Wedding Cake Decorating

Wedding cake decorating can take many forms, and anyone that loves cake decorating is going to want to have a go at wedding cake decoration. This is one cake that you can really let your imagination run riot!

How to get ideas for your wedding cake decorating
This is one of the nicest parts to decorating a wedding cake, getting together some ideas. You can find ideas by reading through wedding magazines, wedding books and looking at various photos of cakes that you can find online. Looking for ideas can be great fun, but it can also be a pressure, especially if you have a deadline to work to. Take your time and you will find the perfect idea, then you can make sure that you have chosen a design that is suited to your own tastes.

Experiment a little
If you have not quite decided on a wedding cake design, then it can be a good idea to experiment a bit. Just because something looks good on a magazine, or seem great in your head, it may turn out to be totally different when you actually try it. Allow yourself lots of time so that you are able to explore various wedding cake decorating ideas.

Have plenty of wedding cake decorating supplies
Wedding cake decorating is not just a quick simple task. Before you make a start on the design you will be working on, you need to make sure you have all the wedding decorating supplies you need to hand. Running out of something can be a huge disaster, and it is more common than you would think, so be prepared and have plenty of supplies available. Have all the caps, bags, cones, icing, confectionary etc, plus a few extras, and it won’t happen to you!

Practice is the key to perfect wedding cake decorating
There is no option, if you want a perfectly decorated wedding cake, but to practice, practice and practice. Acquiring a really steady hand to enable accurate placement of decorations will only come with lots of practice. You could always start by decorating smaller cakes, or even plastic ones! This way you can be as sure as you can be that your wedding cake decorating will be perfect.

Cake Decorating With Royal Icing – 7 Top Tips

Have you always wanted to learn about cake decorating with royal icing? If so, here are some tips that will help you to become more expert in this.

1. Use royal icing that has been made with egg white and not with meringue powders. Royal icing will work best with small decorative tips like size 0 and size 1. Read more

Cake Decorating Tips – Icing Types

Cake decorating has become hugely popular over the last few years, partly as it uses a variety of skills and talents. If you are keen to get started on cake decorating, here are some cake decorating tips;

First you need a cake to decorate. If you have not baked a cake from scratch before, you may want to consider using a store bought one initially, or use a mix.

Once you have your cake you will need to decide on the best and most suitable type of icing for it. There are three basic types of icing, which come in three consistencies, soft icing, medium icing and stiff icing. In the beginning you will probably only want to work with soft and medium icing.

Soft icing can be used for writing onto cakes, and it can be used to ice the whole cake.

Medium icing will normally be used for making decorative borders and scrollwork. Medium consistency icing will be strong enough to retain it’s shape, yet also pliable.

Stiff icing will be used for the more elaborate icing such as decorative flowers and the like. This icing needs to be stiff enough so that the decoration you have made (i.e. flower) will retain it’s shape. The stiff icing can often be too stiff to eat and is therefore used for decoration only.