I've been a lurker here for a while, but have never posted--that is til now...I've been asked to make a wedding cake (2 tier-2 layers each) with no frosting--just glaze on it with daisies. Has anyone ever done something like this and turn out nice?? I'm at a loss here. Any suggestions?
Sorry no being too helpful...back to your question.....
I have never seen a "naked" cake........hope someone can help you out!
Maybe they mean that pourable fondant stuff?? It's actually white so it would give you some coverage!!
I dunno...but I would probably like that also........Icing is just too sweet for me sometimes!
I have a recipe for for an almond glaze;
4 T melted butter
1/2 c confectioner's sugar
2 tsp almond extract (or you could use vanilla)
Whisk until smooth. Pour over cake.
This is good. I have used it as a crumb coat and then iced with buttercream over it. It would be good alone too!
I saw something in the current martha stewart weddings issue that may help you...
http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=18f9603d815a1110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default
I hope this attachment works!
Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but I did a strawberry shortcake cake .... no icing except the filling. See pic (link) below....
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=allby&uname=indydebi&cat=0&pos=57
Hmmm, sounds different. But, they may be thinking about poured icing like we use on petits fours. I'd ask them just to be sure.
that martha one was pretty neat- if i recall there was one in marthas Entertaining book that was a type of sponge cake -it was stacked somehow dont recall if tiers or stacked and had a generous filling of some kinda which was exposed and then i think it handed sugared fruits- not your traditional wedding cake but cool
I think if a person can pull off a perfectly iced unadorned cake they ARE a decorator. Much harder than something where you can cover up oopsies.
Have you ever tried Jeff Arnetts upside down icing technique? It makes nice clean and sharp edges.
http://www.cakecentral.com/article6-Upside-Down-Icing-Technique-for-Perfectly-Smooth-Icing.html
The bride might need to go see a psychiatrist. Naa....just kidding!!! I haven't ever heard of it..
I remember a thread on here where the wedding cakes were all pound cakes on stands with flowers or whatever around them. Well, everyone was kind of poking fun at it, but I think that's what this bride may want. I have no idea what the name of the post is, but I think someone followed it up with a twinkie or little debbie wedding cake also. It was a while ago, but you could try searching. Good luck with this. I think it could actually be pretty as bundt cakes with a thick white glaze and daisies in the center portion. Be sure to post pics!
I didn't tell y'all the punchline.....she wants a barbed wire (frosting or fondant) border. She wants daisies (yellow, white, orange--her wedding is in October). I think I'm going to make a miniature cake and take a picture of it and see if this is what she really wants. She wants a lemon glaze (I need to find out if she just wants it drizzled or covered with it). I'm afraid if it's not covered, it'll get dried out as well. And what about the layers showing!?!?! I don't think I want to do this cake.....
Here's a thread with "naked" cakes:
http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-38214-.html
The now defunct website featured all "naked" cakes.....
Just remembered this "no frosting and cakeless" wedding cake:
http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopic-78631-.html
this is what a nude wedding cake looks like in Australia, basically its just covered in white fondant so all the bride has to do is put what ever decorations she wants on it.....
you buy the cake this way, easy if you dont no anyone or want to pay a fortune to have a wedding cake!
http://www.cakesaroundtown.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=281&osCsid=cc8a0ed4680827ea50dd19e92d7e8c99
kylie
.....I'm afraid if it's not covered, it'll get dried out as well. And what about the layers showing!?!?! I don't think I want to do this cake.....
When I did the strawberry shortcake, I torted it, added the white bc dam and the strawberry filling..... and then wrapped it in saran wrap. Transported to the site and assembled the cake there. I was also worried about it staying fresh and not getting hard, but it stayed nice and soft/moist with no problems.
When I did the cakes for my neice's wedding she wanted chocolate and strawberry bundt cakes for her side cakes to add variety, since the bridal cake was all white. She bought the Wilton stacked hearts bundt pan and I didn't know what to do to keep them from drying, since you couldn't exactly ice them. I finally used a "poured fondant" that turned out a clear sugary glaze. I wasn't impressed by the look OR the taste. I never heard from the bride what she thought of them.
"Naked" cake to me would mean no icing at all but how do you do that with a layered cake? Evidently to some it means a cake iced but undecorated/adorned. Not sure I'd want this one either.
Some brides are even opting for cheesecakes instead of the traditional wedding cakes. I say, "What ever floats their boats!"
I saw something in the current martha stewart weddings issue that may help you...
http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=18f9603d815a1110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default
I hope this attachment works!
That one looks tasty...I just picked up my mag today and was going to refer her to it but you beat me to it... 
Maybe you could put a lemon glaze for the torting, and then cover it in a poured fondant. Use real barbed wire (new, but I'm sure you knew that) at the base of the cake...maybe a ribbon trim as a background...then put real daisys in along the barbed wire. It could work...if you're into that sort of thing.
Ok, i had to add my two cents here. Barbed wire and daisies? I don't think I want to ask what that's supposed to mean.
Perhaps you can take one of Doug's templates to her, and ask her to kind of explain exactly what it is that she is after. Clear glaze with a flavor, white cover with no icing, just fondant or something? It doesn't sound like she's being specific enough, according to your description.
But the strange requests usually turn out to be a fun challenge, or a good learning experience at best!
Here's a very nice and pretty "icing-less" cake...
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=allby&uname=yoktom&cat=0&pos=5
claudine- that looks a lot like the martha one I was trying to describe and it is pretty and simple !!
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