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Wedding Cake Decoration and Icing
Questions, Answers and Tips

Are you making a wedding cake and have a question about how to ice or decorate it? Perhaps you need help with choosing the appropriate icing or some ideas for decorations? If you've got a question, here's the place to ask it.

This page is for questions on decorating and icing wedding cakes, if you have a specific question on one of the following topics, ask your question there:

Wedding Cake Recipe and Baking Questions
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What Is The Best Way To Attach A Ribbon To a Wedding Cake  starstarstarstarstar
I want to decorate each of my cake tiers using a ribbon, but I am not sure how I should do this? Can you help?

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Attaching ribbon to ...

How To Colour Fondant Icing For My Wedding Cake  Not rated yet
I want to create a pink wedding cake. How do I go about turning white sugarpaste into pink sugarpaste?

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Although you can readily buy ...

Tips For Wedding Cake Decorations   Not rated yet
My mum has made a three tier wedding cake for my reception. But she doesn’t feel she is up to decorating the cake. Do you have any ideas and tips for ...

When To Fondant Ice A Wedding Cake  Not rated yet
I have made a rich fruit cake about five weeks ago for my wedding in August 2010, I have about three weeks until the wedding. I have now applied the ...

Marzipan And Icing Timescale  Not rated yet
I'm icing my sister's wedding cake with ready to roll royal icing and will be putting a layer of marzipan on first. How long does the marzipan need to ...

Do I Need A Wedding Cake Topper On Each Tier?  Not rated yet
I’m having a 3 tier wedding cake but do I have to have a wedding cake topper on each cake? It will be going on a swan cake stand.

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No,...

When Can I Put Fondant Icing On?  Not rated yet
I am renewing my wedding vows on 3rd April. Can I bake my cake on the 1st April and then ice it that same night, then put my fondant on in the early ...

How To Paint A Pattern On A Wedding Cake?  Not rated yet
Hi, I'm making my friend's wedding cake in less than a month. She and her fiancee are both musicians and want a round cake with music all along the side....

When Should I Ice The Cake?  Not rated yet
I am making a wedding cake for my son's wedding. How long an interval is possible after putting on the marzipan icing before the royal icing is put on?...

Ready Rolled Icing For A Wedding Cake  Not rated yet
I am making my first wedding cake. It's going to be a fruit cake covered in marzipan and then royal icing. I want to know does it have ready to be roll ...

Madeira Cake Recipe  Not rated yet
I need to make a 10 inch square Madeira cake containing no nuts. It would be great if you can help.
Thank you.

Margaret

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Thanks ...

Icing A Mixed Three Tier Wedding Cake  Not rated yet
I am making a 3 tier wedding cake , bottom layer fruit the 2 other layers sponge. Should the sponge cakes be covered in marzipan like the fruit cake ...

Chocolate Madeira Wedding Cake & Royal Icing Questions  Not rated yet
I'm looking for a nice chocolate Madeira or chocolate marble Madeira cake recipe for a wedding cake. With a normal Madeira cake you can make it up to ...

Timescale For Icing A Wedding Cake  Not rated yet
I'm making my own wedding cake and I was wondering how long before the wedding should I ice my cake – I'm going to use either ready-rolled Royal icing ...

Decorating A Wedding Cake With Marshmallows  Not rated yet
How do I stick marshmallows to my tiered wedding cake?

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Marshmallows will easily stick to your wedding cake if you use butter cream ...

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