How much does it cost to make a wedding cake yourself?

The total cost of my DIY cake was about $800 for 100 people. That’s $8 a slice for a plainly frosted 4-tier wedding cake! I could have easily paid $2-$3 for a similar professionally-made cake.

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How many days before a wedding can you make the cake?

Un-iced: If you don’t need to ice your cake until the day, you can bake your cake at least 2-3 days ahead of time. But you will need to store it carefully. Wrap it and seal it in an airtight container so it doesn’t lose moisture.

Can I make a wedding cake a week in advance?

Cake Keeps Refrigerated for Seven Days Any cake can be baked a week in advance, and if using one of these types of frosting, it can be frosted and decorated as well, so long as it is kept refrigerated between 30 and 45 degrees F.

What makes a wedding cake different from regular cake?

One reason why people keep gushing over wedding cakes is the delectable taste. For one, the ingredients are different, and the quality is top-notch. Bakers normally use butter, a lot of eggs, better flour, and other quality ingredients. They are also carefully made to suit the occasion and the couple’s preference.

What is a dummy wedding cake?

But for couples who don’t want to give up the look of a towering tiered confection, dummy cakes are another common request: Made of Styrofoam cylinders decorated to look like edible tiers, dummy cakes can provide a showstopping photo op without all the baking.

Are cupcakes cheaper than wedding cake?

Choose another dessert. Choosing cupcakes, pies, or doughnuts for your wedding can be cheaper than getting a wedding cake. While the actual pricing will depend on your bakery, these items don’t require much decorating time, so you’ll be saving on labor for your wedding dessert.

How to make a simple but elegant wedding cake?

MAKING THE CAKES: Make the basic Easy vanilla cake recipe (see ‘Goes well with’), following the instructions below for each tier, then cool and drench with the syrup. The cakes can be frozen ahead, without icing. However, if you bake them three days before the wedding, the cake will be fine until the big day.

What is the best recipe for a wedding cake?

Vintage Glamour Wedding Cake.

Combining the Fruit Cake Ingredients.

Assembling the Wedding Cake:

Preparing the Base Drum: Dust the 12-inch drum with confectioners sugar and sprinkle with a small amount of water.

Preparing the Decorations for the Cake.

What are some tips to make a wedding cake?

Prepare the filling.

You will then need to build each cake tier,layering the sponges with buttercream and filling.

We built each tier onto cake boards.

Once your tiers are made,you will need to start with a light crumb coat of icing to ‘glue’ the crumbs down.

Then insert your cake support dowelling.

What does it take to make a wedding cake?

Take time to make a test cake and keep careful notes. You should use a recipe specifically designed to be a wedding cake as it will ensure that it is sturdy enough and that it makes the right amount of batter and icing. For a three-tier cake, you need to make three cakes of 12″, 9″ and 6″, as well as a massive amount of icing.