If
all of the planning and preparing for your wedding sometimes has you
feeling a little confused, overwhelmed, and perhaps even down-right
nervous, it's time to sit back & relax because Weddinginthesky.com
was created for brides (and grooms!) just like you...
Learn how to pipe a basket weave wedding cake or learn how to create
your own square wedding cake, featured in an easy-to-read format with
step-by-step pictures and instructions.
Be sure to also browse our selection of bridal magazines, wedding cake books, wedding cake tops and sugarcraft cake decorating videos that you may purchase directly over the Internet.
If this is your first visit please register to receive our newsletter and be sure to review our homepage for much more food & fun.
Your wedding just wouldn't be complete without fertility symbols, like the wedding cake.
Ancient Romans would bake a cake made of wheat or barley and break it
over the bride's head as a symbol of her fertility. It became tradition
to pile up several small cakes, one on top of the other, as high as
they could, and the bride and groom would kiss over the tower and try
not to knock it down. If they were successful, it meant a lifetime of
prosperity.
In the 1660s, during the reign of King Charles II, a French chef was
visiting London and observed the cake piling ceremony. Appalled at the
haphazard manner in which the British stacked baked goods, often to
have them tumble, he conceived the idea of transforming the mountain of
bland biscuits into an iced, multi-tiered cake sensation.
British papers of the day are supposed to have deplored the French
excess, but before the close of the century, British bakers were
offering the very same magnificent creations.
Buttercream
There are two methods of creating buttercream. The Swiss method and the Italian method.
More information and recipe...
Fondant
Fondant is a sugar
syrup that is crystallized to a smooth, creamy white mass and is used
for both icing cakes and cake decorations.
More information and recipe...
Royal Icing
Royal Icing
or glacé royal is made by beating together sugar and egg whites.
Working with royal icing is the most important aspect of cake
decorating.
More information and recipe...
Cake Decorators Icing
Cake Decorators icing is used mostly in the US.
More information and recipe...
Marzipan
Marzipan has been used for
centuries by pastry chefs all over the world. It can be used in baking
and for covering and filling cakes. Marzipan looks fabulous for
colorful cake decorations and figurines. Marzipan has to have at least
25 % almonds otherwise it is considered almond paste.
More information and recipe...
Sugar paste
An icing
sugar and gum based paste, also referred to as Pastillage or roll-out
icing. Use for covering cakes and for modelling flowers or sculptures.
More information and recipe...