Wedding Cake Recipes from Scratch

A wedding is incomplete until the bride and groom cut the beautifully decorated, multilayer cake, baked for that special occasion. And for a bride to be, nothing could be a more special moment to cherish, like baking the wedding cake on her own. Believe me, if you have basic cake making skills, use one of these wedding cake recipes from scratch and the cake-making will become a cakewalk. Before you search for cake recipes for the same, first decide the flavor, size, design and decoration. Check out the following easy wedding cake recipes to try at home.

White Wedding Cake

Ingredients

• 5¼ cups sifted cake flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup shortening
• 3 cups white sugar
• 8 egg whites
• 6 teaspoons baking powder
• 1½ teaspoons orange extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 teaspoons salt

Directions for Preparation

This is one of the classic white wedding cake recipes from scratch. To start with, preheat oven to 325° F, and prepare three square-shaped baking pans (one 10 inches and two 8 inches) by laying a non-sticky parchment papers in each of them. Working on the cake part, use an egg beater to beat egg whites, until it turns foamy. To this, add 1 cup white sugar and continue beating for another 4-5 minutes. Once you are done with this meringue mixture, keep it aside and prepare batter.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk shortening until soften. In another bowl, sift cake flour, 2 cups white sugar, baking soda and salt. Add this mixture in the large bowl containing shortening. Gradually add 1½ cups of milk and the extracts, while stirring constantly. By now, you will get a consistently thick flour mixture. Transfer this in an electric mixer, add ½ a cup of milk and the egg concoction. Blend batter in the mixer at a low setting for 1-2 minutes. Following this, add cake batter in the prepared pans at nearly equal depths. Bake for 40-45 minutes, and check if it is done. Allow the cakes to cool down in wire racks. With this, your basic white wedding cake recipe is done.

For creating a 3 layered wedding cake, trim off one of the 8-inch cakes into a 5-inch one. And for the wedding cake frosting part, lay the 10 inch cake over a flat platter and place the 8-inch cake on top of it, in the center. On top of this, place the 5-inch cake. After arranging the cakes according to decreasing size, cover them with frosting of your preferred choice. Smoothen out frosting for even coating from all sides of the cake. Give a finishing touch to your homemade wedding cake with attractive toppings.

Chocolate Wedding Cake

Ingredients for Cake

• 1 cup cake flour (sifted)
• ⅓ cup processed cocoa powder
• ⅓ cup unsalted butter cut into pieces
• 1½ eggs
• ⅔ cup whole milk
• ¾ cup plus 2 tbsp sugar
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ⅔ tsp vanilla extract

Ingredients for Filling

• 2½ cups heavy cream
• 24 oz bittersweet chocolate (finely chopped)

Directions for Preparation

Preheat oven to 350° F and keep the baking pan ready by lightly spraying non-sticky cooking spray. For this cake recipe, beat eggs in a small bowl and keep aside. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Take another large bowl and beat butter, until softened. To this, add sugar and continue stirring to make a fluffy mixture. Stir in vanilla extract, eggs and mix properly. As you continue to stir, add the flour mixture and milk alternately. Work well to make a smooth batter. Add this chocolate cake batter in the baking pans and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until done. Remove from oven and keep for cooling.

By the meantime, you can make cake filling. For the filling, add chopped chocolate in a bowl and warm it in a low heat setting. Do the same for the cream in another bowl. As the cream starts melting, pour it slowly in the chocolate. Stir well, until they mix properly. Remove from heat and set aside for cooling. As the filling thickens slightly, you can use it for your chocolate wedding cake. Decorate with exclusive cake toppers and impress the invitees.

So, aren't these wedding cake recipes from scratch real easy to make? Whichever wedding cake idea you adopt, you can take the help of a professional baker for the cake decoration part. Or, you can apply your own imagination to come up with fabulous wedding cake decorations and appreciate the final results of your creativity.