The contemporary wedding cake has grown out of several different ethnic traditions.
Wedding cake made out of fruit.
Early modern european wedding cakes.
Customize a small one tier cake that can be shared between the newlyweds or opt for a trendy cake that can feed all of your guests and give out the cupcakes as to go treats.
Hibiscus flowers lychees coconut mini pineapple and bananas and tamarillo crown the cake.
For a bride who doesn t like cake a tiered shortcake made from her grandpa s pound cake recipe layered with fresh strawberries and a creamy filling was the perfect choice.
Make your own wedding cake with our step by step recipe.
Make sure to read to the end to see some wacky and imaginative fruit cakes.
This keeps the cake nice and moist while also not spoiling for long periods of time.
Lastly you will need to clear a large space in the refrigerator perhaps taking out a shelf for the cake.
In a recent blog post i showed some watermelon cakes similar to the ideas presented in my video lessons watermelon cakes 1 and 2.
Put all of the fruit and nuts in a bowl to soak overnight 1 1 3 cup each of golden raisins dark raisins currants 2 3 cup or 4 oz halved candied cherries 1 3 cup or 2 oz un blanched coarse almonds 1 3 cup or 2 oz mixed candied peel optional 1 2 cup sherry brandy a mix of the two or orange juice to soak the fruit overnight.
I put the rolled buttercream fondant over top of buttercream icing submitted by sharon g.
These cakes made of fruit give a whole new meaning to the words fruit cake.
You ll also need to arrange transport for the cake to the wedding.
Adding wedding cupcakes into the mix doesn t mean you have to sacrifice the age old tradition of a wedding cake you can have both.
If you are using fresh flowers be sure to order exactly what you want from a florist.
Now i ll show you some variations on those ideas.
Blend all of the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
Letting a fruitcake sit means letting the tannins inside the fruit leak out and give the cake an even richer flavor.
It was phenomenal.
The great thing about making a fruit cake is that it can be made well in advance of the big day.
Along with holding moisture and helping with preserving the cake but the fruit also helps with the overall flavor.
These yellow cake layers are brushed with rum syrup and filled with passion fruit curd and rum and vanilla bean buttercream while the top of each tier is spread with more passion fruit curd.
Ceramic bluebird toppers lend an extra touch of country charm.
North carolina farm wedding.
I got so many compliments on this cake.
Thanks for a great success.
Secure a wedding topping flowers or other decorative items well before the wedding.
For this recipe.
During the 16th century to the 17th century the bride s pie was served at most weddings.
