How to Make a Wedding Cake

A beginner's guide to DIYing their own wedding cake

BY NINA CALLAWAY

Updated 10/26/17

For a bride on a budget, paying $8 per slice for a wedding cake may seem completely outrageous. But what are the alternatives, particularly when you don't have any baking experts in your family? Turns out, making a wedding cake is not as difficult as one might think. This is an illustrated step-by-step guide on how to make a wedding cake.

Allow yourself some extra time and manage expectations: you (or your bridesmaids) are likely not going to be able to craft a fondant-covered confection worthy of a magazine spread.

Simple, rustic decorations are more achievable.

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 this article, we used this fondant-covered cake recipe. It makes three tiers of 12", 9" and 6", as well as a massive amount of icing. Best of all, it is truly delicious.

On the last page of this step-by-step is a schedule for when you will need to bake and assemble each part. When ready, first assemble all of the tools you will need:

All ingredients for baking and icing the wedding cake. The recipe above calls for 5 pints of raspberries but we recommend that, due to spoilage, you should purchase 6 or 7.
12", 9", and 6" cake pans, each 3" tall. (available at craft stores and baking supply stores).
Parchment paper to line the pans
Large serrated knife
Cardboard cake boards (available at baking and craft stores) in 12", 9" and 6"

10 non-flexible straws
Offset spatula
A platter to serve the wedding cake on
To add decoration: a pastry bag with a round tip between size 3 and 7 for piping, and a toothpick for tracing
Fresh flowers for decorating.
Lazy susan to use when decorating cake

Lastly, you will need to clear a large space in the refrigerator, perhaps taking out a shelf.

Once you've baked the wedding cakes, it is on to step 1 – cooling and torting the wedding cake

Please note: This recipe makes a three-tiered wedding cake, each tier containing three layers. To avoid confusion, I will refer to each of the three parts of the totally assembled cake as a tier, and to each horizontal slice of those tiers as a layer

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Ingredients

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Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

can (8.4 oz) Betty Crocker™ Cupcake Icing cloud white

can (8.4 oz) Betty Crocker™ Cupcake Icing petal pink

White decorating decors, as desired

can (6.4 oz) Betty Crocker™ Easy Flow black decorating icing

can (6.4 oz) Betty Crocker™ Easy Flow white decorating icing

can (6.4 oz) Betty Crocker™ Easy Flow red decorating icing

Steps

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Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom of 2 (8-inch) heart-shaped foil pans. Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour into pans. Bake as directed on box for 2 (8-inch) rounds.
2

Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes; remove cakes to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
3

For bride cake, place 1 cake layer on serving plate. Frost cake with white cupcake icing, leaving V-shaped area at top of cake. Frost V-shaped area with pink cupcake icing. Pipe lace design on dress and V-shaped edge of dress with white cupcake icing, using writing tip. Use white decorating decors to make pearl necklace.
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For groom cake, place remaining cake layer on another serving plate. Frost cake with black decorating icing, leaving V-shaped area at top of cake. Frost V-shaped area with white decorating icing. Pipe black buttons and lapels with black decorating icing. Pipe red bow tie on shirt with red decorating icing. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

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I Now Pronounce You Paid In Full: Who Pays for What During the Wedding Celebrations

