Secrets For Making Stylish Wedding Cakes Baltimore

By Lelia Hall


For people who love baking, the idea of making their own wedding cakes is exhilarating. It is easy and satisfying. However, you need to prepare early to avoid stress associated with last minute trials. Remember, not to take any matter for granted the results will be pricey since guests are expectant to sample your baking skills. Baking your own cake will help save the much needed cash for the event. The information below on making elegant wedding cakes Baltimore, is thus helpful to would be couples.

Get enough time to practice and get equipment for baking that delicious cake you desire. Remember baking is a science and you cannot hasten the process to fit your tight schedule. When you start early, you will get time to practice your favorite recipe and icing skills on test cakes. This will enable you get ideas on decorating the cake a day before the ceremony.

To stop the cake leaning use dowels as well as assemble and decorate the pastry at the venue. You need to inquire from venue organizers if it is allowed. In case, you have experience with a piping bag, add piping icing in a basket weave pattern or dots along the inner edges. You may also decorate with shells around the outer edges.

You need to have a variety of cakes for people to try on the wedding. You may decide to present the flavors like carrot cake, flour less chocolate, chocolate stout and vanilla buttermilk cakes. You can do this by adding several spoonfuls of cream cheese icing. Place in squirts around the bottom layer of your cake. Also, spread the icing over the raspberries and try to create a level surface.

It is important to keep in mind that information on pastry making is ever changing. You will always find something new that will spice up your baking prowess. Books like America's Test Kitchen will come in handy. Also, look for magazines and dedicated websites on baking.

Once you decide on the cake, you would like to have your event, ask friends and family for help. You can bring together your expertise and make an elegant cake. You may find one person is better in decorations. You need to tap that skill. It will take the stress off you and focus on what you are good at in pastry.

Do not forget your dowels. These will make your cake not too lopsided while on the stand. These are inserted in the bottom and middle tier cakes to create a strong, flat platform for the tier above. Without these hollow tubes, your top cake will melt into the middle layer. Use three dowels arranged in a triangular form at the center of the cake for circular cakes. Where the cake is square, you need four dowels for support of each layer.

You need a cake that has a smooth surface, hence applies the sugar paste gently. Use your palms, but not fingers. Pull the icing away from the side of the cake as you move to the bottom. This will prevent the unsightly creases. Go over the top using a smoother as you work in circular motions. For a better finish, use a sharp knife to trim the excess sugar paste.




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