Icing For Wedding Cakes

Posted in: Uncategorized | October 3rd 2009 | no comments

Getting married is a huge thing to do. But if you are sure that this is what you want,  then you have to fight to make it the best day of all.  In order to have the best wedding day you need to take care of all the stuff that has to be settle: the wedding date, the wedding theme, the wedding cake, the wedding decorations, the wedding location and so on. All these and many more details have to be planed very clearly so you won't have problems like, the wedding cake wasn't delivered, the floral arrangements  are not ready exactly when the most important moments take place.Talking about wedding cakes, if you chose an icing for the wedding cake, this decision it's a very good one. An icing for the wedding cake it's delicious and you can have on it, any designs you want

Icing for the wedding cakes are perfect for summer outdoor weddings. Why is that? It's because it doesn't melts too fast, so it can resist in the strong sun. But, be careful, it can resist but not to much.When having outdoor weddings in the summer time, you have to be very careful with the place where you have your wedding cake. Chose a spot which is in the shadow, it's safer. Whenever you have your wedding, in each season or any location, an icing for the wedding cake will be the attraction for sure.

Before starting anything, you have to talk to  a baker. You have to tell him everything, the design you want, your wedding theme, the shape you want, all about the famous icing for the wedding cake.

Here are the easiest ways to make an icing topping for your cake:
The butter cream recipe-  there are actually two recipes, two methods: the Italian one and the Swiss one. You chose the one it suits your style best. The recipes are kind of similar, but what's important it's the fact that butter cream takes sometime, a little more in order to get to the right consistency. You shouldn't trow it away because of the lumps, if you warm it a little bit it will come together.

Fondant style- fondant is actually a sweet syrup that gets together to a creamy white mass. It's great for both cake decorations and icing cakes. It's perfect for decorations due to its elasticity.  Fondant is made of boiled water, sugar and glucose. There is also uncooked fondant, which is made by simply putting all the three ingredients together.

Marzipan- is old and has been used for a long time by all the chefs all over the planet. It's the best for figurines and colorful cakes. When colored it's so good that you don't need frosting anymore. If it's too soft you should add sugar to it and if it's too softened you should add some syrup. Marzipan is great for icing wedding cakes.

Sugar paste - Is like an gum paste with lots of sugar. This is called different in a lot of country but the base it's the same. It's really easy to work with, you can shape it, color it roll it and so on. It's used for decorations, like flowers and snow flakes.

Now that you know the most popular ways of making the icing for the wedding cake, what's left for you to do, it's actually try to do it, or to talk to your baker and he will do it for you. Your cake will look amazing and it will taste so good!