How To Make The Best 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.

You need to prepare early enough once you decide to make your own cake for your wedding. Make a plan and stick to your schedule. Ensure you get enough time. Remember making a good cake is a process that cannot be hastened simply because you did not plan well. You need adequate time to test various designs, decorations and most important your ingredients. Remember to write a comprehensive list of items needed for preparation of the pastry.

Do the assembling and icing at the venue the night before the wedding. To avoid cakes getting lopsided in the stand apart from using dowels. You may decorate your cake where you have skill of using a piping bag. Use dots to decorate the inner edges as well as shells and a basket weave pattern around the outer edges.

Decorate the cake with according to your preference and skill. Use a piping bag with insert basket weave like patterns on the outer edges. Other ideas of making your cake look elegant are use of fresh raspberries all round the inner edges of the layers or tiers. The most stylish decoration is the use of fresh flowers such as roses and mini calla lilies around the cake in an even fashion. Cut some roses and insert into the cake.

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.

You need to know the kind of cake you want for your event. Do not be stressed on areas of pastry you are not familiar. Get the help of a friend or relatives to assist. You will find some have experience in certain areas like decorations. This will help reduce stress of working on areas you are not experienced or skilled.

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.

Be gentle with your icing. When applying never uses your fingertips, but the palm of your hands. Similarly, sugar paste is sensitive and dusting your surface with too much of it will dry out icing sugar. Flop the icing on to your pastry. Trim and eat excess sugar paste using a sharp knife. Trim dowels to be of the same height as your cake.




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