Best Cake To Use For Wedding Cake

Baking By BaltimoreCoutureCakes Updated 3 Apr 2007 , 8:03pm by ShanonR

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BaltimoreCoutureCakes Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 5:43pm
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I baked a cake last night and I believe that the cake is going to be too moist and soft to hold up. Can anyone give me a recipe that is good for wedding cakes?

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dodibug Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 5:47pm
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Are you looking for scratch or from a mix?

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BaltimoreCoutureCakes Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 6:00pm
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I liked too try both.

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JanH Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 6:01pm
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I'm just going to jump in and say you should try the White Almond Sour Cream cake:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2322-White-Almond-Sour-Cream-Cake.html

Yes, it's a doctored cake mix but with the taste and texture of homemade, and the plus of box mix reliabilty.

dodibug:

"Cake's a powerful food. Cake can actually bring people together. You know... "It's Bill's birthday" "Yeah, I hate that guy." "There's cake in the conference room." "Well, I should say hello."-Jim Gaffigan

SO FUNNY, BUT SO TRUE thumbs_up.gificon_lol.gificon_biggrin.gif

P.S. Edited to remove typos. Sorry fingers not working today.

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dodibug Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 6:31pm
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icon_lol.gif JanH. I love Jim Gaffigan! He was here a few months ago and we didn't get to go! icon_cry.gif

I use mostly doctored mixes. You can come up with limitless flavors by adding a box of instant pudding, an extra egg, extracts, etc in addition to the water, eggs, oil recommended on the box. The pudding and the extra egg will help increase the density of the cake. Whole eggs will make it more dense than using just egg whites.

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BaltimoreCoutureCakes Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 7:08pm
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Thanks for the info for the cakes.
The wedding cake is for a Chinese couple. The groom stated that Chinese dont like very sweet icing. I need a not so sweet icing. If I heard correctly using unsalted butter will make the icing not so sweet. Please help me.

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birdgirl Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 7:19pm
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Salt takes the sweetness away. So use salted butter. Right?

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BaltimoreCoutureCakes Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 7:21pm
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This is like pulling teeth. The bride wants a white cake. I need a recipe for french vanilla cake recipe.

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Karenelli Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 7:23pm
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I'm with JanH. I have made the White Almond Sour Cream cake several times and used it for a wedding cake and it is the best. Both flavor and stability

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JanH Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 7:32pm
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Salted butter, and a little added salt didn't cut the sweetness for me . icon_sad.gif

Less sweet icing threads:

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-169691.html

Multi-linked thread on the meringue buttercreams,
hi-ratio shortening and recipes for all:

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-1098181.html

You might also want to let them sample Pastry Pride or Rich's Bettercreme which are non-dairy whipped frosting/fillings.

Here info on that:

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-1814171.html

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-181061.html

Or maybe a White Chocolate Ganache or b/c:
(Really, it's in this thread.)

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-141991.html

And if you wish to explain to your potential customers the differences in all the frostings:

http://tinyurl.com/yh44gu

(Please note that hi-ratio shortenings aren't mentioned. They don't have the cloying mouth feel of Crisco.)

HTH

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SweetConfectionsChef Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 7:39pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BaltimoreCoutureCakes

This is like pulling teeth. The bride wants a white cake. I need a recipe for french vanilla cake recipe.




Do you see the recipe tab at the top of the page? If you click on it you will find recipes submitted by CC members. icon_rolleyes.gif

French vanilla cake is not a white cake however, white almond sour cream cake is and as others have kindly suggested is very delicious.

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dodibug Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 7:40pm
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Yeah what JanH said! icon_lol.gif

For french vanilla I have used duncan Hines (DH) french vanilla cake mix and a box of french vanilla pudding. Turned out great! The Italian meringue buttercream and Swiss meringue buttercream are definitely a less sweet alternative but they need to taste it because it is very different than a traditional bc. They taste best at room temp.

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JanH Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 7:43pm
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The term French vanilla is often used to designate preparations that actually have a strong vanilla aroma, and possibly contain vanilla grains, but originates from the French style of making ice cream custard base with vanilla beans, cream, and egg yolks.

So omit the almond extract from the WASC cake (increase the vanilla) and use six whole eggs in place of the egg whites.

See below for other variations:

http://www.recipezaar.com/69630

But let the bride know this will not be a "white" white cake.....

HTH

Edited to add:

Thanks dodibug, I forgot DH had French Vanilla icon_rolleyes.gif

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snarkybaker Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 7:46pm
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If the cake is for a Chinese wedding, you will go horribly wrong using a cake mix and decorators icing They are both way too high in sugar content for the Chinese palate ( I lived in Hong Kong for 18 months). Most desserts in China are either fruit or almond based and not particularly sweet.

I would try something like my vanilla cognac cake recipe, filled with very good quality raspberry jam or marzipan cream and iced with a meringue based buttercream. The Moussseline buttercream from the cake bible is my base icing and is consistently well reviewed.

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toristreats Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 7:49pm
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I love the White Almond Sour Cream cake. I used it on my sister's wedding cake and it held up great. This is my favorite recipe.

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ShanonR Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 8:03pm
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I also love the White Almond Sour Cream Cake. I have used that recipe and left off the almond extract and added either butter or vanilla extract. That works just as well if you have someone who does not like the almond flavor.

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