There’s no two ways about it: weddings are expensive. Paying for every detail is enough to drain any family’s financial coffers and – even worse – leave them wrestling with debt. Especially for new couples paying their own way during the wedding, the expenses quickly add up. The following is a traditional guide to dividing expenses equally and fairly among the four major participants in planning the four main parts of the wedding celebration: rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, and honeymoon. These are guidelines more than rules, and are intended to show tradition more than carved-in-stone etiquette.
The Bride’s Family
There’s a popular misconception among the unmarried of the world that the bride’s family foots the entire bill. That’s not entirely true, though unfortunately it may feel that way for the father of the bride! Traditionally, the bride’s family finances the reception dinner with all its facets: the food, drink, venue, service staff (including tips), flower arrangements, wedding favors, and any other miscellany. The bride’s family also pays for many of the necessities leading up to the ceremony: these usually include the bridal gown, the wedding invitations and save-the-date reminders, as well as the engagement and wedding photographs. Finally (!) the wedding ceremony costs, the photographer and videographer fees, the cost of the ring bearer and flower girl accessories, the transportation costs and bridesmaids bouquets are all picked up by the bride’s family. Honestly… if you’re the parent of a young girl, start saving right now.
The Bride
Compared to her family, the bride gets off relatively easy. Brides traditionally pay for the groom’s wedding band, gifts for her bridesmaids gifts, the bridesmaids’ luncheon, her blood test fees, and the wedding day lingerie. In the strictest traditional sense, the bride should also pay for her out-of-town bridesmaids accommodations.
The Groom
Okay, guys. Time to pony up. Following the engagement ring (that two-month’s salary guideline is passé, by the way) you’ve still got a few things left to buy. You’ll pay for the honeymoon, the marriage license, and gifts for your groomsmen. The gentleman groom, however, also pays for the bridal bouquet and corsages for your mother and your new mother-in-law. You’ll also pick up the boutonnieres, ties, and accessories for the groomsmen, and finally the bride’s wedding ring. Gifts for the ushers and for your parents go the extra distance to showing your class. You should also pay the honorarium for the judge, justice of the peace, or clergyman who officiates the ceremony, too.
The Groom’s Family
Besides their own attire, the groom’s family is responsible for the rehearsal dinner and all its details.
The Maid of Honor
Bachelorette parties and wedding showers are the responsibility of the maid of honor. This includes all the details, top to bottom.
The Best Man
The best man is master of ceremonies and godfather of the bachelor party, from the planning to the execution to pouring all the guests into cabs at the end of the night. It’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it.
The Groomsmen and Bridesmaids
Most of the attire – for example, the tuxedo rental and costs of the gown – are the responsibility of the individual wedding party member. They also give a gift to the newlyweds. Groomsmen arriving from out-of-town are also expected to pay for their accommodations.

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Should You Give Out Wedding Favors? 6 Reasons Why this Practice Still Rocks August 26, 2016 Wedding Tips Trisha Bartle 0 Many wedding trends of decades past aren’t nearly as crucial today as they used to be. Now, more and more couples are doing away with classic wedding traditions for a number of reasons, whether it’s to save money, save time or tailor the experience to their unique love. Cheers Corkscrew But some of those wedding traditions stand the test of time. One of those is the practice of giving out wedding favors to guests, like this classic cheers corkscrew. Thoughtful gifts make guests feel welcome and can make your theme shine! 1. Guests will love it…if you choose wisely Try to find a favor that is useful or practical. After all, most people will love to take something home with them that they can use later. For instance, sets of measuring spoons are both practical and fun. 2. Everyone likes food and drinks You can be sure that if you hand out food or drinks as favors, like personalized chocolates, no one will be complaining. They’ll be too busy enjoying their treat! 3. You can make them fun Don’t worry, wedding favors can be fun, especially if they’re incorporated into a wedding activity. For instance, you could set up a photo booth at the reception and give the photos to guests as their favors. 4. They can be meaningful Don’t think of wedding favors as throwaways. Instead, think of them as an extension of you as a couple. Choose something that fits your interests or family dynamic. Do you like to travel as a couple? Hand out travel themed luggage tags. It will be fun to share your hobby with guests. 5. It’s a classic gesture Hey, there’s nothing wrong with tradition! If you love the classic wedding traditions, keep wedding favors on the list. Guests will love beautifully packaged soap. After all, it’s a great way to say thank you to all your guests. 6. They aren’t as expensive as you think Sure, costs add up when you have hundreds of guests, but don’t go thinking that wedding favors will take a big chunk of your budget. Most wedding favors will only be one to three dollars per person. These fun, personalized bottle openers are as low as $2.45 each!

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