Should You Bake Your Own Wedding Cake?

Even when the economy is in the dumps people still get married.  When there isn’t as much money flowing around people look for creative ways to save money on their wedding, and the cake is one of the biggest expenses.  Should you bake your own wedding cake?  Maybe you shouldn’t do it, but if you can get someone close to you to do it (Mom? Grandma? Aunt?) you can save an incredible amount of money.  In this post I’ll offer some tips for being successful with this big project.

The first thing that you have to have is a plan.  A wedding cake is a big project, and if you forget something on the big day a whole lot of problems are going to stem from that.  First, figure out how much cake there needs to be.  Most wedding cakes are tiered, which allows you get a lot of cake without taking up too much space.  That means that you need the cake pans, the tiers, and the wedding cake stands.  Round cakes are the norm, but square wedding cake pans are also available, they are also a bit easier to decorate if using fondant.  Baking the cake isn’t the tough part, but it can still be stressful.

There a lot of people that think that they can bake, and will offer to bake your cake.  They key is to sit down and have that person bake a test cake for you, decorated and all.  It’s not important to go as far as to put together all of the tiers, but one level that’s completely decorated.  It will help you get an idea of how good your cake is going to turn out, and it will help the “baker” get a feel for how your cake is going to turn out.

Baking your own wedding cake is a great way to save money and with some planning and practice it will turn out great.  Just remember to work out all of the kinks before hand, rather than waiting until game day to find out that your cake is a disaster!

Related Posts :

Planning your Wedding Reception Style

Wedding Cakes