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I am hoping to make my own wedding cake (with help from mum) but we are a bit unsure about knowing how long to cook it for etc.. My mum makes a fabulous Christmas cake so we were planning just to increase the quantites does anyone have any recipies or can anyone give any advice about adjusting the cooking time? I have 92 day guests and 120 for the evening (my family is huge but they are all lovely) so it will need to be a big cake - probably 3 teirs. A family friend decorates cakes as a hobby for fun so it will be nicely presented on the day.
I have been to marks and spencers to see their ready made cakes but worked out it would cost me c. £100 to do it that way and I dont have the money to spare for something so trivial as a cake!
Would really love to hear from anyone who had tried this or has any advice!
Thanks K
I made my own wedding cake, 3 tiers, and this did for over 120 guests with a tier to spare for the first Christening. I used a tried and tested Christmas cake recipe, but my secret ingredient, not so secret now, was to soak the fruit overnight in Guinness (stout), bottled Guinness not in a can. This give a lovely moist texture and a really dark rich flavour. I left it to mature for about 6 weeks and every week would moisten the cake with good quality brandy.
