Wedding Cake

Hi there!!!

It's been a little while :( So sorry! I have been caught up in a few different things and it's been a bit stressful lately..... So, quite a few things have happened since my last post! I got a new phone which I'm in LOVE with :) it's an iPhone 4 and did I mention that I LOVE it?! I also have started doing cakes - officially - out of my house and made a website for it  www.eatcakebakery.weebly.com   AND I did my FIRST wedding cake and delivery!!! SO exciting!!!! 

 I was SOOO nervous about the wedding cake! I baked it up the beginning of the week, dirty iced (or crumb coated it - whichever way you say it) the night before it was due, then decorated it the morning of. I was worried about the timing, however, I actually ended up getting done about 45 minutes ahead of schedule! Awesome!!! Then came the part that I was the most nervous about.....delivery.

My awesome husband driving :) He helped me carry and deliver the cake and did a wonderful job of being extremely supportive!

In case you were wondering, yes that is my leg next to the cake - I rode in back with it so I was sure that it was safe........just a little paranoid lol

It ended up perfectly fine....my stomach was in knots the whole way there - it was only about a 15 minute drive....actually closer to 30 minutes since we were driving slow....I never realized how bumpy M-53 really is........then we arrived.....after passing it up a couple of times......totally not our fault - there was no sign! Anyways, the hall was absolutely gorgeous....vintage looking with hardwood floors, mood lighting, huge vintage chandelier....it looked amazing. PLUS, what probably was the most exciting part is that the woman owns the hall also owns the bridal shop up above, and she asked for my business cards to put out in her shop!!! AHHH!!! I was on cloud 9 the rest of the day! :)

Here is the finished product all set up..........:)

I just have to say....I'm very proud of it :)

So anyways, here's my recipe for the chocolate cake and the white cake that I use. The top tier and bottom tier are chocolate cake and the middle is white.  It does use a boxed cake base - don't judge it or me until you've tried it! It does not tasted like boxed cake - so very delicious and moist......

Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
• 1 (4 ounce) box instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Place the cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, water, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
3. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute.
4. Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
5. On medium low speed, continue to blend for 2-3 minutes more.
6. The batter will be very thick and should look well combined.
7. Pour batter into prepared pans and smooth it out.
8. Bake for 27-32 minutes ( I started checking the cakes at 25 minutes-- it was like gooey chocolate pudding-- then 3 minutes later it was perfect.
9. Another couple of minutes and I think it would have been dry, so keep an eye on your cakes.
10. Allow to cool in the pans on a wire rack for 20 minutes.

http://www.food.com/recipe/darn-good-chocolate-cake-cake-mix-cake-87205#ixzz1d4gT7uVI

The 16" pan for the bottom tier barely fit in the oven!

I use parchment paper in the bottom of my cake pans instead of flour - grease the bottom of the pan only!  If you grease the sides, the cake will not climb up the sides! then lay down your parchment paper that is cut to the size of the bottom = no cake sticking to the pan! You may also notice the little round indent in the middle of the cake. This is a trick that I learned about a year ago - I take a flower nail, used for cake decorating, and put it in the center of the batter - pointy side up. This acts like a heating core so the cake bakes more evenly. Cheaper than bake even strips!

White Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package plain white cake mix
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Place cake mix, sour cream, oil, eggs, and vanilla in mixing bowl.
3. Blend with mixer on low speed for 1 minute.
4. Stop machine, scrape down sides of bowl.
5. Increase mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more.
6. Scrape down sides again if needed. The batter should look well combined and thickened.
7. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
8. Place pan in oven.
9. Bake the cake until it is light brown and springs back when lightly pressed with your finger, 35-40 minutes.
10. Remove pan from oven and place on wire rack to cool for 20 minutes.

 http://www.food.com/recipe/basic-sour-cream-white-cake-126396#ixzz1d4heUE4t


Fun Fact: I used about 60 cups of batter for this wedding cake and about 30 cups of icing.........

and in case you didn't catch it the first time, here is my cake website :) please check it out and tell me what you think!!! I appreciate any feedback!

www.eatcakebakery.weebly.com