Icing A Wedding Cake

This whipped wedding cake frosting recipe has been in my favorites file for probably 20 years.

Icing a wedding cake. Semi naked cakes are coated with a very thin scraped off layer of buttercream to seal in the moisture and keep the cake from fully drying out. The sheen and gentle colouring of the icing alone make this cake a wedding favourite. Also if you use the butter flavored crisco the frosting will turn out very yellow unsuitable for a wedding cake.

The swiss meringue is equally as elegant as the italian version but a little less exacting. I used this frosting on the cake when our daughter delores married cowboy les jensen. While you may think you have an idea of what you want for your wedding dessert you might feel overwhelmed by the many icing options to choose from.

Assembling a wedding cake by. Or perhaps frosting would be a more accurate description. I ve made wedding cakes for 15 years.

A naked cake is basically a cake with no icing on the outside at all where you can see the layers of cake and filling. It s light and creamy with a delicate almond flavor and it holds up well for decorating too. But whatever you decide to call it your sweet tooth will love all the available types of toppings you can decorate your wedding cake with.

Reviews read all reviews 226. Cook 5 star weekday dinners every time. I use box mixes but created my own frosting recipe.

I ve used it on every wedding cake i have made and the results are always delicious. 12 9 and 6 cake pans each 3 tall available at craft stores and baking supply stores. The egg whites and sugar are heated to a temperature of 120 degrees over a pan of hot water beaten and cooled until stiff but not dry the butter is then added along with the extract of vanilla or other flavor.