a good choice. | | | | (It depends on how deep your pans are and how |
| - I know it does not sound so delicious but dump | | | | much you fill them as to how many layers you get out |
| recipes basically have one requirement and that is that | | | | of each cake.) For wedding cakes I prefer using a two |
| all ingredients get dumped into the bowl at once and | | | | layer cake with one layer of filling because it keeps the |
| mixed. And that is it. What could be easier than that? | | | | cake a little more stable. But you will need to figure out |
| One of my best and most frequently requested cake | | | | your preferences. |