How should I frost a wedding cake? Is the first layer frosting or maybe marzipan? Thanks for any tips.?

Answer 1

This wedding cake frosting was shared by Peggy.
INGREDIENTS:
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp. almond extract
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon water
1 cup Crisco
2 pounds confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup cake flour
1 tsp. salt
PREPARATION:
Add flavorings to water; in mixing bowl, cream Crisco until light then add small amount of confectioners' sugar and water until creamy. Beat in flour and continue until all dry ingredients are used.
Posted by Peggy



marzipan and fondant are disgusting unless you love to eat sugar i mean a lot of its very heavy and dense

Answer 2

If you can work with marzipan it adds flavor and smoothes out the side of the cake for easier frosting. http://www.baking911.com/decorating/cakes_marzipan.htm
I found this website a while back, I was making a cake in the shape of a graduation cap and found some useful tips on handling marzipan.

Answer 3

Unless you have worked with fondant or marzipan I would highly suggest going with frosting. The others can be hard and very frustrating to work with if you have never worked with them before.

I have Princess Dianna's actual wedding cake recipe and a great and easy to tint and work with frosting mix if you need it I would be more than happy to share it with you.

Answer 4

Marzipan

Answer 5

If you have never done it before, I would advice you to take the first 3 Wilton Cake decorating courses. Wedding cakes are difficult and don't come until the 3rd course.
I have made wedding cakes and it isn't something that you tell a person how to do. It is something that they have to do and experience. Practice makes perfect.
If you are dead set on doing it yourself use the fondant. It is an easier method but still can be tricky.

Answer 6

if you want the ultimate look to be a marzipan design you must either use frosting first or some kind of marmalade to ease the placing of the marzipan.

Answer 7

You should crumb coat the cake with your frosting (buttercream?) and put it int he fridge or freezer to crust over and harden up. Once that's done, then you can finish.

Are you using frosting or rolled fondant to cover your cake? If it's frosting, spread it out over your cake. Get it as smooth as you can and then pop it back in the fridge. When it's good and cold you can use a piece of wax paper or paper towel (Viva brand works well) to lay over the sides and top of your cake and "rub over it" to smooth it out even more.

If you're using fondant, roll out a peice big enough to cover the entire cake (measure out sides and top) and then go over the cake with it. Smooth over the fondant to adhere it to the cake and get bubbles and bumps out.

Good Luck!

Answer 8

Fondant is usually used on professionally made cakes. Where it looks really smooth. You roll it out and lay it on the cake, smooth out the top and sides and cut away the excess.

Answer 9

once baked do the swirly edges after you use a spatula thing to cover the whole cake. make sure youdo extras after the whole things covered and after the edges are done.the first layer should be like frosting,or pudding.

Answer 10

take out the top layer, then put it inside the frozen. After 1 year, you will amazing find out that the cake will be tasting good.