Wedding cakes are among those that should be meticulously done, as almost all brides want to have the best, unique and beautiful wedding cake that will capture the admiration of the wedding guests. If you want to make your own wedding cake or you want to learn to make it a hobby and make money out of it, learning how to decorate a wedding cake can actually be easy.
Firstly, you have to have a design in mind but it may help to familiarize yourself with the different frostings that you can use for a wedding cake. The three main types are the buttercream, the fondant and the whipped cream. Buttercream is the type of frosting you usually find in most cakes as this is used popularly because it can withstand any temperature and humidity. The fondant frosting is the one which results to a very smooth finish but is denser, and because of its elegant look, it has become a trend in wedding cakes to use fondant frosting. Whipped cream however is less used as this may require refrigeration. Royal icing can also be used in wedding cakes but can be used only in decorating and not covering the cake.
If you are planning for an outdoor wedding, or if you are asked to decorate a wedding cake for an outdoor wedding, you may want to avoid whipped cream frostings.
One of the great ways on how to decorate a wedding cake is to make use of the piping technique. This is done by using a pastry bag or a parchment cone in which different frostings such as buttercream or whipped cream is added and squeezed into the smaller opening of the bag to make the cake design and decoration. Keep in mind that canned frostings may not be suitable for piping as they will not keep their shape for long.
With piping, you can create roses, decorative borders, lacy designs, including the couple's initials on the cake, shells, weave designs, dots, snail trails, or just anything you have in mind to adorn your cake. You can also make use of gels to make other beautiful and unique designs such as butterflies.
Although piping may be a little difficult at first, a little practice will help you master this skill and enjoy the many designs you can do with it. Of course, there is not limit to what you can do with piping. Just go ahead, practice, make your designs and eventually, you will master the art on how to decorate a wedding cake and make money out of it.
Fondant is also a great frosting that you can put into cake and make elegant designs. Aside from allowing you to cover the cake elegantly and smoothly, you can also make ribbons and large ribbons, stars, hearts out of fondant or any other decorations. Decorating your wedding cake with a mix of fondant and other frostings such as buttercream or royal icing is also a great idea. Just explore and experiment with the designs and you will eventually come up with great designs of your own.
Edible flowers, fruits and nuts are also great addition to your cake decorating ideas.
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