Comments on: project wedding cake: ta-da!

By: Louisville Wedding Blog

Louisville Wedding Blog — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:00:48 +0000

The cake is gorgeous. I’d want something like this for my wedding. Simple, classic and elegant. Nice work!

By: CakeStory

CakeStory — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:18:55 +0000

Deb. I just made my first wedding cake for 200 guests and I was brave enough to do it because of you and these posts. You were an inspiration – thank you for sharing all along the way! Getting the corners sharp on the square cakes was quite a challenge! I froze the layers and delivered unassembled in boxes like you did. I also finished the cake off at the site, thinking of how you did the same thing while doing it. It’s now 5 days post-cake and my kitchen floor (counters, walls, sink) has yet to recover (I have a full-time day job and no maid). It’s good to know I’m not the only one this happens to. :)

By: Nicole Kaufmann

Nicole Kaufmann — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:58:19 +0000

I took on a wedding cake project and the bride LOVED this cake in its entirety after I used your buttercream for her tasting samples (it was fabulous!). Do you think I could possibly get more details on your process (literally, every step)? For example, how to get such smooth frosting, how to scale the batter for these cake pan sizes, etc.? It would be much appreciated, as I am a little (understatement) nervous! Thanks so much!

By: deb

deb — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:29:39 +0000

dania — Just because it’s a little harder to frost neatly, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use a squared off cake shape if that’s what you want. I don’t have a recommended cake stand. A friend brought over a really heavy one from pastry school which was great, but I just keep a cheap one around, though it would be less ideal if I were actually making a habit out of making gigantic cakes (I’m not).

By: dania @ the cookery

dania @ the cookery — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:37:29 +0000

Hi Deb,
I have always admired this beautiful wedding cake you made and now I’m facing a wedding cake project myself.
I have a question-
I saw the comment about the difficulty to coat a rectangular cake and I was wondering if you would recommend a first timer to go with a round one (I have good and steady hands but not much experience with projects like this)
I also wanted to ask you if you recommend a certain turntable.
Thanks,
Dania

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:57:32 +0000

I just got finished with a wedding cake project of my own for a friend and I wanted to thank you. Not only did I steal your Swiss Buttercream and Chocolate Cake recipes but just reading your blog calmed me down and kept me from freaking out during the process. Thanks so much! BTW I made Nutella Mousse filling for the chocolate cake and the combination with your slightly spicy cake was absolutely delicious!

By: Nadia

Nadia — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:33:46 +0000

Im sure your directions were clear (I’m working only off an iPhone here!). Cakes are made, buttercream is made. Will go to the site tomorrow am for assembly (day before the wedding). Planning to crumb coat tonight; would love any advice re freezing… Assume you suggest freezing pre crumb coat, and after? (after????) thanks! Love your site!

By: deb

deb — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:08:42 +0000

I always do a crumb coating. Were the directions confusing?

By: Nadia

Nadia — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:01:34 +0000

Wait, did you not do a crumb coat when icing this? I’m baking it this week for friends! (though, in two 9″ rounds, and two 4″ rounds…)

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:30:33 +0000

This weekend I was attending a wedding and the baker in me decided I could “easily” (lol) make my own wedding cake! I will be getting married next summer. When I got back home Sunday I started searching the internet for information on making homemade wedding cakes. Today I was scouring your blog (sorry…but I bake or cook off of it at least a few times a week!) for something for dinner when I came across your wedding cake section! I’m so in love! I will be “trying things out” to ensure I can take on the daunting task. I just think it will be so incredibly special if I can make my own wedding cake!