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Wedding Cake Questions,
Answers and Tips
Have you got a question about your wedding cake? Not sure where to find the cheapest cakes or perhaps you're making your own and have a few burning questions. If you've got a question about your wedding cake, here's the place to ask it.
This page is for general wedding cake questions, if you have a specific question on one of the following topics, ask your question there:
Wedding Cake Recipe and Baking Questions
Wedding Cake Icing and Decoration Questions
Wedding Cake Assembly, Stacking and Transportation Questions
Get the quickest response by trying a search on this site – there’s a good chance the information you’re looking for has already been covered.
If you can’t find it, then check the list of questions below, your question may have been answered here.
You may also find your question has been answered in the forum. It's a great place to chat and get ideas from other budget brides.
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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 ...
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 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 ...
What Is A Good Time Scale For Decorating A Wedding Cake?
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Our fruit cakes are maturing nicely. Can you give me timeline of when to marzipan, how long to leave before fondant icing, and when to assemble? Thank ...
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'...
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