Wedding cakes...

nuttymummy

aww hun if youve wanted one for so long id go for it!! after all....they say its the 'brides' day and its us who get to wear the huge dresses...so we are in charge LOL id get one!!

Alyssa_C_2

Haha! Think I might just have to bully the poor love.

nuttymummy

LOL it has to be done!

nozzy6

I'm making cupcakes for ours in 3 flavours - chocolate, vanilla and lemon. Been practicing almost none stop for the last few months, just hope I can still fit in my dress!

nuttymummy

LOL i like those cupcake towers...and they are SOOO much easier than cakes...plus u can use them as either the dessert, or your favours!! LOL

gandy

caitybabes wrote: »

Hello

I will be making my own cakes. We're having a 3 tier wedding cake with the top and bottom being fruit cake (therefore made in advance and 'fed' with brandy) and the middle tier will be a chocolate and beetroot cake. Sounds strange but it is the yummiest and moistest chocolate cake ever. Here's the recipe if you're interested

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1033341/Beetroot-chocolate-cake.html

I have also bought a 7 tier cupcake stand on ebay (£24) and will be baking and icing 130 cupcakes in varying flavours (I'm thinking vanilla, lemon and two other flavours... ideas please).

I am a fanatic baker and love icing cakes too so I will relish this challenge.

Cait

just a quick note if your having fruit on the top of the lovely moist chocolate and beetroot cake be careful with how you put them out the fruit being heavier might make the middle layer sink if your planning on putting them on top of each other (believe me i know, it happened to one of my friends). you might be better putting it on a 3 tier cake stand instead.... something like this

http://www.bakedeco.com/bimages/37-580SS.jpg or this http://www.pastrychef.com/assets/images/large/pme_metal_cake_stand_SWAN_shape_3_tier_large1.jpg

nuttymummy

o yeah....fruit cake on the top is never good....but if u use very strong dowels u could be ok....just dont make it too top heavy as they can tip over! xx

floss2

I'm having a 2-tier cake, £190, fruit bottom & lemon sponge top. The fruit cake has been made & is being fed in anticipation of our September wedding

nuttymummy

do u have a pic floss? xxx

floss2

This is the linky - we're having a 2-tier square with fuit, which alters the price from the 3-tier sponge cake It's covered in ivory dots, and will have red ribbon and red & ivory fresh roses on top.