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Cooking Time For A Sponge Wedding Cake
How long do I cook a 12inch square chocolate cake without it drying out? I am making a tiered wedding cake and on my practice run the 12inch came out ...
Wedding Cake Problem
I have baked a gluten free cake and the week before my wedding I have discovered a bit of mould on the outside edge. I have cut it away and the rest of ...
14inch Square Victoria Sponge Recipe
I have been asked to make a wedding cake and I am looking for a 14" square victoria sponge recipe. I am having trouble finding one and wondered if you ...
Wedding Cake Container
Can you use large sweet tins as a wedding cake container for a few weeks or does it have to be a purpose built cake tin? Do you need to wrap the cake ...
Sponge or Fruit Wedding Cake?
I am making a wedding cake for my step daughter and I don't know if I should do a sponge or fruit cake. Please help!
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Cheap Wedding Cake?
We want a 3 tier fruit cake at our wedding, but the cheapest we can find is Marks and Spencer’s for £115. Apart from getting someone to make it for us ...
How To Make A Very Deep Sided Wedding Cake
I'm trying to find how to make a very deep sided wedding (fruit) cake. My niece had chosen a picture of a very deep sided peach cake and although I've ...
Where To Buy Cake Tins In Ireland
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I would like to know where to buy 7, 8, 9 and 10 inch round cake tins of good quality in Ireland nearest to Donegal. Thanks.
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When To Make Your Fruit Wedding Cake?
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How long in advance do you have to make a fruit wedding cake ? How many months?? My wedding is in July 2011. Thanks. Mikki
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How Long Will A Sponge Iced Wedding Cake Last
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I was due to get married in December but due to heavy snow we had to cancel, I am now looking at getting married in March/April time. My friend had a ...
How Long Will A Madiera Cake Keep?
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I would like to make a surprise Gluten Free Madiera cake and shape it into an elephant. I will be cutting the sides and then covering it in Butter cream ...
Gluten Free Wedding Cake
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I am making a gluten free wedding cake. How far in advance can a gluten free fruit cake be made, the marzipan applied, and iced . Is it the same as ...
Baking A Wedding Cake - 11 Inch Fruit Cake
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I am baking a wedding cake . It is an 11" sq fruit cake. Different recipes are giving 8hrs, 5hrs and 6hrs as baking times. I am not sure which to use ...
Suitcase Novelty Wedding Cake
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What size tins would I need for a suitcase style novelty wedding cake?
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How To Decorate And Stack A Supermarket Wedding Cake
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I am getting married in December and I need help on how to buy a wedding cake from Tesco. I would like a plain cake but am not sure how to decorate it ...
How Deep To Make A Wedding Cake
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How deep should I make a wedding cake if I would like a fruit and Madeira cake for my wedding? I am having a 12" round fruit cake with a 10" and 8" round ...
Wedding Cake Depth
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I am making a 3 tier square cake that is 12, 9 and 6 inches. The bottom tier is 4inches deep before icing so I expect it to be 4.5 in the end. I was planning ...
Wedding Cake For Friend's Daughter
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I am making a 3 tier fruit cake with marzipan and fondant icing but with no decoration and a sponge cake with icing for a friend’s daughter. How much ...
When To Make A Fruit Cake And How Best To Store It?
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I am getting ready to bake the fruit cakes for the four tier wedding cake I am making for my son's wedding. I have two questions:
1. Does it make ...
What Depth Of Fondant Icing And Marzipan Icing For Four Tier Stacked Wedding Cake?
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Hello, my question is what depth should I roll the fondant icing and the marzipan icing please?
I am making a four tier stacked (not pillared) cake, tiers ...
Will These Cake Boards Hold A 3 Tier Wedding Cake?
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I am making my first 3 tier wedding cake, 16", 12", and 8". I have bought thick cake boards that are 1" larger than the cakes. I am about to put fondant ...
Tips For Baking And Frosting A 12 Inch Madeira Cake?
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I have to make a 12” Madeira wedding cake, how long will it keep and how long should I cook it, at what temperature and how do I stop it from browning?...
How Much Sheet Or Cutting Cake Is Required?
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I only want a small 4-6-10 inch wedding cake to display for cutting. We intend to saving the top layer for our anniversary. I want the rest to be sheet ...
What Size Wedding Cake Stand?
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I'm looking for a round silver wedding cake stand . The bottom tier is 16" (3 tiers which also include 12" and 8"); what size cake stand would look ...
Leaving A Decorated Wedding Cake Overnight
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Glad I have found this site! I am making my own three tiered sponge cake which I plan to dowel and stack the night before my wedding (Friday).
I am ...
What Type Of Cake Stand For A Square Cake?
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What cake stand for square cakes?
I'm baking my own cake, three tier and it's square. Is it okay to put a square cake on the round stands as it is very,...
Posting A Whole Wedding Cake
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Does anyone know a company that sells boxes especially for posting (couriering) wedding cakes?
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Depth of Wedding Cake
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I have made my own wedding cake and used Delia's rich fruit cake as my base cake. It's not turned out very deep though. How deep should it be? There ...
Making a Sponge Wedding Cake in Advance
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I'm making my daughter wedding cake. Bottom and top layer will be traditional fruit cake and the middle layer will be sponge.
I know I can make ...
Postable Wedding Cake Boxes
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My mum would like to post pieces of our wedding cake to those guests who were invited to our wedding but can't make it, just like brides used to do in ...
How Big Should My Wedding Cake Be?
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I will be having 120 guests at my wedding. How big a cake will I need?
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Christmas Cake As Wedding Cake?
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I have a tried and tested Christmas cake recipe which I have used for many years with huge success. Is there any reason why I cant use it to make my son'...
